British SAS Special Forces Dressed Up as ISIS Rebels Fighting Assad in SyriaBy Stephen Lendman More than 120 members belonging to the elite regiment are currently in the war-torn country covertly dressed in black and flying ISIS flags, engaged in whats called Operation Shader attacking Syrian targets on the pretext of combating ISIS. Maybe covert US special forces and CIA elements are involved the same way. During Obamas war on Libya, Britain deployed hundreds of Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) paratroopers drawn from SAS (Special Air Service) and SBS (Special Boat Service) personnel. Around 800 Royal Marines and 4,000 US counterparts were on standby to intervene on short notice if ordered. The latest revelation comes two weeks after learning Prime Minister David Cameron last year approved British warplanes joining US ones in bombing Syria despite parliamentary rejection in August 2013. At least part of its current covert ground operation is under US command so-called smash units traveling in pickup trucks able to launch mini-UAVs to scan terrain for targets to attack. Over 250 UK (and perhaps US) specialists are involved to provide communications support, the Sunday Express explained. British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said (o)ur actions and surveillance capabilities are freeing up other countries to strike in Syria. UK SAS forces are in Saudi Arabia training anti-Assad terrorists along with US operatives doing the same thing including in Turkey, Jordan, Qatar and perhaps Israel. US and UK claims about training so-called moderate rebels reflect smoke-screen cover for working directly with ISIS terrorists trained, armed and funded abroad, funneled cross-border into Syria to fight Assad, now with US/UK and Canadian air support along with covert commandos on the ground. The Express cited former British Army General David Richards saying tanks will roll as part of UK operations in Syria. A separate article discussed US airstrikes defending ISIS terrorists serving as US foot soldiers against Assad. The Wall Street Journal reported what appears ominously like prelude to Libya 2.0 falsely claiming Obama authorized airstrikes against Syrian forces if they attack (nonexistent) US-supported moderate rebels. Separately, Turkish media reported President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying Putin may have softened on Assad. (H)e may give up on him. Obama said he was encouraged by the fact that Mr. Putin called him (in late June) and initiated the call to talk about Syria. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said both leaders discussed combating terrorism especially the Islamic State. The Russian view is well-known, he explained. (I)t was reiterated by (Putin) during (his) conversation with Obama. It hasnt changed. Putin opposes outside interference by any nations in the internal affairs of others. He supports the sovereign right of Syrians and other people to choose their own leaders and legislators. Putin aide Yury Ushakov said the current leadership of Syria is one of the real and effective forces confronting the Islamic State. Nothing indicates less Russian support for Assad. Image credit and original link: Global Research Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III. http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs. And I will assume this is not a surprise to anyone who has a functional brain. No, no real surprise. http://is.gd/1r25SE The Three Stages of Maos Revolutionary Warfare http://is.gd/nM6NoV VIETNAM, MAO, AND CLAUSEWITZ http://is.gd/u87iDX Insurgency, Counterinsurgency, And The Marines In Vietnam 