CIA ramps up role in Iraq

CIA ramps up role in Iraq | GulfNews.com:
"The CIA has since ramped up its work with the CTS — taking control of a mission long run by the US military, according to administration and defence officials. For years, US special-operations forces worked with CTS against Al Qaida in Iraq. But the military’s role has dwindled since US troops pulled out of the country at the end of 2011.
The switch to CIA authority will complement other US efforts to counter Al Nusra, a former US official said. In Turkey, the CIA has officers working with select rebel groups, US officials said. In Jordan, US special-operations troops are training Jordanian forces in how to deal with Syria’s chemical weapons should Damascus lose control of them or use them."