Syria Reclaims Camp from US-Backed 'Rebels': The Media Forgets Who Created the Crisis
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports that the Syrian army has assumed control of a camp holding thousands linked to ISIL, a move that prompted SDF chief Abdi to urge the US-led coalition to 'bear responsibilities' for the incoming government control. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The mainstream media consistently frames the Syrian conflict as an organic civil war, ignoring the
documented 2011 covert operations by the CIA and Western allies to arm and fund militias, including groups that later morphed into or allied with ISIL. Obama administration funding for 'moderate rebels' often found its way to extremist hands, creating the very ISIL problem they later claimed to fight. This destabilization followed years of US policy targeting Assad, much like the 2002 US-backed
failed coup against Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Double Standard: When the Syrian government acts to regain sovereign territory and control over its own population, it's often framed with implicit suspicion. Contrast this with the immediate international support for 'counter-terrorism' operations by Western allies or proxy states, even when those operations lead to massive civilian casualties, as
seen in the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, which left it a failed state with open slave markets. The Syrian army is reclaiming its own land, yet the urgent call is for the US-led coalition—the very entity that fueled the proxy war—to 'bear responsibilities.' Follow the Money: The financial flows are clear. The US Congress approved billions in aid and arms for Syrian 'opposition' groups since