Brig. Gen. Itai Brun, head of the IDF Military Intelligence research and analysis division, at a Foreign Affairs and Defense committee hearing at the Knesset in 2012 (photo credit: Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
80% Of Syria Rebels Are Islamist, Senior IDF Officer Says -- Times Of Israel
Military Intelligence research chief says Iran abiding by interim nuclear deal but hasn’t abandoned nuke drive
Eighty percent of the opposition fighters in Syria have “a clear Islamist agenda,” a senior Israeli intelligence officer said on Monday, noting that Iran continues to aspire to nuclear weapons despite abiding by a provisional agreement signed with the superpowers.
Brig. Gen. Itai Brun, head of Military Intelligence research, assessed in a presentation to the Herzliya Conference on Monday that of a total of some 120,000 men fighting the Assad regime, some 50,000 are Salafists who would like to see Islam implemented in the future Syria, belonging to groups like Al-Nusra Front. Approximately 30,000 support a more moderate political Islam, akin to the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood. The number of global jihadists, members of organizations such as ISIS, is around 15,000, or 13 percent of the fighting body. Only 20 percent of Syria’s fighters, Brun estimated, could be categorized as “secular.”
Brig. Gen. Itai Brun, head of Military Intelligence research, assessed in a presentation to the Herzliya Conference on Monday that of a total of some 120,000 men fighting the Assad regime, some 50,000 are Salafists who would like to see Islam implemented in the future Syria, belonging to groups like Al-Nusra Front. Approximately 30,000 support a more moderate political Islam, akin to the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood. The number of global jihadists, members of organizations such as ISIS, is around 15,000, or 13 percent of the fighting body. Only 20 percent of Syria’s fighters, Brun estimated, could be categorized as “secular.”
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My Comment: It is not everyday that someone like Brig. Gen. Itai Brun gives the public a heads up (from the Israeli perspective) on what is happening in Syria, Iran, and elsewhere. This article is a must read.
3 comments:
I take note of anything coming out of the IDC, more so the Gloria Centre but not so much now that Barry Rubin passed away.
I discovered your site after he had passed, was he someone you followed as well Mr WNU?
I really like Jonathan Spyer who has taken on the bulk of posts but he is nothing on Barry.....
I read a post from Barry Rubin on Pajamas Media a few years back. You are right about Jonathan Spyer .... he is very good but he does not have the depth of knowledge that Bary Rubin had.
Before Barry died he released all his books free, you can download them at the following link:
http://www.gloria-center.org/pt_free_books/
Some late night light reading for you!!
- 'The Truth about Syria' is an excellent read and still relevant today
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