September 22, 2012
Brigadier General Mustafa al-Sheikh, (click here) who heads the FSA's Military Council, said the move aims to unite all rebel groups.
He said the move was made the week before, without specifying the FSA's new location.
Commander Colonel Riad al-Asaad issued a video titled "Free Syrian Army Communique Number 1 from Inside" revealing that the command has moved to "liberated areas".
The FSA has been the most prominent of the rebel groups trying to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
But its commanders have come under criticism in the past for leading from Turkey, and its authority over numerous locally-based networks of fighters is limited.
Earlier, Syrian activists said rebels and government troops had fought a fierce battle near the border with Jordan. The activists said the fighting in and around the Syrian border town of Nasib continued until dawn on Saturday.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were casualties on both sides without giving figures. Mohammed Abu Houran, an activist in the area, said the rebels first attacked an air defence base near Nassib and as they were withdrawing they clashed with Syrian border guards....
May 28, 2013
John McCain (click here) crossed into Syria from Turkey to meet with Salim Idris, the general commander of the Free Syrian Army. McCain wants the U.S. to support the Free Syrian Army with arms and a no-fly zone. NBC’s Richard Engel reports and NBC’s David Gregory discusses the visit....
He said the move was made the week before, without specifying the FSA's new location.
Commander Colonel Riad al-Asaad issued a video titled "Free Syrian Army Communique Number 1 from Inside" revealing that the command has moved to "liberated areas".
The FSA has been the most prominent of the rebel groups trying to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
But its commanders have come under criticism in the past for leading from Turkey, and its authority over numerous locally-based networks of fighters is limited.
Earlier, Syrian activists said rebels and government troops had fought a fierce battle near the border with Jordan. The activists said the fighting in and around the Syrian border town of Nasib continued until dawn on Saturday.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were casualties on both sides without giving figures. Mohammed Abu Houran, an activist in the area, said the rebels first attacked an air defence base near Nassib and as they were withdrawing they clashed with Syrian border guards....
May 28, 2013
John McCain (click here) crossed into Syria from Turkey to meet with Salim Idris, the general commander of the Free Syrian Army. McCain wants the U.S. to support the Free Syrian Army with arms and a no-fly zone. NBC’s Richard Engel reports and NBC’s David Gregory discusses the visit....
May 27, 2013
The leaders (click here) of the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army told the senator they want the U.S. to provide arms, a no-fly zone, and strikes on Hezbollah. Josh Rogin reports....
Turkey did not create this mayhem alone. It was completely assisted by Senator McCain's influence and demand for arming of rebels he knew nothing about. Well, guess what, the rebels McCain insisted on arming were exactly what Assad said they were and they have now moved into Iraq with USA munitions and hardware to facilitate their advance. Well done, John.
And guess who helped move all those guns and munitions into Syria? The very truckers now held as captives.
A driver waiting in a slow line of trucks on Saturday to cross into Iraq from southeastern Turkey. Among 80 Turks recently kidnapped by ISIS were 31 truckers.Andrea Bruce for The New York Times
June 24, 2013
...Once this border was wide open, as Turkey allowed rebel groups of any stripe easy access to the battlefields in Syria in an effort to topple President Bashar al-Assad. But that created fertile ground in Syria for the development of the Sunni militant group that launched a blitzkrieg in Iraq this month, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
“For three years, we have seen ISIS flags in Syria, and that is because of Turkey,” Mr. Aydin said, eyeing hundreds of Iraq-bound trucks that snaked in a line over the horizon. “Turkey let them in.”
Now, with the rise of ISIS, the Turkish government is paying a steep price for the chaos it helped create....
Senator McCain forgot to get the contract signed that says, "If you turn against the hand that feeds you the USA will bomb you."
Not only did US Senator McCain arm ISIS the Saudi sheiks joined right in and supported the holy war. I suppose the Saudis are suppose to be condemned now too since they mimicked and supported John McCain's efforts, right?
The USA military is out of the Middle East and will only support established allies such as Jordan, Turkey and Israel. There will be no more meddling.
Additionally, Iran is correct, the USA is bringing to much press to bear in Baghdad. If Maliki was calling for religious resolve to protect the populations in Iraq, it was because of the advance of Sunni rebels. It is a crime the USA has caused such huge problems in the Middle East. It is the regional leaders that have to stop the violence and end the USA created war.
There will be no Iraq War 2.0.
June 25, 2014
Turkey did not create this mayhem alone. It was completely assisted by Senator McCain's influence and demand for arming of rebels he knew nothing about. Well, guess what, the rebels McCain insisted on arming were exactly what Assad said they were and they have now moved into Iraq with USA munitions and hardware to facilitate their advance. Well done, John.
And guess who helped move all those guns and munitions into Syria? The very truckers now held as captives.
A driver waiting in a slow line of trucks on Saturday to cross into Iraq from southeastern Turkey. Among 80 Turks recently kidnapped by ISIS were 31 truckers.Andrea Bruce for The New York TimesJune 24, 2013
...Once this border was wide open, as Turkey allowed rebel groups of any stripe easy access to the battlefields in Syria in an effort to topple President Bashar al-Assad. But that created fertile ground in Syria for the development of the Sunni militant group that launched a blitzkrieg in Iraq this month, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
“For three years, we have seen ISIS flags in Syria, and that is because of Turkey,” Mr. Aydin said, eyeing hundreds of Iraq-bound trucks that snaked in a line over the horizon. “Turkey let them in.”
Now, with the rise of ISIS, the Turkish government is paying a steep price for the chaos it helped create....
Senator McCain forgot to get the contract signed that says, "If you turn against the hand that feeds you the USA will bomb you."
Not only did US Senator McCain arm ISIS the Saudi sheiks joined right in and supported the holy war. I suppose the Saudis are suppose to be condemned now too since they mimicked and supported John McCain's efforts, right?
The USA military is out of the Middle East and will only support established allies such as Jordan, Turkey and Israel. There will be no more meddling.
Additionally, Iran is correct, the USA is bringing to much press to bear in Baghdad. If Maliki was calling for religious resolve to protect the populations in Iraq, it was because of the advance of Sunni rebels. It is a crime the USA has caused such huge problems in the Middle East. It is the regional leaders that have to stop the violence and end the USA created war.
There will be no Iraq War 2.0.
June 25, 2014
BAGHDAD — Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (click here) called Wednesday for political unity in the face of a brutal al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency, as he sought to shore up crumbling support for his government.
Striking a conciliatory but desperate tone in a televised address to the nation, Maliki urged political parties to lay aside their differences before the first session of Iraq’s newly elected parliament, expected to take place next week.
“We desperately need a united national stance to defy terrorism,” said Maliki, who is under pressure from the United States to reach out to those who oppose him,
His speech, delivered two days after he met with Secretary of State John F. Kerry, contrasted sharply with his public declarations earlier in the crisis, which have appealed to religious motivations and called for citizens to protect the country’s Shiite Muslim shrines....
