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User ID: 22884594 United States 12/07/2012 10:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | BRKG - US Defense Contractors in Syria "Monitoring Syrian Regime Chemical Weapons Stockpiles" Lara Setrakian and Alex Zerden – December 07, 2012 EXCLUSIVE: US Trains Rebel Brigades to Secure Chemical Weapons The US and its allies have hired contractors to train some Syrian rebel brigades in chemical weapons security, Syria Deeply has exclusively learned from four diplomats, including one US official. The diplomatic sources say defense contractors hired by the US and its European allies have recently conducted training exercises with Syrian rebel forces in Turkey and Jordan. The programs were intended to prepare brigades to handle chemical weapons sites and materials they might encounter, as Assad troops lose control of over parts of the country. US contractors have also been on the ground in Syria to monitor the status of regime stockpiles, said an employee with a major US defense consultancy that has been engaged in that work.“They’re probably trying to provide near real-time surveillance at all these sites. There’s no point in limiting yourself,” said Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. [ link to alpha.syriadeeply.org] |
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User ID: 22884594 United States 12/07/2012 10:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: BRKG - US Defense Contractors in Syria "Monitoring Syrian Regime Chemical Weapons Stockpiles" Blackwater ?
Quoting: subzero86 That was my 1st thought |