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Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/24/cia-armed-rebels-march-on-assad-homeland.html
CIA-Armed Rebels March on Assad Homeland
(Daily Beast) Michael Weiss - Three weeks of Russian aerial bombardment in Syria hasn't helped the Assad regime in its push north of Damascus. Social media has been awash with images of burning Syrian Army tanks, wrecked by TOW anti-tank missiles supplied (via Saudi Arabia) by the U.S. to certain CIA-backed anti-Assad militias. Far from being pushed out, the rebels are actually pushing in on the eastern hills of Latakia, the coastal province that is the Assad family's homeland - and the area where Russia has constructed a forward operation base and headquarters for its Syrian adventure. Western and regional intelligence services have displayed a newfound willingness to allow more defensive weaponry to their proxies arrayed against the pro-Assad forces.