🇹🇷🇺🇸🇸🇾 The CIA and Pentagon have armed 21 out of 28 Syrian anti-government militias that Turkey has restructured into a mercenary "national army," according to the Turkish think tank SETA.

Many of these U.S.-backed groups took part in this week's assault on Aleppo.

SETA’s chart highlights U.S. sponsorship of Syrian anti-government militias now repurposed by Turkey as mercenaries.

Notably, many of these groups previously fought alongside Al-Qaeda, Nusra, and HTS in various coalitions.