Sunday, January 5, 2014

Syrian Rebel Groups Rout Al Qaeda Affiliated Group



Al Qaeda-Linked Group Routed In Syrian Rebel Infighting -- L.A. Times

AMMAN, Jordan -- Infighting among Islamist anti-government groups operating in northern Syria continued for a third day, as rebel factions engage in a large-scale rout against an extremist Al Qaeda affiliated group.

Jaysh Al-Mujahideen (the army of the Mujahideen), a new coalition of presumably moderate Islamist groups, as well as factions affiliated with the Western-backed Free Syrian Army and the Islamic Front consolidated their gains against the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) in what activists are hailing as a "second revolution." The Turkish government reacted with a shutdown of the vital Bab Al-Salameh crossing on the Syrian border.

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More News On Rebel - Rebel Infighting In Syria

Al-Qaida Affiliate Pull out of Northern Syria Strongholds -- Voice of America
Rebel-on-rebel fighting escalates in Syria -- Deutsche Welle
Al-Qaeda linked rebel group pulls out of northern Syria strongholds -- Al Bawaba
Al-Qaeda-linked Isis under attack in northern Syria -- BBC
Syria rebels unite and launch new revolt, against jihadists -- Japan Times/AFP
Activists: Syrian rebels battle al-Qaida-linked fighters in Aleppo as infighting grows fiercer -- FOX News
Syrian rebels battle al-Qaeda-linked fighters -- USA Today/AP
Backlash against al-Qaida affiliate sees 'dozens of fighters' killed in Iraq and Syria -- The Guardian
Continued in-fighting between Syria rebels -- Al Jazeera
Syria rebels launch fierce attack on al Qaeda fighters -- Euronews

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