WP: trump has decided to close the CIA arming the opposition in Syria
The newspaper refers to sources in the American administration.
WASHINGTON, July 19. /TASS/. The US President Donald trump made the decision to close the program of the Central intelligence Agency (CIA) support and arming so-called moderate Syrian opposition, fighting against government troops. This was announced on Wednesday, the Washington Post (WP), citing sources in the American administration.
As the publication says, it can mean the actual step towards Russia, which supports the current government of Syria.
According to sources, the decision trump has taken almost a month ago after meeting with the Director of the office of Mike Pompeo and his assistant for national security General Herbert McMaster at the White house on the eve of talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hamburg.
WP says that withdrawing support for rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, was not one of the conditions for starting negotiations on the conclusion of the armistice agreement in the South-West of Syria.