This has been noted in the western press too.  For example:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;worldnews&#x2F;middleeast&#x2F;syria&#x2F;11203825&#x2F;Syrian-rebels-armed-and-trained-by-US-surrender-to-al-Qaeda.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;worldnews&#x2F;middleeast&#x2F;syria&#x2F;1...</a><p>Well, it says that an Islamic militia backed by the US gave up its arms to Al-Qaeda.  Although two things to note with the sub-title &quot;Moderate rebels in Syria that the US have armed and trained to fight jihadists have surrendered to al-Qaeda&quot;.<p>#1 - the adjective &quot;moderate&quot; is applied to the group.  This is an Islamic militia whose origins were backed by the Muslim Brotherhood to create a government mimicking that of Mohammed&#x27;s during the time of the caliphate.  Would that be called moderate if they weren&#x27;t in a strange alliance with the US?<p>#2 - not mentioned any where in the article is that some Harakat Hazm went over to Jabhat al-Nusra.