In Blow, U.S.-Trained Syrian Rebels Captured By Al Qaeda Wing

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

Tue Aug 4, 2015 9:12pm EDT
WASHINGTON | By Phil Stewart

The United States said on Tuesday it had indications that Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military were captured by fighters from al Qaeda's Syria wing, Nusra Front, in the latest blow to a fledgling program at the center of America's war strategy.

The Pentagon said in a statement it was monitoring the situation but had "no further details to provide."

A U.S. defense official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said at least five Syrian rebels were believed to have been captured.

That followed an attack by Nusra Front on Friday believed to have killed one of the so-called "New Syrian Forces," in what would be their first battlefield casualty.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/05/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-idUSKCN0QA02Q20150805

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1. There are five US trained rebels in Syria? Or, there were? Were they captured or did they defect

with their weapons?

Haven't we seen all this before?

[uhnope]

2. try not to celebrate too loudly

[rladdi]

3. Our Military leaders have lost it. Putting this small group in harms way. Where is

there brains? It time Obama cleans house of the military leaders. They are certainly failing and I don't see any plans for the fight against ISIS or any terrorist.

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4. Oh so its all the MILITARYS fault............

Maybe its all the rules they're saddled with and the shitty missions they're given?

[Psephos]

5. Do you recall the name of the Commander in Chief?

With position comes responsibility.

Our "strategy" in Syria has been immoral, cynical, and incompetent.

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. Yep. n/t

[tabasco]

8. LOL!

Yesiree. Obama out there making tactical decisions on the ground for the numerous four-stars in the theater of operations. Good point. And when Private Shmedlap doesn't shine his boots ----- THANKS OBAMA!

[former9thward]

9. No Obama is making the strategic decision to keep a tiny force of Americans.

One that can't possibly win and is designed to fail.

[tabasco]

10. Newsflash!

It wasn't Americans who were captured.

Ready to sign up for the Syrian front?

www.goarmy.com (ask for "eleven bravo&quot

Q: When the strategy against ISIS and other shitheads succeeds, will you be here praising the President's military leadership?

LOLOLOL!!!!

[former9thward]

11. I did my tour, did you?

It was people American's trained who were captured. It is designed to lose. The "strategy" --- oh that's right Obama said the other day "We don't have a strategy against ISIS". Instead we have a tiny force in Iraq pretending to train the Iraqi unarmy. It will never succeed. It has been one disaster after another. Remember when Obama called ISIS "the JV squad"? That was right before they took over 1/3 of Iraq and half of Syria.

[independentpiney]

6. Reuters is behind the curve on this story for some reason

The guardian has been reporting since Friday a total of 30 killed captured or wounded out of a total force of approximately 60. Their reports are based on statements by division 30, the group itself. Meanwhile Reuters through Pentagon sources is dribbling out 1 killed yesterday, 5 captured in today's story. I think the Pentagons not ready to face up to what an incredibly stupid idea this was.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/31/us-trained-rebels-killed-captured-syrian-al-qaida-affiliate-nusra