Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Who Is Arming The Syrian Rebels?



Syria’s Secular And Islamist Rebels: Who Are The Saudis And The Qataris Arming? -- Time

Out of Istanbul, the two Gulf states play a game of conflicting favorites that is getting in the way creating a unified rebel force to topple the Assad regime

Vast swaths of northern Syria, especially in the province of Idlib, have slipped out of the hands of President Bashar Assad, if not quite out of his reach. The area is now a de facto liberated zone, though the daily attacks by Damascus’ air force and the shelling from the handful of checkpoints and bases regime forces have fallen back to are reminders that the rebel hold on the territory remains fluid and fragile.

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My Comment:
I suspect that they will eventually sort it out .... but this rebel disorder reveals the lack (and need) of Western leadership in Syria that was crucial in overthrowing Libya's Gaddafi.

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