08-02-2013, 08:46 PM
UN Investigating Rebels In Syria For Alleged Executions, Potential War Crime In Khan Al-Assal
This is why the West should stay the hell outta Syria; all of this was easily foreseeable. IMO.
Really wish that we weren't backing the SNC (or anyone else, for that matter). Hard for me to believe that the SNC has no affiliations with any of the radical fighters that have emerged within Syria; not to mention those opportunistic terrorists who entered Syria and joined the "rebels" in order to pursue their own agendas.
The rebels are being investigated for systematic killing of Assad-loyalist soldiers who had already surrendered.
Also, reports of rebels killing innocent civilians are being looked into.
Meanwhile, rebel forces are losing ground as fighting amongst themselves continues to increase.
Islamic factions have been gaining influence and groups such as the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra front have led major battles in the past year.
Rival rebels groups – mostly Islamic groups and Kurdish gunmen – frequently have clashed in northern in Syria over control of territory along the border with Turkey that fighters captured from regime troops over the past year.
Earlier this week, the infighting turned into a war within a war after a powerful Kurdish militia called on its supporters to fight al-Qaida-affiliated groups to avenge the recent killing of a prominent political leader.
Ref:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/02...97907.html
This is why the West should stay the hell outta Syria; all of this was easily foreseeable. IMO.
Really wish that we weren't backing the SNC (or anyone else, for that matter). Hard for me to believe that the SNC has no affiliations with any of the radical fighters that have emerged within Syria; not to mention those opportunistic terrorists who entered Syria and joined the "rebels" in order to pursue their own agendas.
The rebels are being investigated for systematic killing of Assad-loyalist soldiers who had already surrendered.
Also, reports of rebels killing innocent civilians are being looked into.
Meanwhile, rebel forces are losing ground as fighting amongst themselves continues to increase.
Islamic factions have been gaining influence and groups such as the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra front have led major battles in the past year.
Rival rebels groups – mostly Islamic groups and Kurdish gunmen – frequently have clashed in northern in Syria over control of territory along the border with Turkey that fighters captured from regime troops over the past year.
Earlier this week, the infighting turned into a war within a war after a powerful Kurdish militia called on its supporters to fight al-Qaida-affiliated groups to avenge the recent killing of a prominent political leader.
Ref:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/02...97907.html