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6 Islamist factions unite in largest Syria rebel merger

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Syria Islamists unite against assadThe six largest Islamist rebel factions in Syria declared a new Islamic Front on Thursday, forming the largest alliance of opposition fighters yet in the 2-1/2-year conflict.

Syria’s fractious rebel forces have tried many times to unify their ranks and failed. Islamist rebel commanders, in a video aired on al Jazeera, said their new union would not only seek to oust President Bashar al-Assad but establish an Islamic state.

“This independent political, military and social formation aims to topple the Assad regime completely and build an Islamic state where the sovereignty of God almighty alone will be our reference and ruler,” said Ahmed Eissa, who heads the Suqour al-Sham brigades.

The merger undermines the secular Free Syrian Army (FSA) leadership, once seen as a symbolic umbrella leadership for all the rebels but weakened by infighting and defections.

It could also challenge the ascendance of al Qaeda-linked factions who have grown increasingly powerful as other rebel groups are weakened.

Among the main groups that joined the front are powerful, countrywide forces such as Ahrar al-Sham, Suqour al-Sham and Islamic Army. The Tawhid Brigade, which spearheaded the August 2012 offensive that saw rebels take large swathes of the city of Aleppo and other parts northern Syria, was another leading member. The groups are not seen as being as hardline as the Qaeda-linked rebels.

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66 responses to “6 Islamist factions unite in largest Syria rebel merger”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Well there you go. Assad’s Ego-Land ends, with the first country on Earth to Proclaim loudly that Allah is going to be it’s only Dictator. Hail to the Chief. Let the gun culture flow in.
    Keep some escape hatches open … Jordan is building a new city, Turks and Kurds are assimilating others, and Lebanon is becoming Assidic.
    Get the popcorn ready ….
    Once all the cities are finally levelled, we’re going to have a replay of that ‘Great War’ scene on flat battlefields where one army actually lines up across from the other, women children and old folks are not involved, and they really go at it ‘tooth and nail’ to the last ‘man’ standing, and perhaps finally eliminate the illusions of the Grandeur of Killing for a God.
    Illumination of the scenes at night would be nice … El Supremo’s eyes are getting weak, along with a few others, and the box-seats are too far from the field, so camera-feeds and lights are necessary.
    (Don’t bring the electricity or internet feeds from Lebanon, however, ok?)

    1. Patience2 Avatar
      Patience2

      Will there still be Scotch??

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Yes. Served only in the smoking lounge with the Habanas.
        Or you can get the usual ½ glass of foam called ‘beer’ at other venues. 😉

    2. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      I actually theorized about war arenas, where armies square off on territories meant for battle and battle only, no civilians just soldiers on both sides…
      Then I realized how obsolete my idea was, it has been discovered thousands of years ago by visionaries and peaceful strategists and a form of it is now called football
      Can’t all these suckers fighting the civil war square it with a football game?
      Saves a lot of trouble… and heck would I eat popcorn watching such a game

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        They had to have the soccer game without spectators … the ‘fans’ like to be on the fields too often.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Well there you go. Assad’s Ego-land ends, with the first country on Earth to Proclaim loudly that Allah is going to be it’s only Dictator. Hail to the Chief. Let the gun culture flow in.
    Keep some escape hatches open … Jordan is building a new city, Turks and Kurds are assimilating others, and Lebanon is becoming Assidic.

    1. Patience2 Avatar
      Patience2

      Will there still be Scotch??

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Yes. Or the ½ glass of foam called ‘beer’ at other venues. 😉

    2. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      I actually theorized about war arenas, where armies square off on territories meant for battle and battle only, no civilians just soldiers on both sides…
      Then I realized how obsolete my idea was, it has been discovered thousands of years ago by visionaries and peaceful strategists and a form of it is now called football
      Can’t all these suckers fighting the civil war square it with a football game?
      Saves a lot of trouble… and heck would I eat popcorn watching such a game

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        They had to have the soccer game without spectators … the ‘fans’ like to be on the fields too often.

