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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Jihadist and Turkish-backed rebels merge to form new coalition to fight the Syrian Army
2019-05-10
[MOBILE.ALMASDARNEWS] A new group comprised of several rebel factions calling themselves "Fatah Dimashq" has been formed in northwestern Syria this week.

The group, which is comprised of both jihadist and Ottoman Turkish-backed rebel groups, announced their formation on Thursday after they lost several areas to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northwestern region of Syria.

According to reports, the group will consist of over 20 rebel groups, including Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
, Hurras al-Deen Group, the Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
, and Harakat Ahrar al-Sham
...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014...
It is worth noting that the Hurras al-Deen Group is comprised of many foreign jihadists that have participated in many battles against the Syrian Arab Army in the past.

This coalition will also mark the first time that Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and the National Liberation Front
...the Turkic paramilitaries intended to replace with their native jihadi ferocity all the highly trained Turkish soldiers Sultan Erdogan I the much beloved has jailed in the last few years for not worshipping the ground he walks upon. The Uighurs and so forth who did not join Al Nusra or ISIS seem to have ended up here...
groups have joined together to take on the Syrian military.
Posted by:Fred

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