Posted on 09/15/2013 2:36:45 PM PDT by Nachum
Nearly half the rebel fighters in Syria are now aligned to jihadist or hardline Islamist groups according to a new analysis of factions in the country´s civil war. Opposition forces battling Bashar al-Assad´s regime in Syria now number around 100,000 fighters, but after more than two years of fighting they are fragmented into as many as 1,000 bands. The new study by IHS Jane´s, a defence consultancy, estimates there are around 10,000 jihadists - who would include foreign fighters - fighting for powerful factions linked to al-Qaeda. Another 30,000 to 35,000 are hardline Islamists who share much of the outlook
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More OBayMe’s sons?
Well then, Odumbo would be right at home with these slime bags.
what are the other half???
They’re just you average, everyday goat f^#£er. . . err I mean muslim (lower case m on purpose).
Are the mod gods in my favor today or will my post be swiped?
They’re just plain ol’ Sunnis (the religious majority in Syria) who have been living under Assad’s thumb and want “their turn” at pillaging the country. Assad has kept them from looting and killing other religious minorities in Syria for far too long (to their mind).
But, if the “rebels” win, we know who will be in charge...
what are the other half???
Plain, simple, old-fashioned crazed killers.
With the Islamic terrorists opposing Assad in Syria, Obama will force by diplomacy or use of force Assad to give up his defense capabilities.
Obama, always works against America, Israel and Christianity and for those that want to destroy.
This can’t be! McCain and Graham and Kerry said it’s no more that 15%!
So once they’re out of Syria, will that make Urkel a liar for saying Assad had them? I think there’s an applicable precedent here...
McCain says they are moderates.
If the war hero says it, it's gotta be true.
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