The U.S. was only trying to help the FSA, which are the moderates, and then the Sunni Islamists had to step in. No doubt decent people in the world worry what will happen to the Syrian people if these Islamists manage to take over Syria.
U.S. suspends non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels in north
By Patrick J. McDonnell and Nabih Bulos
December 11, 2013, 7:30 a.m.
BEIRUT -- The United States has suspended delivery of non-lethal aid to the armed opposition in northern Syria following reports that Islamist militias had seized U.S.-provided equipment inside the country, the American Embassy in Turkey confirmed Wednesday.
The move appears to be the latest blow to the Western-backed Free Syrian Army, which has been increasingly overshadowed on the battlefield by hard-line Islamist insurgents, including several groups linked to Al Qaeda.
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U.S. suspends non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels in north
By Patrick J. McDonnell and Nabih Bulos
December 11, 2013, 7:30 a.m.
BEIRUT -- The United States has suspended delivery of non-lethal aid to the armed opposition in northern Syria following reports that Islamist militias had seized U.S.-provided equipment inside the country, the American Embassy in Turkey confirmed Wednesday.
The move appears to be the latest blow to the Western-backed Free Syrian Army, which has been increasingly overshadowed on the battlefield by hard-line Islamist insurgents, including several groups linked to Al Qaeda.
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U.S. suspends non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels in north - latimes.com