  3. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Al-Hakim narrated from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

    “There will be at the end of time a trial that will sort out men as gold is sorted out from metal. So do not revile the people of Sham (Syria), but revile their evil ones, for among them are the Abdal [great righteous people]. A flood is about to be released upon the people of Sham that will split their unity, so that even if foxes attack them, they would defeat them.

    At that time, a man from my household will come out with three banners. The one who estimates highly will say that they are fifteen thousand. And the one who estimates lower will say that they are twelve thousand. Their sign will be: “Amit, amit (kill, kill).” They will meet in battle seven banners, and under each of those banners will be a man seeking the kingdom. Allah will kill all of them, and restore to the Muslims their unity and bounty, and their far ones and near ones.”

    ———————————————————
    Sayeed Hassan Nasrullah is a descendant from Ahlul Bayt and Among the Iranian Leadership there are Ahlul Bayt too. They are with three banner i.e. Assad , Hezbushaitan and Iranian Al-Majoos. This is not conclusive interpretation but it seems it is so far.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Holy Crap, Wargame …. did you have them all lined up ready to post?? :-))))

      1. Hannibal Avatar
        Hannibal

        Sheikh Wargame is spamming us with Islamic propaganda 😉

      2. Peaceforleb Avatar
        Peaceforleb

        Nothing like the power of copying and pasting.

        1. wargame1 Avatar
          wargame1

          Send me your message via Pigeon post

      3. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        I have read much much more as there are more details about this incidents which is beyond your imagination. The Bible prophesy are very complementing too. I have been reading them too.

    2. daiber Avatar
      daiber

      yu nowed noting mr yu salafite mr yu no good mr

      1. Hannibal Avatar
        Hannibal

        It is more like Islamic Spam… He indeed no good salafite boom boom dahyeh kids play in streets… 🙁

        1. daiber Avatar
          daiber

          me no understaend spam mr yu comed dahieh no boom boom mr yu speaked good englizei me no nowed alle yu say mr

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Dab … ‘Spam’ (aside from being a variable-meat product in a can) is Advertising.
            On the internet. Spam is all the advertising you don’t want. 🙂 OK?

  4. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Al-Hakim narrated from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

    “There will be at the end of time a trial that will sort out men as gold is sorted out from metal. So do not revile the people of Sham, but revile their evil ones, for among them are the Abdal [great righteous people]. A flood is about to be released upon the people of Sham that will split their unity, so that even if foxes attack them, they would defeat them.

    At that time, a man from my household will come out with three banners. The one who estimates highly will say that they are fifteen thousand. And the one who estimates lower will say that they are twelve thousand. Their sign will be: “Amit, amit (kill, kill).” They will meet in battle seven banners, and under each of those banners will be a man seeking the kingdom. Allah will kill all of them, and restore to the Muslims their unity and bounty, and their far ones and near ones.”

    ———————————————————
    Sayeed Hassan Nasrullah is a descendant from Ahlul Bayt and Among the Iranian Leadership there are Ahlul Bayt too. They are with three banner i.e. Assad , Hezbushaitan and Iranian Al-Majoos. This is not conclusive interpretation but it seems it it.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Holy Crap, Wargame …. did you have them all lined up ready to post?? :-))))

      1. Hannibal Avatar
        Hannibal

        Sheikh Wargame is spamming us with Islamic propaganda 😉

      2. Peaceforleb Avatar
        Peaceforleb

        Nothing like the power of copying and pasting.

        1. wargame1 Avatar
          wargame1

          Send me your message via Pigeon post

      3. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        I have read much much more as there are more details about this incidents which is beyond your imagination. The Bible prophesy are very complementing too. I have been reading too.

