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2013-04-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Rebels take army post near Syria's southern border

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Posted by Fred 2013-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Bashir had a pretty good (by regional standards) and large military, and he seems to have some explicit support from Iran, yet the rebels are slowly beating him. Who's providing the rebels with the level of financing, weapons supply and training/leadership that is making this happen?

Posted by Glenmore 2013-04-06 08:52|| 2013-04-06 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Who's providing the rebels with the level of financing, weapons supply and training/leadership that is making this happen?

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, U.S., Pakistan, Egypt. Possibly some muslim nations in SE Asia.

Various and sundry NGOs like AlQ. AQIM, the Muslim Brotherhood, Libyan militias, other Sunni militias and organizations, private Sunni financiers/citizens, and 'charitable' organizations affiliated with a mosque or not.

Posted by Pappy 2013-04-06 11:03|| 2013-04-06 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Al Qaeda in Iraq, too, Pappy.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-04-06 19:53|| 2013-04-06 19:53|| Front Page Top

#4 One could be forgiven for thinking the easiest way out of the whole ME conundrum is to simply carpet bomb the entire place. Sure, it would take a lot of ordnance and time, but if you want a government make-work project, there you go.

Posted by SteveS 2013-04-06 22:36|| 2013-04-06 22:36|| Front Page Top

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