Syria conflict: Foreign jihadists 'use Turkey safe houses'

[Jesus Malverde]

Source: BBC

Foreign jihadist fighters are using safe houses in southern Turkey to cross into Syria to fight against government forces, the BBC has learnt.

A man running one such house near the border town of Reyhanli said more than 150 people - including up to 20 Britons - had used it in the past three months.

The route through Turkey used by al-Qaeda-linked foreign jihadists is now becoming increasingly organised.

Opposition activists say jihadists are destroying the Syrian revolution.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25274886

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One such fighter from France told our correspondent that "there are thousands of us, literally from every corner of the world".

"And we are all al-Qaeda," he added.

[Jesus Malverde]

1. Islamists seize Free Syrian Army arms depots

The largest Islamist rebel force in Syria seized arms depots belonging to the mainstream Western-backed Free Syrian Army on Saturday, a watchdog said, highlighting tensions among rebel groups.

"After combat that lasted all night, fighters from the Islamic Front captured (FSA) general staff positions near the Bab el-Hawa border crossing (with Turkey) and seized their arms depots," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The Observatory said the arms had been brought across the border from Turkey and that five fighters were killed, but it did not say from what side.

The seizure comes four days after the Islamic Front announced that it rejected the authority of the FSA command.

The FSA was the first organised rebel military entity to emerge after peaceful demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011 degenerated into an armed uprising.

It was made up of army deserters and civilians.


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/islamists-39-seize-free-syrian-army-arms-depots-145125628.html

[Igel]

2. Yeah, it's hard in a civil war just to arm the bits of the opposition you want to.

Even if most of the arms go to the intended target, enough get captured or pilfered to create problems on the side.

[MisterP]

3. now we *like* AQ, remember?

in 1830 we accused the Masons of everything
in 1850 we thought Irish Papists were taking over
in the 1920s Nesta Webster blamed the Jews
in the 1950s we tried to throw the Catholics at the Russians
in 1961 we thought the Catholics *had* taken over
in the 1980s we ran cocaine to bribe Shiite terror, fund the Taliban, and encouraged Pol Pot and Jonas Savimbi (though only one of those two though they were God)
now we don't like the Muslims
the question is--who's next?

--signed,
the American Right

[MyNameGoesHere]

4. Turkey safe house