    2. daiber Avatar
      daiber

      yu nowed noting mr yu salafite mr yu no good mr

      1. Hannibal Avatar
        Hannibal

        It is more like Islamic Spam… He indeed no good salafite boom boom dahyeh kids play in streets… 🙁

        1. daiber Avatar
          daiber

          me no understaend spam mr yu comed dahieh no boom boom mr yu speaked good englizei me no nowed alle yu say mr

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Dab … ‘Spam’ (aside from being a variable-meat product in a can) is Advertising.
            On the internet. Spam is the advertising you don’t want. 🙂 OK?

  5. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Abu Dawud narrated from Ibn ‘Umar [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] that he said: “We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah [sallallahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam], and he mentioned the fitan, going into much detail in mentioning them, until he mentioned the fitnah of al-Ahlas. So a person said: “O Messenger of Allah, and what is the fitnah of al-Ahlas?” He said: “It is fleeing and plunder. Then the fitnah of as-Sarra’; whose smoke will be under the feet of a man from my household who claims to be from me, but who is not from me; my allies are only the pious. Then the people will unite on a man like a hip-bone on a rib. Then the fitnah of ad-Duhayma’; it will not leave a single one of this Ummah without giving him a slap. When it is said that it has finished, it will be prolonged. During it, a man will be a mu’min in the morning and become a kafir in the evening, until the people have become two camps, a camp of iman [faith] without any nifaq [hypocrisy], and a camp of nifaq without any iman. When that has occurred, then await the Dajjal on that day or the next.”
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    fitnah (Ttribulation) of as-Sarra “…whose smoke will be under the feet of a man from my household who claims to be from me, but who is not from me; my allies are only the pious.” This is a reference to a person from the Ahl al-Bayt who will be responsible for the fitnah of as-Sarra’, and whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself has disowned and disassociated himself from, due to his deviance or tyranny.

  6. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Abu Dawud narrated from Ibn ‘Umar [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] that he said: “We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah [sallallahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam], and he mentioned the fitan, going into much detail in mentioning them, until he mentioned the fitnah of al-Ahlas. So a person said: “O Messenger of Allah, and what is the fitnah of al-Ahlas?” He said: “It is fleeing and plunder. Then the fitnah of as-Sarra’; whose smoke will be under the feet of a man from my household who claims to be from me, but who is not from me; my allies are only the pious. Then the people will unite on a man like a hip-bone on a rib. Then the fitnah of ad-Duhayma’; it will not leave a single one of this Ummah without giving him a slap. When it is said that it has finished, it will be prolonged. During it, a man will be a mu’min in the morning and become a kafir in the evening, until the people have become two camps, a camp of iman [faith] without any nifaq [hypocrisy], and a camp of nifaq without any iman. When that has occurred, then await the Dajjal on that day or the next.”
    —————————————————————————————————————————–
    fitnah (Ttribulation) of as-Sarra “…whose smoke will be under the feet of a man from my household who claims to be from me, but who is not from me; my allies are only the pious.” This is a reference to a person from the Ahl al-Bayt who will be responsible for the fitnah of as-Sarra’, and whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself has disowned and disassociated himself from, due to his deviance or tyranny.

  7. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated in the Sahihayn from Mu’adh ibn Jabal [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “There will always remain a group from my Ummah fighting upon the way of Truth, victorious over all who oppose them, until the last of them fights al-Masih ad-Dajjal.” Mu’adh ibn Jabal said: “And they will be in Sham (Syria).”

    And in another narration:

    “There will always remain a group from my Ummah, fighting upon the way of Truth, victorious until the Day of Resurrection. ‘Isa ibn Maryam will descend and their amir will say: “Come and lead us in the prayer.” So he will say: “No, for you have been made leaders of each other, Allah’s honour to this Ummah.”

    Please Note:Jesus(Peace be upon him) will descend in Damascus.

    And in another narration:
    “There will always remain a group from my Ummah, fighting at the gates of Damascus and its surrounds, and at the gates of Bayt al-Maqdis and its surrounds, who will not be harmed by those who let them down. They will be victorious upon the Truth until the coming of the Hour.”

