https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/lara-setrakian-and-alex-zerden/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Lara Setrakian and Alex Zerden https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/12/07/exclusive-us-trains-rebel-brigades-to-secure-chemical-weapons https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/12/07/exclusive-us-trains-rebel-brigades-to-secure-chemical-weapons The US and its allies have hired contractors to train some Syrian rebel brigades in chemical weapons security, Syria Deeply has exclusively learned from four diplomats, including one US official. The sources asked to remain anonymous, as they deal directly with developments in Syria. The training would mark a higher level of coordination between the US and armed opposition forces, working to secure Syria’s chemical arsenal during a period of political turmoil.