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Opposition fighters leave Syrian Free Army to fight for al-Qaeda
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 14:29
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Few outside Syria’s pro-government Alawite and Christian communities share the regime’s claim that it is fighting a war against Islamist terrorists. Clearly, the core membership of the Free Syrian Army consists of rebels whose grievances against the brutal rule of Bashar al-Assad are primarily ethnic and political, not religious. At the same time, it would be equally naïve to disregard the documented existence of several armed Islamist groups currently operating all over Syria. 
2012-08-01 13:46:44
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