Update story metadata Change the story’s title and subtitle as needed Nafeez Ahmed 11 min read Close Publish changes Published in Sign in / Sign up Nafeez Ahmed on May 22 11 min Next story Next story The author chose to make this story unlisted, which means only people with a link can see it. Are you sure you want to share it? Yes, show me sharing options Share on Twitter Share on Facebook by Nafeez Ahmed This story is published by INSURGE INTELLIGENCE , a new crowd-funded investigative journalism project. Support us to break the stories that no one else will — become a patron of independent, investigative journalism for the global commons . A declassified secret US government document obtained by the conservative public interest law firm, Judicial Watch, shows that Western governments deliberately allied with al-Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups to topple Syrian dictator Bashir...