The British Express on US airdrops to terrorists

This report is significant only in terms of the messenger. it comes from the British tabloid press.

The only thing I know about the Express is that it has an editorial policy that is friendly to UKIP

US warplanes dropping WEAPONS to same Syrian rebels targeted by Russian bombers

THE United States is dropping weapons and supplies to groups who may have been targeted by Russian bombers, it has emerged.

By Peter Henn

the Express,

12 October, 2015

US Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft flew into northern Syria yesterday to carry out the mission and all aircraft exited the airdrop area safely.

The Arab groups that received the supplies said their leaders had been vetted and have been fighting to remove Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis from northern Syria

The airdrop is in line with a revamped US approach in Syria. 

The Obama administration announced last week that instead of trying to build a new Syrian rebel force, it will provide equipment, including ammunition, to existing Syria rebel groups who want to defeat ISIS.

A ruined buildingREUTERS

Forces loyal to President Assad hav been accused of ruining this Syrian building

The airdrop came barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes by intervening in the war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad and just days after Washington shelved a US military program to train and equip thousands of "moderate" rebels.

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Forces loyal to Assad

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Russian planes have been bombing ISIS

Russia has taken out a significant number of ISIS targets, but American forces say that they have also attacked anti-Assad rebels.

Russian planes have been bombing ISIS

Assad is a key ally of the Kremlin.

An American military official said the US airdrops were part of the new approach.

Part of the proposed new US campaign envisioned providing American support to the Syrian Arab Coalition, which would operate east of the Euphrates river, before pushing south toward ISIS' defacto capital of Raqqa.