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====Syrian war====
====Syrian war====
[[File:The Khororsan Group Does Not Exist.PNG|right|300px|thumb|''The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist'', Andrew McCarthy, National Review, September 27, 2014.<ref>https://archive.is/wip/0siKU</ref> The group was later blamed for the [[Faall of Kabul|Kabul airport bombing]], August 26, 2021.]]
[[File:The Khororsan Group Does Not Exist.PNG|right|300px|thumb|''The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist'', Andrew McCarthy, National Review, September 27, 2014.<ref>https://archive.is/wip/0siKU</ref> The group was later blamed for the [[Fall of Kabul|Kabul airport bombing]], August 26, 2021.]]
Obama turned to the CIA to arm rebels with the intent to overthrow [[Bashar al-Assad]]. The CIA funneled massive quantities of military equipment, weapons, and ammunition from the fallen Libyan regime to Turkey, where they were used to arm a number of anti-Assad rebels operating under the umbrella of the so-called “Free Syrian Army,” or FSA. In 2013, the CIA took direct control of the arm and equip program, sending teams to Turkey and Jordan to train the FSA. This effort, known as Operation Timber Sycamore, was later supplemented with a Department of Defense program to provide anti-tank weapons to the Syrian opposition.
Obama turned to the CIA to arm rebels with the intent to overthrow [[Bashar al-Assad]]. The CIA funneled massive quantities of military equipment, weapons, and ammunition from the fallen Libyan regime to Turkey, where they were used to arm a number of anti-Assad rebels operating under the umbrella of the so-called “Free Syrian Army,” or FSA. In 2013, the CIA took direct control of the arm and equip program, sending teams to Turkey and Jordan to train the FSA. This effort, known as Operation Timber Sycamore, was later supplemented with a Department of Defense program to provide anti-tank weapons to the Syrian opposition.