Rebels battle Al Qaeda-linked fellow rebels in northern Syria

[Sally]

Better they fight it out amongst themselves and leave innocent civilians alone.

Rebels battle Al Qaeda-linked fellow rebels in northern Syria
By Nabih Bulos and Raja Abdulrahim

January 3, 2014, 10:27 a.m.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Clashes erupted Friday between groups nominally united in their opposition to the Syrian government, with rebel fighters in the north attacking an Al Qaeda-linked group that has increasingly fought against them.

The combat comes as the opposition movements seeking to oust President Bashar Assad find themselves increasingly fractured.

The fighting began early Friday when the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, tried to seize Atarib, a town near Aleppo held by other rebels, in order to capture the former base of the government's 46th Regiment and the courthouse, the rebels and activists said.

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Rebels battle Al Qaeda-linked fellow rebels in northern Syria - latimes.com

 

[Moonglow]

Al Qaeda should win since the US is supplying them with arms, not.

 

[Sally]

Al Qaeda should win since the US is supplying them with arms, not.

You can always go over there and join up with them, Moonglow. You can show your little tushie to them.

 

[aris2chat]

So nice that rape is permitted in syrian war by the mufti.

On Thursday, Sheikh Abd al-Rahman Ali al-Dala, aid to the chief mufti of Syria, who is loyal to President Bashar Assad, gave an interview to Sham FM, a radio station that supports Assad.

In the interview, Al-Dala said Syrian army soldiers have permission to "marry" unmarried and married women, sisters and mothers of the rebel fighters, without any official marriage agreement. He clarified that the rape is intended as a punishment for not reporting the rebels to the goverment forces.

In making his statement, the Sheikh placed his religious authority behind the rape of women and girls by soldiers, as part of their fight against the rebels.

According to testimony taken from captured soldiers and captains before they were put to death by rebels, rape has been employed as a common practice by the army, well before Al-Dala's official religious support was stated.

While particularly attractive women are reportedly brought to senior commanders, rape victims include religious muslim women dressed in face veils and full-body cloaks (niqab).

It must be noted that for their part, the rebels have publicized religious permission for their fighters to do as they please with women who fall into their hands. Rebels from Al Qaeda have also apparently have been forcing Syrian Druze communities to convert to Islam.

A study in November found that Syria was the fourth worst country in the Arab world in terms of women's rights. Egypt was found to be the worst.

 

[Hossfly]

Al Qaeda should win since the US is supplying them with arms, not.

May both factions enjoy victory!

 

[Moonglow]

Al Qaeda should win since the US is supplying them with arms, not.

You can always go over there and join up with them, Moonglow. You can show your little tushie to them.

Killer, I would have to take my cane though.

 

[Moonglow]

So nice that rape is permitted in syrian war by the mufti.

On Thursday, Sheikh Abd al-Rahman Ali al-Dala, aid to the chief mufti of Syria, who is loyal to President Bashar Assad, gave an interview to Sham FM, a radio station that supports Assad.

In the interview, Al-Dala said Syrian army soldiers have permission to "marry" unmarried and married women, sisters and mothers of the rebel fighters, without any official marriage agreement. He clarified that the rape is intended as a punishment for not reporting the rebels to the goverment forces.

In making his statement, the Sheikh placed his religious authority behind the rape of women and girls by soldiers, as part of their fight against the rebels.

According to testimony taken from captured soldiers and captains before they were put to death by rebels, rape has been employed as a common practice by the army, well before Al-Dala's official religious support was stated.

While particularly attractive women are reportedly brought to senior commanders, rape victims include religious muslim women dressed in face veils and full-body cloaks (niqab).

It must be noted that for their part, the rebels have publicized religious permission for their fighters to do as they please with women who fall into their hands. Rebels from Al Qaeda have also apparently have been forcing Syrian Druze communities to convert to Islam.

A study in November found that Syria was the fourth worst country in the Arab world in terms of women's rights. Egypt was found to be the worst.

They just can't let go of the Medieval era.

 

[Hollie]

Better they fight it out amongst themselves and leave innocent civilians alone.

The jihad in Syria these days, it's not going so well for the competing franchises of Peaceful Religionists. Honestly, it's not going very well anywhere that muhammud's (swish), mindless combat pawns are squaring off against us or against each other.

But let's talk about Syria’istan, where the sunni/salafi/wahabbi nutbars have been slamming away at the shia/Alawite jihadis. It's about to get worse for all of them.

Lebanon blasts reflect spillover of Iran-Saudi proxy war in Syria - latimes.com


Subhan Allah

 

[Roudy]

Better they fight it out amongst themselves and leave innocent civilians alone.

The jihad in Syria these days, it's not going so well for the competing franchises of Peaceful Religionists. Honestly, it's not going very well anywhere that muhammud's (swish), mindless combat pawns are squaring off against us or against each other.

But let's talk about Syria’istan, where the sunni/salafi/wahabbi nutbars have been slamming away at the shia/Alawite jihadis. It's about to get worse for all of them.

Lebanon blasts reflect spillover of Iran-Saudi proxy war in Syria - latimes.com


Subhan Allah

Swish.

 

[aris2chat]

Top Militant Said to Die After Arrest in Lebanon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The leader of a group with links to Al Qaeda that carried out attacks across the Middle East before shifting its focus to Syria’s civil war died on Saturday while in custody in Lebanon, the Lebanese Army said.

In a short statement, the army said the militant, Majid bin Muhammad al-Majid “died this morning while undergoing treatment at the central military hospital after his health deteriorated.” It did not elaborate.

Earlier, a Lebanese Army general said Mr. Majid died after experiencing kidney failure. The general was speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with regulations. The state-run National News Agency said Mr. Majid had died “after his health conditions deteriorated.”

Mr. Majid, a Saudi citizen, was detained in Lebanon late last month and had been held at a secret location.

He was the commander of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a Sunni militant group that is an offshoot of Al Qaeda, and one of the 85 most-wanted individuals in his native Saudi Arabia.

The State Department designated his group a foreign terrorist organization in 2012, freezing any assets it holds in the United States and barring Americans from doing business with the group.

The group has claimed responsibility for attacks throughout the region, including the 2010 bombing of a Japanese oil tanker in the Persian Gulf and several rocket strikes into Israel from Lebanon.

The most recent attack claimed by the group was the double suicide bombing in November outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut that killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens.

Reports surfaced about his arrest in Lebanon early last week. Security officials eventually confirmed they had a suspect in custody, but they said they were not certain of his identity. On Friday, the Lebanese confirmed his identity after a DNA test.

Mr. Majid was believed to have had serious kidney problems that required dialysis. He was an important militant figure in the region, and the Abdullah Azzam Brigades grew from a relatively small outfit to a larger terrorist group after he took over in mid-2012. He succeeded the organization’s previous leader, Saleh al-Qarawi, who was gravely wounded in Pakistan.

According to Lebanese newspapers, Mr. Majid was detained during the last week of December while on his way from Beirut to the eastern Bekaa Valley, which borders Syria. Reports said he was captured while in an ambulance after he had undergone dialysis in Beirut.

In spring 2013, after the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah announced that it was fighting alongside Syrian government troops against the Syrian rebels, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades began to target Hezbollah as well — and by extension, the group’s Iranian patrons.

Mr. Majid was taken into custody three days after Saudi Arabia pledged a $3 billion aid package to the Lebanese Army, a move seen as a Saudi attempt to counter the influence of Hezbollah.