In a very "surprising" development, it appears that the government of the United States of America may actually have trained the extremist militia, known as the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq.

The Syrian rebel group of extremists has been receiving militant training in Jordan over the last two years, with the US government at the helm of this training, according to sources.

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At this particular point in this developing story, it is unknown whether those doing the training are direct members of the government or if they work out of a private firm, but the main focus and tactics on anti-tank weaponry, was that same of the training taught to the United States military troops.

On-the-ground sources state that over 200 men were trained at this particular facility, and over 1200 'soldiers' would be added in a plan to free Syria and eradicate the rule of President Bashar Al-Assad. In addition to the American trainers, it is reported that French and British advisors were also present to aid during the training process of the IS 'soldiers'.

According to Jordanian intelligence sources, it is reported that the program is designed to create over 10,000 fighters who will exclusively be a part of the ISIS extremist group.

During the starting year of the ISIS group, key components of ISIS's support came from wealthy individuals in the Arab Gulf States of Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, which are current allies to the United States of America.

Gulf donors support ISIS, the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda called the Al Nusrah Front, and other Islamic groups fighting on the ground in Syria, because they "feel an obligation" to protect the Sunnis suffering under the atrocities of the current regime. Although being 'allies' many of these backers do not trust or like the American backed moderate opposition, whom the west has recently refused to provide significant arms to.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki has recently been publically accusing Saudi Arabia and Qatar of funding the IS in the past many months. Several reports have detailed how private sector Gulf funding to various Syrian rebel groups have broadened the Syrian opposition and ultimately paved the way for the rise of groups like ISIS and others.

The U.S. treasury is well aware of this activity and has expressed concern about the flow of private financing. However, Western diplomats' and officials' general response has been a collective "shrug," reports say. 

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