Syria Feature: US, Britain, and France Train Insurgents in Jordan (Borger/Hopkins)
EA Video Analysis, 21 February: "How and Why the US is Arming the Insurgents"
Western training of Syrian rebels is under way in Jordan in an effort to strengthen secular elements in the opposition as a bulwark against Islamic extremism, and to begin building security forces to maintain order in the event of Bashar al-Assad's fall.
Jordanian security sources say the training effort is led by the US, but involves British and French instructors.