  8. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated in the Sahihayn from Mu’adh ibn Jabal [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “There will always remain a group from my Ummah fighting upon the way of Truth, victorious over all who oppose them, until the last of them fights al-Masih ad-Dajjal.” Mu’adh ibn Jabal said: “And they will be in Sham (Syria).”

    And in another narration:

    “There will always remain a group from my Ummah, fighting upon the way of Truth, victorious until the Day of Resurrection. ‘Isa ibn Maryam will descend and their amir will say: “Come and lead us in the prayer.” So he will say: “No, for you have been made leaders of each other, Allah’s honour to this Ummah.”

    And in another narration:

    “There will always remain a group from my Ummah, fighting at the gates of Damascus and its surrounds, and at the gates of Bayt al-Maqdis and its surrounds, who will not be harmed by those who let them down. They will be victorious upon the Truth until the coming of the Hour.”

  9. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Abu Dawud narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Hawalah [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “Matters will run their course until you become three armies: an army in Sham (Syria) an army in ‘Iraq, and an army in the Yemen.”

    I said: “O Messenger of Allah, choose which one I should join.” He said: “You should go to Sham, for it is the best of Allah’s lands, and the best of His slaves will be drawn there. And if you refuse, then you should go to the Yemen and drink from its wells. For Allah has guaranteed me that He will look after Sham and its people.”

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yah, let’s hope He ‘takes care’ of them. 😉

  10. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Abu Dawud narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Hawalah [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “Matters will run their course until you become three armies: an army in Sham (Syria) an army in ‘Iraq, and an army in the Yemen.”

    I said: “O Messenger of Allah, choose which one I should join.” He said: “You should go to Sham, for it is the best of Allah’s lands, and the best of His slaves will be drawn there. And if you refuse, then you should go to the Yemen and drink from its wells. For Allah has guaranteed me that He will look after Sham and its people.”

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yah, let’s hope He ‘takes care’ of them. 😉

  11. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Saeed bin Al-Musayab said: “There will be a Fitna in AshSham (Syria). Its beginning will be like a play of boys. Then, the affairs of people will not settle on anything and unity will not be achieved until a caller calls from Heaven: ‘Follow this person’, and a hand appears as a sign.” (Nuaim Ibn Hammad’s Kitab Al-Fitan)

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    Yes the Syrian tribulation indeed began like a play of boys when those school boys wrote some slogans and Assad thugs arrested them ,tortured them and killed some of them.

  12. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Saeed bin Al-Musayab said: “There will be a Fitna in AshSham. Its beginning will be like a play of boys. Then, the affairs of people will not settle on anything and unity will not be achieved until a caller calls from Heaven: ‘Follow this person’, and a hand appears as a sign.” (Nuaim Ibn Hammad’s Kitab Al-Fitan)

    ————————————————————————————————
    Yes the Syrian tribulation indeed began like a play of boys when those school boys wrote some slogans and Assad thugs arrested them ,tortured them and killed some of them.

  13. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    What are these Islamist factions fighting for? A free Syria or an Islamic Syria free of infidels?

    1. Constantin7 Avatar
      Constantin7

      An islamic Syria free of infidels. There is no such thing in Islam called FREE. All should be slaves to God represented by Mohammad and by the “Deen” and hence by the Dawla. Since Islam is Deen wa Dawla. So who is going to dare to be against God and his representatives (self appointed representatives on earth – the imams and all the like): Nobody of course !!! Poor these people how ignorant they are. Although I hate Assad and his regime, but these groups are forcing me to take my distances from the Syrian resistance. Now I say: Fikhar yekasser baado.
      If HA has some brains they would pull out from Syria and spare Lebanon further repercussions, but the arrogance of Hassan and his power hunger will not surrender to reason.

