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A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon as he takes position in Aleppo’s Karm al-Jabal district on December 4, 2013. (Reuters/Saad AboBrahim)

Syria: Ankara mediates between FSA and Islamic Front

by Thair Abbas | Dec 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ankara mediated a meeting on Thursday between rival factions of the Syrian opposition in an attempt to broker an agreement between the Islamic Front and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) following recent clashes between the two. Turkey’s...

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Free Syrian Army fighters walk together along a street in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, on December 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Ammar Al-Erbeeni)

Syria: FSA, Islamic Front face off

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 11, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ongoing struggle within the ranks of Syria’s rebels escalated this week as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) accused the newly formed Islamic Front of carrying out a raid on its bases and warehouses near the Turkish border. In exclusive comments...

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A picture taken on October 18, 2013, shows a rebel fighter standing behind a broken television in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO / KARAM AL-MASRI)

Syria: Rebel-run prisons emulating Assad torture tactics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 29, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian opposition groups have established prisons in rebel-held areas of the country and are using the same methods of torture as the Assad regime, Syrian activists told Asharq Al-Awsat this week. The director of the London-based Syrian...

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Opposition fighters open fire taking cover from behind a car during fightings in the Salaheddin district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on October 9, 2013. (AFP PHOTO KARAM) AL-MASRI

Syria: Islamic Front seeking Islamic state

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic Front, a coalition of seven major Islamist rebel groups fighting against the Assad regime, has announced that it opposes the establishment of a civil and secular state, reaffirming its commitment to establishing an Islamic state in...