US-Trained Division 30 Rebels 'betrayed US And Hand Weapons Over To Al-Qaeda's Affiliate In Syria'

[Purveyor]

By Nabih Bulos, Amman
3:33PM BST 22 Sep 2015

Pentagon-trained rebels are reported to have betrayed US and handed weapons over to an al-Qaeda affiliate immediately after entering Syria.

Fighters with Division 30 surrendered and handed over "all its weapons" to Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria, sources alleged on Monday.

The moderate rebel group was the first faction to graduate from a US-led training programme in Turkey which aims to forge a fighting force on the ground in Syria to fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

"A strong slap [in the face] for America... the new group from Division 30 that entered yesterday hands over all of its weapons to Jabhat al-Nusra after being granted safe passage," tweeted Abu Fahd al-Tunisi, who purports to be a member of the al-Qaeda affiliate.

"They also handed over a very large amount of ammunition and medium weaponry and a number of pick-ups."

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11882195/US-trained-Division-30-rebels-betrayed-US-and-hand-weapons-over-to-al-Qaedas-affiliate-in-Syria.html

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Sorry, Obama, but that is one lame ass Syria policy.

What is our Syria policy? As far as I can tell, it consists of:

1. Indifference toward a negotiated solution.

2. Wasting our tax money on "moderate" rebels.

3. Doing a few bombing runs against ISIS.

4. Insisting "Assad must go."

[Wellstone ruled]

2. This is just another Neo-Con

CIA FUBRA in progress.

[n2doc]

3. Great! More targets for us to bomb

KaChing!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

4. I'm hopeful it was the "good al Qaeda" that got the weapons.

You know, the people David Petraeus now wants to arm.

[Eugene]

5. Surprised they folded so fast, but all the rest has happened before.

CIA Supplied Arms to Syrian Rebels That Ended Up Part of Al Qaeda Affiliate - General Discussion, March 7, 2015 - and that wasn't the first time.

[Oneironaut]

6. No crap. They're all doing that.

The concept of "moderate" Rebels there is laughable. Is our government stupid, incompetent, or doing it purposely?