Rebels in northern Syria say U.S. has stopped paying them
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The United States has stopped paying most of the pro-western rebels fighting in northern Syria and has suspended the delivery of arms to them, rebel commanders told McClatchy Tuesday.
A top civilian coordinator for rebel forces estimated that the cutoff affects 8,000 of the estimated 10,000 fighters in Idlib and Hama provinces, where the so-called moderate rebels face a severe challenge from the Nusra Front, al Qaida’s affiliate in Syria.
Commanders said CIA operatives told them the cutoff was the U.S. response to the Nusra gains, which have included the seizure of U.S.-supplied weapons from moderate rebel forces in recent weeks.
Je me demande bien pourquoi c’est écrit « the so-called moderate rebels »… Note que, côté motivation, le gars est d’une franchise déconcertante :
The commanders predicted the cutoff will only strengthen Nusra as fighters desperate to feed their families join Nusra or the Islamic State.
Individual fighters were receiving $150 a month, the commander said.
Au passage, il semble banal désormais d’affirmer que les États-Unis payaient directement les salaires de milliers de combattants en Syrie.
