Train and Equip Program

From A Closer Look On Syria
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Ratmobiles at the Bab al Salama crossing in Syria in mid-July 2015

Sources

July, 2015 Debut in Combat

September, Second Try

End

Weapons

  • Meet The Obscure Company Behind America’s Syria Fiasco - Aram Roston, BuzzFeed, Sept. 17, 2015
    The United States government is one of the biggest buyers of AK-47s and other Russian-designed weapons, pouring them into Iraq, Afghanistan, and other war-torn countries. The U.S. provides foreign weapons to groups it trains because fighters sometimes prefer them, because they can conceal U.S. links to an operation, and because they are inexpensive.
  • The Death Of A US Contractor Has Exposed America’s Failures In Syria - Aram Roston, BuzzFeed News, March 29, 2017
    Despite that ruling, SOCOM has refused any responsibility, maintaining that it had not commissioned training on the type of weapon that exploded. SOCOM spokesperson McGraw said in an email to BuzzFeed News that “neither the weapon that killed Mr. Norwillo nor training for that weapon were part of the USSOCOM contract. When Mr. Norwillo was unfortunately killed, the activities in which he was involved were not part of or related to a USSOCOM contract.”