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| Syrian Islamist rebels to meet US officials: Opposition sources |
| 2013-12-15 |
| [Al Ahram] Syrian rebel commanders from the Islamic Front which seized control of bases belonging to Western-backed rebels last week are due to hold talks with US officials in Turkey in coming days, rebel and opposition sources said on Saturday. The expected contacts between Washington and the radical fighters reflect the extent to which the Islamic Front alliance has eclipsed the more moderate Free Syrian Army brigades - which Western and Arab powers tried in vain to build into a force able to topple  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Lord of the Baath... . |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Eclipsed the more moderate Free Syrian Army" > unless I've missed something, the FSA has been all but absolutely defeated in Syria vee a combo by Assad andor the Qaeda Boyz. The Bammer = US-Allies wants to see what help Rising Iran can do agz Al-Qaeda over the next six months [Jan-Summer 2014] lest we return to mil threatening Iran + its NucProgs again. Iff Iran as a Muslim country refuses to take serious MilPol action agz Al-Qaeda, etal, foreign groups in Syria + ME, i.e. refuses agz other Muslims as expected under Islamic law, Iran's only alternative will be to resume going Nukulaar under new threats of US, Israeli milaction. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-12-15 20:09 |