"Current discussions in Washington of again stepping up US aid shipments to the Syrian opposition highlight Saudi Arabia’s role in helping the Obama administration and the CIA refashion the Syrian opposition in their interests. In September, shortly after Washington postponed its war plans, the Saudi royals helped form the Army of Islam (JAI), made up of 43 Sunni Islamist militias in Syria,” Rosa Shahnazarian and Alex Lantier said in an article on the World Socialist Web Site.
They added that the efforts of Saudi Arabia fort rebranding the Sunni Islamist forces, including JAI, aims to push to the sideline those groups who aren’t in line with US policies in Syria.
