US Spy Chief: Syrian Rebels Remain Disorganized
Rebels Struggle to Cope With Foreign Influx
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, testifying to the Senate Intelligence Committee today, warned that while the Syrian rebel forces have gained some territory, they remain disorganized.
The biggest obstacle, according to Clapper, is trying to integrate the massive influx of foreign Islamist fighters into the rebel forces, with “literally hundreds” of different forces in the rebellion operating as independent or semi-independent.
Clapper added that he believes Assad’s “days are numbered. We just don’t know the number,” while declining to even speculate how much longer the war might continue.
He also noted that the al-Nusra Front, which he described as an “offshoot” of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been gaining support in rebel-held areas by offering some municipal services in those areas.
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mojo
March 12th, 2013 at 8:47 pm
They will never get anywhere…,they don't have the Syrian people support…, they never have and never will… Sooner this war and USA support for Saudis bandits ends the better for Syrian, the iraqis, the jordanians, the Egyptians, the turkish, the iranians and the American people.., those whom are sick and tired of USA being at war with every nations in this world.., those whom are sick and tired of usual White House or Washington war politics.