CIA Said to Direct Arms in Syria

As Syrian shells rained down on the battered city of Homs Thursday, a handful of American black bag operatives were helping allies direct weapons to the men and women fighting back. According to the New York Times, the group of CIA officers stationed in Turkey near the Syrian border have been gathering intelligence and directing the flow of arms, in part to be sure they don’t fall into the hands of radical militants. “CIA officers are there and they are trying to make new sources and recruit people,” an Arab official told reporters. The officers have reportedly not crossed the border into Syria yet, sources said. Also on Tuesday, a Syrian fighter jet on a training mission may have defected by landing in Jordan, according to officials there. Syrian officials have not commented on the situation.