How A Free Syrian Army Unit Uncovered The Rebels’ Israeli Connection

Before the Golan Brigade was targeted for destruction by Israel and Al Qaeda, it was allied with them.

Rania Khalek
By Rania Khalek
Two men, not specified which group of rebels, ride a motorcycle towards an abandoned UN base at Syria's Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

QUNEITRA, SYRIA -- Ahmad Kaboul has big shoes to fill. Earlier this summer, his childhood friend and commanding officer of the Golan Brigade, Majed Hamoud, was killed by Jabhat Al Nusra, Syria’s al Qaeda affiliate, which now goes by the name Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham. Founded as one of the dizzying array of fighting units in Syria’s six-year civil war,

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Syrian Rebel Groups Condemn Cuts To CIA Weapons Shipments

The CIA program which began in 2013 funneled weapons, training and cash to Syrian rebel groups.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Free Syrian Army fighters take cover from incoming Syrian Army fire in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP/Manu Brabo)

Despite a solid eight months of stories about President Trump considering ending the CIA program to arm Syrian rebels, yesterday’s announcement that he’s ending that program has the rebels claiming they were totally “blindsided” and never expected such a move. Needless to say, they’re outraged by the decision, saying that the lack of US arms

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Syrian Man Recounts 33 Days Of Torture At Hands Of CIA-Backed FSA

Though many are aware of the ongoing conflict in Syria, few know the horrors that have been perpetrated by terror groups operating in the country backed by the CIA and NATO. Kidnapping and torture represent just some of the brutality they have inflicted. Today, we hear from one of the victims of these crimes.

Sarah Abed
By Sarah Abed
An unidentified man walks past young Free Syrian Army fighters patrolling the streets of Jarablus, Syria, Aug. 31, 2016. (Ismail Coskun/IHA/AP)

DAMASCUS-- (Editorial) In this installment of “Syrians Speak Out,” we will hear the story of Shadi, a man who was tortured for 33 days after being kidnapped and held hostage by the “Free Syrian Army,” a terrorist group that has received CIA funding and training. MintPress News has previously reported on the group, breaking down the Syrian

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‘Not Freedom Fighters’: Ben Swann Calls Out US Funding Of Terrorists In Syria

‘The Free Syrian Army and the so-called Syrian rebels, who have now lost control of Eastern Aleppo, are not freedom fighters,’ Ben Swann recently said of the so-called ‘moderate’ rebels receiving U.S. funding in Syria.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Syrian rebels walk in an alley in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo)

MINNEAPOLIS --- It’s rare for any journalist in the corporate media to admit that the United States provides any kind of support to terrorists in Syria, but that’s what happened on a recent episode of Ben Swann’s “Reality Check.” “The Free Syrian Army and the so-called Syrian rebels, who have now lost control of Eastern Aleppo, are not freedom

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In Aleppo, US and Saudi-Backed Rebels Targeted ‘Every Syrian’

‘We were living in security and peace. These areas are being targeted, they want to force us to leave. Every Syrian is being targeted,’ one Syrian religious leader told a delegation of reporters who visited Aleppo earlier this month.

Eva Bartlett
By Eva Bartlett
On Oct. 20 and again on Nov. 4, the Syrian government and Russia opened eight humanitarian corridors established for civilians and militants who wished to flee terrorist-held areas of eastern Aleppo, including militants who wished to surrender their weapons under amnesty. However, no one left on Nov. 4. Many residents within eastern Aleppo have said they are being held hostage and used as human shields by terrorists who shoot upon people attempting to leave through the humanitarian corridors. [Photo by Eva Bartlett, Nov. 4, 2016]

ALEPPO, Syria -- In early November, Fares Shehabi, a member of the Syrian parliament from Aleppo, organized a trip to Aleppo for 13 Western journalists, including myself, with security provided by forces in the Syrian Arab Army. While I had traveled to Aleppo independently as recently as July and August, for many others in the delegation, it was

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US Troops Flee Syrian Town Following Threats From US-Backed ‘Moderate’ Rebels

‘Moderate’ U.S. backed FSA rebels slam American ‘crusaders,’ and vow a slaughter.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
In this Sunday, July 29, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army soldiers are seen at the border town of Azaz, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Turkpix)

A small group of US special forces troops entered the Syrian town of al-Rai, already occupied by Turkish troops and were quickly forced to flee from the city, amid vocal threats from the Free Syrian Army (FSA), accusing the US of being “crusaders” and vowing to “slaughter” them. The FSA, of course, is the centerpiece “moderate” rebel faction of

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