[An Nahar] The rebel Free Syrian Army has set up a military council to coordinate operations around Damascus...Capital of the last overtly fascist regime in the world...
, as it brings the year-old conflict to the capital, it announced in an online video on Thursday.
"I, Colonel Khaled Mohammed al-Hammoud, announce the creation of the military council for Damascus and the region that will be in charge of FSA operations in this region," an army deserter said in the video.
He invited other "noble officers still in the ranks of Bashar's army" to join the rebel force, referring to Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
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Ahmed al-Khatib, calling himself rebel front man for the Damascus area, said the council "represents a unified leadership for deserters from the army to reassure those supporting the FSA."