      1. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        You have to fight against your opponent and win to establish your method. If you fail then you cant establish your method. You need the help of God and be righteous in your action to become victorious against any one. However it is God who decide whoever he wills to govern the kingdom. So we must not covet to rule much but to prepare ourselves for the hereafter by doing righteous deeds. The world is a transitory place where Allah will give power to one nation over the others as a trial and on the day of judgement He will judge our action during those period of trial. The victorious are those who wont bow down to any one other than Allah. You can kill them but their last word will be “there is no one worthy of worship but Allah Alone and Prophet Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”. You can add the second part with Jesus Moses Aaron David Jacob or any other prophet (peace be upon them) because all those prophets brought the same message of the oneness of Allah.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          I always felt that Earth was the true ‘Purgatory’.
          Look at the idiots I had to live with.
          But I had to have ‘faith’ in myself to get through it … calling on a god’s help and falling over while waiting for it didn’t seem to be the best option. I also didn’t blame a god when I made a mistake.
          Often, however, when looking around the place, I think it’s a nice place to be in for punishment … so the god can’t be too awful really … and the main trick is learning how to ‘do the time’ without being stupid enough to have to run a second ’round’ with the others and come back in, say, the 1st Century under some Romans, or the 17th in the city of London.
          Not sure I want to be a Cow either … even on an East-Indian beach .. where the girls hand out treats and look nice while avoiding the cow-patties. :-))

    2. wargame1 Avatar
      wargame1

      They are fighting against the oppression. I do not agree with “fighting for Sharia Khelafa” thing. Its a misguided approach. Khelafa means succession and Allah gives succession to whomever he wills. The prime objective is to fight against the oppression and tyranny and if the opponent stop fighting and ask for peace then the Muslims are also obliged to make peace. Now when you have a victorious party then certainly they will govern the land. So we need to wait and see that party who will prevail. Survival of the fittest .

      1. man-o-war Avatar
        man-o-war

        “Survival of the fittest”, do you know what that means? You believe in evolution?

        1. wargame1 Avatar
          wargame1

          I do not believe in Evolution but that quote doesn’t necessarily mean evolution. I mean that the tough one will survive. A tough person in such a tribulation need to have a strong faith. This tribulation will be much more severe where many will give up and switch side, surrender or simply run away. We haven’t reach in that level yet. Its a trial.

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            To say you don’t believe in evolution simply proves you have been reading ‘theory’, and restricted yourself to the wrong books for way too long. Sorry.

          2. dateam Avatar
            dateam

            “A tough person in such a tribulation need to have a strong faith.” So do you mean 2 priests beheaded with a blunt knife in front of a crowd of men and boys by chechens in syria and having their heads paraded around for all to see as having strong faith or is it the chechens doing the beheading that have the strong faith?

  14. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    What are these Islamist factions fighting for? A free Syria or an Islamic Syria free of infidels?

    1. Constantin7 Avatar
      Constantin7

      An islamic Syria free of infidels. There is no such thing in Islam called FREE. All should be slaves to God represented by Mohammad and by the “Deen” and hence by the Dawla. Since Islam is Deen wa Dawla. So who is going to dare to be against God and his representatives (self appointed representatives on earth – the imams and all the like): Nobody of course !!! Poor these people how ignorant they are. Although I hate Assad and his regime, but these groups are forcing me to take my distances from the Syrian resistance. Now I say: Fikhar yekasser baado.
      If HA has some brains they would pull out from Syria and spare Lebanon further repercussions, but the arrogance of Hassan and his power hunger will not surrender to reason.

      1. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        You have to fight against Islam and win to establish your method. If you fail then you cant establish your method. You need the help of God and be righteous in your action to become victorious against any one. However it is God who decide whoever he wills to govern the kingdom. So we must not covet to rule much but to prepare yourself for the hereafter by doing righteous deeds. The world is a transitory place where Allah will give power to one nation over the others as a trial and on the day of judgement He will judge our action during those period of trial.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          I always felt that Earth was the true ‘Purgatory’.
          Look at the idiots I had to live with.
          But I had to have ‘faith’ in myself to get through it … calling on a god’s help and falling over while waiting for it didn’t seem to be the best option. I also didn’t blame a god when I made a mistake.
          Often, however, when looking around the place, I think it’s a nice place to be in for punishment … so the god can’t be too awful really … and the main trick is learning how to ‘do the time’ without being stupid enough to have to run a second ’round’ with the others and come back in, say, the 1st Century under some Romans, or the 17th in the city of London.
          Not sure I want to be a Cow either … even on an East-Indian beach. :-))

