An Internal Struggle: Al Qaeda's Syrian Affiliate Is Grappling With Its Identity
Category: WORLDPOST
In taking control of Ariha, the largely Islamist Jaish al-Fateh coalition and its allied Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions have successfully imposed a near-total province-wide strategic defeat upon the Bashar al-Assad regime.
By Charles Lister, ContributorSenior Fellow, Middle East Institute, 2015-05-31