Exclusive: UK and French instructors involved in US-led effort to strengthen secular elements in Syria's opposition, say sourcesWestern training of Syrian rebels is under way in Jordan in an effort to strengthen secular elements in the opposition as a bulwark against Islamic extremism, and to begin building security forces to maintain order in the event of Bashar al-Assad's fall.Jordanian security sources say the training effort is led by the US, but involves British and French instructors.The UK Ministry of Defence denied any British soldiers were providing direct military training to the ... Read More