Talk:Timber Sycamore

More (partisan) background

http://maximechaix.info/?p=3821

Maxime Chaix: Timber Sycamore is the codename of a covert operation officially authorized by Obama in June 2013 to train and equip the anti-Assad rebellion, but which actually started in October 2011, when the CIA was operating via Britain’s MI6 to avoid having to notify Congress that it was arming the rebels in Syria. Originally, the CIA and MI6 (the British foreign intelligence service) set up a rebel arms supply network in Syria from Libya — a plan that involved the Saudi, Qatari and Turkish intelligence services. In 2012, probably in spring, Obama reluctantly signed a top-secret executive order, of which little is known other than that it authorized the CIA to provide “non-lethal support” to the rebels in Syria...

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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Zezen (talk • contribs) 08:30, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

"Undue commentary"

Undue tags have been placed on commentaries from the Baltimore Sun and the Sydney Morning Herald. The first is a major paper in the US and the second is the newspaper of record in Australia. Both commentaries echo those of others that we cite in this article. No explanation was given for the tags here at talk. I'm removing the tags. -Darouet (talk) 15:22, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Relatedly, k.e.coffman removed one commentary which was critical of the cancellation of Timber Sycamore. I don't feel strongly about this particular ref, but I feel now all our commentary is hostile, making it POV. It's true CIA are an "involved party" but not sure that invalidates him as noteworthy. Might be worth seeing if there are other analysts who take a similar position. Here's one I stumbled on:

• Itani, Faysal (21 July 2017). "The End of American Support for Syrian Rebels Was Inevitable". The Atlantic. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

BobFromBrockley (talk) 15:41, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Yes, this would work. Although the assessment is nuanced, such as: "Thus, by the time of Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. covert program, which was never particularly bold to start with, was already a shadow of its former self." --K.e.coffman (talk) 16:26, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Why is Mossad not on the list?

Israeli officials have literally admitted they armed Isis. They gave them money and weapons. And Isis even apologized once. Syria Complained more than once that the Israeli Air Force was bombing them while they were fighting Isis.

So how come Mossad isn’t on the list? 96.241.27.205 (talk) 02:19, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

I’m going to add it back. Just a few months ago a very first paragraph mentioned Netanyahu and the king of Jordan. 72.83.137.229 (talk) 18:45, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

How come that’s in yahoo and the king of Jordan along with Mossad were removed from this article?

How come the biggest backer of Isis was removed from this article 72.83.137.229 (talk) 18:44, 14 January 2025 (UTC)