US support for al-Qaeda

US Allies: al-Qaeda in Libya; ISIS in Syria

US and Western Powers allied with al-Qaeda in Libya CIA Arms Isis (“ISIL”) in SyriaBy Seyed Mohammad MarandiTehran, January 6, 2015 — Western pundits who blithely assert that the Islamic Republic of Iran can or will cooperate with the United States in Iraq against ISIL ignore a basic problem; how can the US be a serious partner in fighting a terrorist movement that Washington may have played a critical role in creating?