    2. wargame1 Avatar
      wargame1

      They are fighting against the oppression. I do not agree with “fighting for Sharia Khelafa” thing. Its a misguided approach. Khelafa means succession and Allah gives succession to whomever he wills. The prime objective is to fight against the oppression and tyranny and if the opponent stop fighting and ask for peace then the Muslims are also obliged to make peace. Now when you have a victorious party then certainly they will govern the land. So we need to wait and see that party who will prevail. Survival of the fittest .

      1. man-o-war Avatar
        man-o-war

        “Survival of the fittest”, do you know what that means? You believe in evolution?

        1. wargame1 Avatar
          wargame1

          I do not believe in Evolution but that quote doesn’t necessarily mean evolution. I mean that the tough one will survive. A tough person in such a tribulation need to have a strong faith. This tribulation will be much more severe where many will give up and switch side, surrender or simply run away. We haven’t reach in that level yet. Its a trial.

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            To say you don’t believe in evolution simply proves you have been reading ‘theory’, and restricted yourself to the wrong books for way too long. Sorry.

          2. dateam Avatar
            dateam

            “A tough person in such a tribulation need to have a strong faith.” So do you mean 2 priests beheaded with a blunt knife in front of a crowd of men and boys by chechens in syria and having their heads paraded around for all to see as having strong faith or is it the chechens doing the beheading that have the strong faith?

  15. Nikan Avatar
    Nikan

    Many of these fighters, the vast majority, are not even Syrian. Mind
    you, Al-Qaeda AND the Taliban are fighting amongst these rebels. Most of
    these groups operate under the moderate Free Syrian Army (FSA) banner
    in hopes of getting a piece of the aid pie. But they all operate
    independently, and there is no command and control in the FSA. The
    Islamists are in the majority. Any arms sent will end up in their hands.
    In Aleppo, for example, the Islamists disarmed the smaller rebel
    actions fighting the government.

    1. Syrian Islamic Front

    Est. nos. – 25,000 – extremist salafist militia

    Leader: Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi

    2. The Syrian Islamic Liberation front – Loosely knit Islamist alliance.

    Est. nos. – 37,000

    Leader: Ahmed Eissa al-sheikh

    3. Farouk Battalions – moderate islamist

    Est nos – 14,000

    Leader: Osama Juneidi

    4. Jabhat al-Nusra and The Islamic State Of Iraq – Both are al-Queda affiliates.

    Est nos. – 6,000 – 7,000

    Leader: Abu Mohammed al-Golani

    5. Islamic Ahrar al-Sham Movement – Extreme salafists

    Est nos. – 10,000

    Leader: Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi

    6. Syrian Martyrs Brigade – Salafists

    Est nos. – 8,000

    Leader: Jamaal Maarouf

    7. Islam Brigade – Extreme salafists

    Est nos.- Low thousands

    leader: Zahran Alloush

    8. Tawid Brigade – Moderate Islamist.

    Est nos. – 12,000

    Leader: Abdel Aziz Salama

    9. Suquor al-sham Brigades – Moderate Islamist

    Est nos: Several thousand

    leader: Achmed Eissa al-Sheikh

    These rebels are savages, barbaric and disgusting filth. I sincerely
    pray to God, my God and Jesus Christ, that they help President Assad win
    this horrible war. While Assad is no angel, I know in my heart that he
    is the better option for a stable Syria. I also know he will protect the
    Christians in his country against these crazy Islamists.

