New Report Confirms CIA Arming al-Qaeda Fighters In Syria

The report concludes that the FSA was quickly becoming a cover name for Nusra, a fact which apparently didn’t phase the CIA, which was just as eager to use this pretense, so long as they were arming a group that was fighting against the Syrian government.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
A well-equipped Syrian rebel using a US-made BGM-71 TOW on the Syrian Arab Army. (Photo YouTube Screenshot)

A new report citing former CIA officers has revealed that the agency was knowingly providing weapons, including tow missiles to fighters that were effectively part of al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front, continuing to arm “moderates” so long as they at least nominally kept their moderate names. The report reveals that the vetting process amounted to little

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Rebranded Al-Qaeda Cell In Syria Receiving US Weapons

In the recent push by rebels in the city of Aleppo, Al-Nusra /Al-Sham took a leading role and was reportedly among the rebels groups who received US weapons.

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
Fighters from Nusra Front,. Al-Qaida’s branch in Syria, in the town of Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib province.

Published in partnership with ShadowProof. Though many scoffed when the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Jabhat Al-Nusra, rebranded itself Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham, that cosmetic change was apparently enough to convince the US government to start sending them arms. In the recent push by rebels in the city of Aleppo, Al-Nusra /Al-Sham took a leading

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Al-Qaeda Releases Video Executing at Least 12 ‘Pro-Govt’ Syrians

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had reported a previous video from Nusra showing 14 captives, with one reading a prepared statement asking the government not to enter Harira, and warning that all the detainees would be killed if they did.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz

Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra, has released a new video showing the execution of at least 12 people identified as pro-government Syrians, claiming they were killed as punishment for the military’s advance into Harira Village. Syrian forces had reportedly been shelling Harira from a nearby peak for several days, before finally

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Newt Gingrich: Visiting An ISIS Or Al Qaeda Website Should Be A Felony

“Anybody who goes on a website favoring ISIS, or Al Qaeda, or other terrorist groups,that should be a felony and they should go to jail.”

Tech Dirt
By Tech Dirt
Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is making some news today for some silly remarks he made on Fox News last night in response to the attack last night in Nice, France. It comes right at the beginning of this video: https://youtu.be/SNtGGFJOmYs All of the press -- for good reason -- is focusing on the first part of what he said, about

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U.S. Demands Russia Stop Bombing Al-Qaeda

“They are telling us not to hit it (Nusra), because there is ‘normal’ opposition next .. to it,” Lavrov said. “But that opposition must leave terrorists’ positions, we long have agreed on that.”

Brandon Turbeville
By Brandon Turbeville

Demonstrating once again its longstanding support for al-Qaeda and other related terror groups in Syria, the United States has now, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, requested that the Russian military refrain from bombing al-Nusra targets. The United States, however, is publicly claiming that it simply wants Russia to be more careful

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Secret Saudi Trade Deal Exposes How the Terrorist Nation Holds The US Govt and Economy Hostage

The U.S. government has a 41-year history of preserving this special relationship, and is now held hostage by the consequences of the deal.

Justin Gardner
By Justin Gardner
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In April, we learned once again how subservient the U.S. is to the interests of Saudi Arabia when Obama poured his efforts into blocking a bill that would have allowed Saudi Arabia’s government to be held accountable for any role it played in the 9/11 attacks. The drama centers on “the 28 pages” of a congressional investigative report into

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