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Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant overruns air defense base in Hama
The al Qaeda affiliate assaulted the 66th Brigade’s air defense base and ammunition depot in Hama.
Russia
US, Russia strike deal on Syria chemical weapons
Free Syrian Army
Syrian opposition to choose PM in push for credibility
IRGC
Videos show Iranian officers supervising Syrian soldiers
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian rebels face another foe: Al Qaeda-linked militants
Free Syrian Army
Researcher fired: Think tank fires Syria researcher cited by Kerry, McCain
Farouq Brigades
Freed Italian journalist found ‘evil’ in Syria
Free Syrian Army
Privately, UN talks begin on controlling Syria’s chemical arms as 1 impasse leads to another
Al Nusrah Front
Battle for Syria Christian town of Maaloula continues
Free Syrian Army
Jihadist video condemning intervention in Syria exposed as fake
Free Syrian Army
Freed Captives Differ on Claim Syrian Rebels Framed Assad With Gas Attack
France
Syria backs chemical weapons plan, bombs Damascus
Videos show joint Al Nusrah, Free Syrian Army attacks in ancient village
According to the New York Times, videos posted online suggest “cooperation” between al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham, and a Free Syrian Army brigade in an assault on Malula earlier this week. Separately, Ahrar al Sham condemned the prospect of Western intervention in Syria.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Proliferation of armed groups in Syria points to long war
Al Qaeda, rebel groups vow to avenge chemical attack in Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant announced that it would coordinate with other Syrian rebel groups, including the Free Syrian Army, to take revenge for a chemical weapons attack last week in the capital that is said to have killed more than 300 people.
France
French Journalists Previously Reported Chemical Attacks in Damascus Suburbs
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
American Tells of Odyssey as Prisoner of Syrian Rebels
Free Syrian Army commander celebrates victory with al Qaeda affiliate
FSA commander Abdul Jabbar al Okaidi celebrates the takeover of the Minnigh airport with Abu Jandal, a known al Qaeda leader. “We’re here to kiss every hand pressed on the trigger,” al Okaidi said.
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Syrian Kurds take fragile steps towards autonomy
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Christian towns emptied by sectarian violence
Al Nusrah Front launches joint assaults with numerous Syrian rebel groups
In one attack in Idlib, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria claimed that “2,000 fully-equipped mujahideen” from eight different “brigades” fielded “8 tanks, a BMP armored vehicle,” and an assortment of mortars, rockets, machine guns, and other heavy weapons to overrun Syrian military forces. Free Syrian Army units participated in the attack.
Jordan
Syrian refugees stranded along Jordanian border; humanitarian crisis feared
Al Qaeda, Kurdish rebels fight along Turkish border
The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and reportedly the Free Syrian Army are fighting the PKK-linked YPG in northern Syria.
Free Syrian Army arming al Qaeda, ISIL commander claims
A leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed the Free Syrian Army is selling weapons to the terror group.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
In Syria, infighting between al-Qaida groups and mainstream rebels undermining revolt
Free Syrian Army
No Quick Impact in US Arms Plan for Syria Rebels
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Meeting al-Qaeda in Syria
Free Syrian Army commander says al Qaeda is ‘welcome’
A member of the US-backed Supreme Military Council said that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is “welcome if they help us fight the regime,” just days after the ISIL murdered a senior Free Syrian Army commander.