Donald trump turns secret CIA program for training and arming the fighters of the Free Syrian army — the rebels fighting against the government forces of Bashar al-Assad. The intention of the commander in chief of the Washington Post reported, citing sources in the government.
Since this step is eagerly anticipated in the Kremlin, some officials assume that his goal is to improve relations with Russia.
However, close to the President’s policy to assure that he is seriously thinking about ending support for rebel fighters before his first meeting with Vladimir Putin in Hamburg. His decision pushed the negotiations with the Director of the CIA Mike Pompeo and national security adviser Herbert McMaster.
Program to support the rebels has been a Central element of the strategy to offset Bashar al-Assad, which was launched in 2013 by the administration of the Marriage of Obama. Nevertheless, the efforts had the desired effect.
In January, before you cross the threshold of the Oval office, trump made that will end support for groups the Free Syrian army and concentrate on fighting ISIL. In may the President took the first step in this direction gave the green light for arming the Syrian Kurds, fighting for the liberation of Raqqa from ISIS terrorists.