    1. wargame1 Avatar
      wargame1

      Al-Qaeda and Taliban are two different entity. Taliban was sabotaged by Al-Qaeda. Many FSA brigade are now teaming up to fight Al-Qaeda. For instance the Islam brigade under Jahran Alous. The Afghans are busy at the moment during mid 2014 they will also join with the FSA. Mark my word…The Taliban will destroy Al-Qaeda. Well there are few groups in the FSA who are sponsored by Turkey. Now Turkey is openly supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and Aiman Al Zawaheri is a member of Muslim Brotherhood too. So Turkey is secretly aliened with Al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhoos is a pro Iranian group. USA Europe openly support the Muslim Brotherhood. So we need lots of investigation to find out who is against whom because there are deception and smoke screen in this game. Its not straight forward according to the newspaper headline. Why do you ignore the fact that Assad used to sponsor the Al-Qaeda in Iraq? The average Lebanese are well aware of this fact

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Kurds are doing well to avoid them all ….

  16. Nikan Avatar
    Nikan

    Many of these fighters, the vast majority, are not even Syrian. Mind
    you, Al-Qaeda AND the Taliban are fighting amongst these rebels. Most of
    these groups operate under the moderate Free Syrian Army (FSA) banner
    in hopes of getting a piece of the aid pie. But they all operate
    independently, and there is no command and control in the FSA. The
    Islamists are in the majority. Any arms sent will end up in their hands.
    In Aleppo, for example, the Islamists disarmed the smaller rebel
    actions fighting the government.

    1. Syrian Islamic Front

    Est. nos. – 25,000 – extremist salafist militia

    Leader: Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi

    2. The Syrian Islamic Liberation front – Loosely knit Islamist alliance.

    Est. nos. – 37,000

    Leader: Ahmed Eissa al-sheikh

    3. Farouk Battalions – moderate islamist

    Est nos – 14,000

    Leader: Osama Juneidi

    4. Jabhat al-Nusra and The Islamic State Of Iraq – Both are al-Queda affiliates.

    Est nos. – 6,000 – 7,000

    Leader: Abu Mohammed al-Golani

    5. Islamic Ahrar al-Sham Movement – Extreme salafists

    Est nos. – 10,000

    Leader: Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi

    6. Syrian Martyrs Brigade – Salafists

    Est nos. – 8,000

    Leader: Jamaal Maarouf

    7. Islam Brigade – Extreme salafists

    Est nos.- Low thousands

    leader: Zahran Alloush

    8. Tawid Brigade – Moderate Islamist.

    Est nos. – 12,000

    Leader: Abdel Aziz Salama

    9. Suquor al-sham Brigades – Moderate Islamist

    Est nos: Several thousand

    leader: Achmed Eissa al-Sheikh

    These rebels are savages, barbaric and disgusting filth. I sincerely
    pray to God, my God and Jesus Christ, that they help President Assad win
    this horrible war. While Assad is no angel, I know in my heart that he
    is the better option for a stable Syria. I also know he will protect the
    Christians in his country against these crazy Islamists.

    1. wargame1 Avatar
      wargame1

      Al-Qaeda and Taliban are two different entity. Taliban was sabotaged by Al-Qaeda. Many FSA brigade are now teaming up to fight Al-Qaeda. For instance the Islam brigade under Jahran Alous. The Afghans are busy at the moment during mid 2014 they will also join with the FSA. Mark my word…The Taliban will destroy Al-Qaeda. Well there are few groups in the FSA who are sponsored by Turkey. Now Turkey is openly supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and Aiman Al Zawaheri is a member of Muslim Brotherhood too. So Turkey is secretly aliened with Al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhoos is a pro Iranian group. USA Europe openly support the Muslim Brotherhood. So we need lots of investigation to find out who is against whom because there are deception and smoke screen in this game. Its not straight forward according to the newspaper headline. Why do you ignore the fact that Assad used to sponsor the Al-Qaeda in Iraq? The average Lebanese are well aware of this fact

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Kurds are doing well to avoid them all ….

  17. Maborlz Ez-Hari Avatar
    Maborlz Ez-Hari

    The outcome concentrated zebel ( fertilizer)

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    Maborlz Ez-Hari

    The outcome concentrated zebel ( fertilizer)

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