The rebel Free Syrian Army has reported that one of the top commanders in their leadership council, Kamal Hamami, has been assassinated, and they are accusing rebels linked to al-Qaeda with having killed him.
According to FSA spokesman Qassem Saadeddine, Hamami was meeting with fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (a faction of Jabhat al-Nusra) in Latakia to coordinate battle plans. They killed Hamami and reportedly threatened to kill the rest of the FSA’s leadership council.
Supported by the US, the FSA’s leadership is seen as more secular, and has rejected the idea of imposing Taliban-style Sharia law on Syria in the event of regime change, a key goal of al-Qaeda groups.
Secular and Islamist rebel factions have repeatedly clashed over territory in Syria, and both sides have made it clear that they envision eliminating the other after the end of the current civil war. As this war drags on, however, it seems some aren’t willing to wait for the next one.
This is usually what happens when two mafia organization interfering with one or the other turf, as they call it. Or a cooperation on a drug deal or bank rubbery or starting a war goes bed. No matter what, mafia is mafia and is been a bad business for those whom are involved, USA is for one the EU for another and most of all the Saudis that are the book keeper.
If Al Qaeda reads any news, maybe they heard that the US had instructed the FSA to KILL THE AL QAEDA LINKED REBELS.
There definitely won't be any blowback if these groups overthrow Assad and claim his chemical weapons stockpiles. Especially after the US-backed coup to depose a democratically elected Muslim leader in Egypt. I'm sure they are all fine with that.
Probably on US PAYROLL–DUH
And these are the guys Obama wants to arm?
Anyone bother to ask Sen. John McCain what his plans are now? Who should we arm with heavy weapons? They can also ask him why he didn't see this kind of scenario coming, him being such an strategic planning expert and all. Religious fanatics (ANY religious fanatics) cannot ever allow the non-religious to control them – and these wars with religious factions are ALL about control.
Perhaps if religion was outlawed…then most wars would be irrelevant.