As the US government is contemplating on whether or not to launch an airstrike on the ISIS which is threatening to destroy Iraq, reports have now surfaced that the US Army had trained members of the same terrorist group in Jordan way back in 2012.
As per several corroborated reports, hundreds of ISIS militia were indeed trained by the US instructors for covert operations to destabilise Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. The training was strictly for Syria, according to International Business Times.
The ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant), has made an astonishing advance into the country recently.
Thousands of residents, police and soldiers have fled the fighting in key cities including Mosul and Baquba. Reports also state that the ISIS terrorists, inspired by al-Qaeda, have beheaded soldiers, besides taking up mass executions and posting it online.
Back in February 2012, the WND had reported that the US, with the help of Turkey and Jordan, was running a training base for Syrian rebels in Jordan.
German weekly Der Spiegel also confirmed in 2013 that the US was still training Syrian rebels in Jordan. The report noted that the organisers of the training wore US Marine uniforms, and the training focused on the use of anti-tank weaponry.
The ISIS terrorists have quite effectively neutralised most Iraqi tank battalions put against the invading forces.
The German magazine had also reported that the US would be training a total of 1,200 members of the “Free Syrian Army” in two camps in the south and the east of Jordan. Some 200 men received such training in only three months.
The Guardian had also reported back in March last year that the US trainers were aiding Syrian rebels in Jordan, along with British and French instructors.
The ISIS has let loose a reign of terror both in Syria and Iraq. The group has been denounced even by al-Qaeda for its brutality and violence.
According to International Business Times, a USA-ISIS tie-up is plausible, considering the fact how the CIA was responsible for the strengthening of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
It is widely reported that during the anti-Soviet war, Osama Bin Laden and his fighters received American and Saudi funding. Defence analysts strongly believe that Bin Laden himself had received security training from the CIA.
The US, which is closely monitoring the situation in Iraq, is reportedly flying F 18 surveillance missions in the country from an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, officials confirmed to Fox News.
The surveillance missions are being launched from the USS George HW Bush. While the Obama administration is yet to decide on airstrikes, the US government has authorised “manned and unmanned” surveillance flights for collecting information.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that possible airstrikes against ISIS fighters in Iraq could be ineffective and backfire. He also urged the Iraqi government and its supporters not to retaliate against Sunni communities in revenge for “barbaric attacks” by the ISIS.
