Friday, October 14, 2016

"Rebel" Infighting Further Complicates Solution for Syria

Rebels in northern Syria have been fighting among themselves after one of the largest Syrian rebel groups was accused of having ties to the Islamic State [?].



The battles, that have been raging for days in Idlib province, threaten to weaken the rebels hold on the region as Syrian and Russian air strikes have increased to uproot them.

Rebels recently largely stopped fighting government forces and have lost some 30 percent of territory to government-backed forces, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights [?] reported.

  • “Syrian government troops are the primarily winner of this fighting,” said Rami Abdulraham, the group's head. “As the fighting among rebels is ongoing, regime forces have made large advances in Idlib and stopped a rebel offensive in the nearby province of Hama.”

As Syrian civil war, which began in 2012, has grown more complex, nearly a dozen rebel forces have formed as the movement against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad splintered.

Ahrar al-Sham, a local extremist force and Jund al-Aqsa, another Islamist group, had been allies before battles erupted in Idlib last month. Local reports said nearly 100 fighters have been killed on both sides in the recent fighting.

Idlib has a strategic and symbolic significance for Islamist rebel forces. It borders Turkey and has been used as a supply point for anti-government forces elsewhere in the country. Idlib is also the only province where rebel fighters control much of the territory.

The most powerful rebel group in Idlib is the Fateh al-Sham Front, until recently an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. It has been deemed a terrorist organization by the United States. Through a complicated chain of alliances with other rebel fighters, the group has been in control of Idlib since March 2015 after rebels pushed out government troops from their last positions in the western part of the province........http://www.voanews.com/a/northern-rebels-infighting-further-complicates-solution-for-syria/3550694.html
14/10/16
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  1. Terrorist Leader Dies in Idlib as FSA Butchers Own Commander...

    A notorious terrorist group in Syria's Idlib province confirmed the death of the group ringleader as militants of Free Syrian Army (FSA) group tortured to death one of their senior commanders after accusing him of negotiating with the Syrian government.

    According to local sources, Colonel Zaidan Nesairat of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) was tortured to death by another FSA faction, apparently as he was accused by FSA fellow militants of trying to negotiate with the Syrian government for reconciliation in Dara'a, Al Masdar reported.

    Also, the group called 'Liwa Shuhada al Islam' confirmed in a statement that the group leader, nom the guerre Abu Jafar Al Hindi has been declared dead.

    Although the statement has not specifically said how he died but reports suggest he drowned in a river near Darkoush, in terrorist held Idlib province.

    The group mostly operated out of Darayya near Damascus, according to Islam14 news outlet, before being evacuated to Idlib in September as part of a government deal.

    Meanwhile, Col. Nesairat who was killed by his FSA comrades, had been negotiating in Izraa for a reconciliation deal for Ibtaa after the Syrian Army had liberated Sheikh Miskeen a year ago.

    The family of Col. Nesairat and other militant factions have accused the leader of Sand Al Horan Battalion faction of the FSA, Ahmad al Owdah, of the murder and have made calls for his arrest.

    Shabab Al Sunna Division refused to hand his body back and buried him in unknown place, which will surely cause another internal civil war amongst the militants.
    http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950723000734

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