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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/ISIS-Threat/Analysis-Arabs-see-US-trained-anti-Islamist-force-as-only-fit-to-play-paintball-411284

Arabs Note Failure of U.S.-Trained Syrian Rebels

(Jerusalem Post) Ariel Ben Solomon - The Arab world perceives the dramatic failure of the small U.S.-trained Syrian rebel force as a further indication that the U.S. is not a reliable ally against the Iran-led Shi'ite axis. A U.S. defense official said on Tuesday that at least five Syrian rebels it has trained are believed to have been captured by the Nusra Front. The New Syrian Forces, numbering less than 60, have only recently been deployed on the battlefield. The Pentagon is far behind on its goals to train 5,000 fighters a year.

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