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| US to pay stipends to Syrian fighters against Daesh |
| 2015-06-23 |
| [AA.TR] The U.S. will pay stipends to Syrian moderates fighting the Daesh terror group, a Pentagon spokeswoman said Monday. "We can confirm that Syrian train and equip members will receive stipends while members of the program," said Elissa Smith. "The trainees are currently receiving a stipend of between $250 and $400 per month, per soldier, depending on skill set, performance and leadership position." The move comes after top defense officials acknowledged that the program is very slow and experiencing difficulties in finding and vetting fighters. The stipend is in line with wages in pre-war Syria. In the first few months of the conflict, the median wage in Syria was about 12,000 Syrian pounds ($255). The minimum wage was 9,975 pounds ($212), according to the Central Administration of Statistics of Syrian government. The training of the first group of about 90 fighters began last month, Smith said, and while the U.S. has declined to name the countries currently hosting the program, Jordan announced last month that it started training Syrian opposition groups. The U.S. signed an agreement with ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... in February regarding the program, and Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... and Jordan have long said they would contribute. The Pentagon expects to have 3,000 fighters trained by year's end, Smith added, and the goal is to have 5,400 fighters trained in 12 months. "For operational security, we will not announce when coalition-trained Syrian opposition forces enter into Syria," she noted. About 6,000 Syrians have so far volunteered for the training program, but more than 4,000 are still waiting to be vetted, according to Pentagon front man Col. Steve Warren In excess of 1,500 have passed the preliminary screening process, and of the remaining 500, between 100 and 200 have been accepted for training while the rest are no longer a part of the program for various reasons. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Meanwhile, not to be outdone by the Great Satan US + Obama, IRAN IS REPOR AFGHANS + OTHER WEST ASIAN MUSLIMS A SIMILAR SUM TO FIGHT FOR ASSAD IN SYRIA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-06-23 23:04 |
| #2 Haven't I seen this movie before? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-06-23 02:25 |
| #1 Hmm, in a year, we get 5,000 recruits with a year's basic training. Do they have the NCOs and such to run them? Let's not even try to figure out what "Syrian moderates' means and who all they are fighting. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-06-23 01:35 |