March 15th, 2013
08:17 AM ET

Source: U.S.-trained rebels return to Syria

The first Syrian rebels trained by U.S. military and intelligence officers in Jordan returned to Syria on Thursday, a senior rebel spokesman told CNN.

About 300 rebel fighters received specialized training in Jordan in the use of various weapons, including anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other types of advanced systems, the spokesman said.

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  1. AHB

    Isn't that how the Taliban started?

    March 15, 2013 at 8:20 am | Report abuse |
    • saywhat

      Yep. Then they were known to us as 'Freedom Fighters' booting out Soviets.

      March 15, 2013 at 1:37 pm | Report abuse |
    • AHB

      Seems like we haven't learned the lessons of history.

      March 15, 2013 at 3:30 pm | Report abuse |
  2. Tooshay

    Lol good one

    March 15, 2013 at 9:59 am | Report abuse |
  3. bobcat (in a hat)©

    Oh well yeah, this makes perfectly good sense to me. We take the rebels, give them "specialized" training, and then send them back to where al queada has already taken over the uprising and teach them these new tactics, so at a later date, they can use yhese newly learned skills against us. Yep, makes perfect sense to me.

    March 15, 2013 at 10:37 am | Report abuse |
  4. banasy©

    Sigh.

    March 15, 2013 at 12:11 pm | Report abuse |
  5. chrissy

    And people wonder why many of us have no faith in our government anymore? Stupid is as stupid does!

    March 15, 2013 at 12:24 pm | Report abuse |
  6. Portland tony

    While the US may have trained them in the use of weapons ...I don't think much "friggin' intelligence" was passed on to the rebels!

    March 15, 2013 at 12:50 pm | Report abuse |
  7. saywhat

    Do you folks know that Cheney- Murdoch company Genie Energy Int. was recently awarded rights by Israel to drill in the Israeli occupied Syrian territory of Golan?
    Figures.

    March 15, 2013 at 1:04 pm | Report abuse |
  8. chrissy

    Ty for that info @ saywhat and no i didnt know that. I hope Cheney gets charged with those war crimes in my lifetime.

    March 15, 2013 at 11:59 pm | Report abuse |
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