Sunday, July 14, 2013

Syrian civil war in disarray after Al Qaeda militants assassinate rebel leader

No surprises here.  Just a continuation of 1,400 years of Muslim killing Muslim.  Lets face it, once Assad is deposed, the more radical sects (al Qaeda etc.) will overwhelm the Western backed rebels much as they did in Egypt. 

FROM DAILYMAIL.CO.UK:

Syrian civil war in disarray after Al Qaeda militants assassinate rebel leader, whose followers immediately vow revenge

    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

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 06:43 EST, 12 July 2013 | UPDATED: 10:07 EST, 12 July 2013

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.

Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a hardline Islamist group, killed Kamal Hamami of the FSA Supreme Military Council on Thursday. Also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Bassir al-Ladkani, he is one of its top 30 figures.

Rebel commanders pledged to retaliate.

It follows growing rivalries between the FSA and the Islamists, who have sometimes joined forces on the battlefield, and coincides with attempts by the Western and Arab-backed FSA to allay fears any U.S.-supplied arms might reach al Qaeda.

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