A Jihadist leader in Syria did outreach to the US at a key time
Some US think tanks get funding, often indirectly, from states in the Middle East, or sympathizers with those states. Some are linked to Qatar, some are even close to Iran
Islamist rebels from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are seen outside the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya(photo credit: KHALIL ASHAWI / REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: