CIA-SYRIA Archives

1Aug

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C.I.A, Syria, USA

Don’t be Fooled, the CIA was Only Half the Problem in Syria

NOVANEWS By Steven MacMillan – New Eastern Outlook The news that President Trump has halted the CIA program to arm and train rebel groups in Syria should be viewed with caution, as the CIA program only represented half of US involvement in Syria. Even if we take this information as completely accurate, and the CIA will cease to be involved in any covert programs in Syria, there is still a giant arm of US imperialism that is going to be heavily involved in the Syrian conflict for the foreseeable future; namely, the Pentagon. The notion that the CIA was the only branch of the US establishment involved in the destabilization of Syria is nonsense. The US has always had two operations running simultaneously in Syria, with one being run by the CIA, and other being ran by the Pentagon. As Re...

25Jul

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USA

Will the CIA Obey a Trump Order to Stop Funding Terrorists?

NOVANEWS An Interview with Rick Sterling By Rick Sterling and Ann Garrison Global Research Late last week, the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump will end covert support of militias attempting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. I spoke to Rick Sterling, investigative journalist for Consortium News and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement, about the report. Ann Garrison: Rick Sterling, what’s your first reaction to the Washington Post’s claims? Rick Sterling: If Trump orders the CIA to stop training and equipping extremists in Syria, that will be a good thing. We will have to see if this is implemented because sometimes they say one thing publicly but do other things secretly. For example, starting in late 2011, the CIA was coordinating the shipm...

9Apr

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C.I.A, Syria

Where Was CIA’s Pompeo on Syria?

NOVANEWS President Trump meeting with his advisers at his estate in Mar-a-Lago on April 6, 2017 By Robert Parry | Consortium News There is a dark mystery behind the White House-released photo showing President Trump and more than a dozen advisers meeting at his estate in Mar-a-Lago after his decision to strike Syria with Tomahawk missiles: Where is CIA Director Mike Pompeo and other top intelligence officials? Before the photo was released on Friday, a source told me that Pompeo had personally briefed Trump on April 6 about the CIA’s belief that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was likely not responsible for the lethal poison-gas incident in northern Syria two days earlier — and thus Pompeo was excluded from the larger meeting as Trump reached a contrary decision. At the time, I foun...

22Feb

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Syria, USA

CIA Freezes Aid To Free Syrian Army

NOVANEWS As Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s hold on western parts of Syria solidifies, the CIA is lessening its support of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). No military assistance will be delivered to the FSA by the CIA "until matters are organized," a source on the ground in Syria told Reuters. Specifically, FSA commanders said that the agency could be worried that, with growing jihadist assaults across the region, including the mass execution of up to 200 last week, the CIA is wary of putting cash and weapons into the hands of combatants that could then be given to regional terrorists. Daesh Terrorists Conduct Mass Execution of Up to 200 Prisoners in Syria Officials familiar with the CIA-led program said the decision to freeze aid has nothing to do with US President Donald ...

30Nov

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Syria

CIA Continues to Supply TOW Guided Missiles to Al Qaeda Affiliated ‘Syrian Rebels’ Involved in Child Beheading

NOVANEWS By South Front Syrian “US-backed rebel group” Nour al-Din al-Zenki became widely known past July after beheading a child near Aleppo city and posting the video of this. Initially, some mainstream media attempted to defend the ‘moderate opposition group’, explaining that it was a “mistake” and an isolated case. However, under the pressure of public opinion, the US State Department was pushed to announce that the US may consider withdrawing its support from “rebels” if reports of beheading of 14-year old boy are confirmed. Nour al-Din al-Zenki was a “CIA-vetted” group and was receiving TOW missiles through the CIA program. The subsequent developments showed that child beheadings are not enough reason for the CIA to withdraw its support from Nour al-Din al-Zenki. The...