Hundreds of Syria rebels pledge loyalty to Qaeda groups: activists

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/20/us-syria-crisis-qaeda-idUSBRE98J0DK20130920

(Reuters) - Hundreds of rebels have pledged allegiance to al Qaeda-affiliated forces in northern and eastern Syria, activists and Islamist sources said on Friday, strengthening the group's control in the region.

Not only individual fighters, but entire units have joined the small but powerful al Qaeda-linked groups - the Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - in recent days, according to the sources inside Syria.

"This is a sign the radical groups are still growing in power. This region could fall to the jihadists," said an activist in the eastern town of Raqqa, who asked not to be identified. "We may see this become a trend."

Clashes have been intensifying between Nusra or ISIL and the less effective but more moderate forces that make up the majority of opposition fighters, especially in opposition-held territory along Syria's northern and eastern borders.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Color me confused

US is giving aid and support to the rebels in Suria
US declares Al-Quada is a terrorist group, the "enemy" in our War on Terror.

So that makes supporting the Al-Quada affliated rebels ...treason, does it not?
The "giving aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war" treason.

[seveneyes]

2. Eating their hearts out

To join the cannibals.