Members of Free Syrian Army fighters are seen at Sermada near Idlib gust 12, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout
Exclusive: Libyan Fighters Join Syrian Revolt -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Veteran fighters of last year's civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under conditions far more dire than those in the battle against Muammar Gaddafi, a Libyan-Irish fighter has told Reuters.
Hussam Najjar hails from Dublin, has a Libyan father and Irish mother and goes by the name of Sam. A trained sniper, he was part of the rebel unit that stormed Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli a year ago, led by Mahdi al-Harati, a powerful militia chief from Libya's western mountains.
Harati now leads a unit in Syria, made up mainly of Syrians but also including some foreign fighters, including 20 senior members of his own Libyan rebel unit. He asked Najjar to join him from Dublin a few months ago, Najjar said.
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My Comment: This development does not surprise me. The only questions that need to be asked are .... how many have joined, and is it with the approval of the Libyan government.
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