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February 20, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/02/18/cia-trained-syrian-rebel-force-ambushed-by-islamists-near-jordan-border/

Report: CIA-Trained Syrian Rebels Ambushed by Islamists near Jordan Border

(World Tribune) Western intelligence sources said a CIA-trained Sunni rebel force linked to the Free Syrian Army and financed by Saudi Arabia was ambushed in southern Syria on Feb. 15 within hours of crossing the Jordanian border. "There were significant casualties among the rebels and many of them fled," a source said.

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