It's quite similar to what happened in Syria. When the Syrian government was torturing "terrorist suspects", for the CIA nonetheless [0], it was also considered

It's quite similar to what happened in Syria. When the Syrian government was torturing "terrorist suspects", for the CIA nonetheless [0], it was also considered a US ally. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/feb/19/syria-us-ally-human-rights https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/feb/19/syria-...