Friday, July 12, 2013

Syria's Rebel Groups Are Facing Their Own Civil War

A Free Syrian Army fighter cools himself with water to beat the heat as fellow fighters watch, in Deir al-Zor yesterday. The FSA has vowed revenge after Al-Qaeda militants murdered a top rebel commander

Syrian Civil War In Disarray After Al Qaeda Militants Assassinate Rebel Leader, Whose Followers Immediately Vow Revenge -- Daily Mail

* Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant killed Kamal Hamami of the FSA Supreme Military Council
* Rebel commanders pledged to retaliate opening up the possibility of a conflict between Western-backed forces and Islamists
* Rebel troops being supplied by tiny munitions shop that manufactures mortar shells by hand

The Free Syrian Army has vowed revenge after Al Qaeda linked militants assassinated a top rebel commander opening up the possibility of a conflict between Western-backed rebel forces and Islamists in Syria's civil war.

The announcement is the latest sign of disarray in the armed opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has regained the upper hand more than two years into an insurgency that grew out of Arab Spring-inspired pro-democracy protests.

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More News On The Fracturing Of The Syrian Rebel Movement

New front opens in Syria as rebels say al Qaeda attack means war -- Reuters
Activist group says al-Qaida-linked gunmen shot dead local Syrian rebel commander -- Washington Post/AP
Al Qaeda kills Free Syrian Army commander: FSA spokesman -- Reuters
Qaeda front group kills Syria rebel chief: NGO -- FOX News/AFP
Syrian Rebels Say al-Qaida Militants Killed Commander -- Voice of America
Al-Qaeda militants killed Syrian rebel commander - FSA spokesman -- RT
Free Syrian Army commander killed by rivals -- Al Jazeera
Key Free Syria Army Rebel 'Killed By Islamist Group' -- BBC

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