Reports coming out of Syria revealed that several factions within the Syrian opposition force known as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have pledged to deliver more sophisticated weapons to the Islamic State, the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Sources and eyewitnesses said that the FSA has handed over its weapons to the Islamic State in large numbers.
The Free Syrian Army was said to be a “moderate” and “secular” force, which was used as the rationale by U.S. officials to supply the rebels with weapons, finances and training.
Several factions within the FSA have pledged to support the Islamic State.
The Obama administration has delivered weapons, supplies, and CIA-sponsored training to the Free Syrian Army. United States intelligence analysts estimate that the U.S. has had a hand in training as many as 20,000 FSA rebels. The U.S. reportedly provided the FSA with weapons such as rockets and TOW anti-tank missiles, which were supplied through back-channels in Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
The Free Syrian Army originally formed in July, 2011, at the start of the Syrian rebellion.
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