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| Qaeda fighters kidnap US-backed rebel chief in Syria |
| 2016-07-04 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] US-backed rebels on Sunday accused Al-Qaeda-linked fighters of storming their headquarters in northwestern Syria and kidnapping their commander and dozens of other combatants. In an online statement, Jaish al-Tahrir (Liberation Army) said its commander, Mohammad al-Ghabi, was kidnapped from his father’s home in the town of Kafranbel by Al-Nusra Front jihadists on Saturday evening. It said Al-Nusra fighters also "kidnapped more than 40 members of Jaish al-Tahrir" and stole weapons from other bases and checkpoints set up in northwestern Syria. "We call on Al-Nusra Front to immediately release our commander and all the others who were kidnapped," the statement said, urging other Islamist groups to put pressure on the jihadists. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the incident and said the US had supported Jaish al-Tahrir with weapons and even salaries in the past. |
| Posted by:Fred |