Syrian rebel factions, battered by defeats and as divided as ever, reel around trying to find allies they can trust who will ensure their survival. They can line up behind Turkey, which is recruiting factions to fight its own war in Syria against Syrian Kurds primarily, as well as Islamic State militants. Now in the fight against IS, the Kurds could capture Sunni Arab-majority regions like Raqqa and Deir el-Zour, to the alarm of the mainly Sunni Arab rebels. THE TATTOOED FIGHTERNothing blurs Muharram’s vision and determination to fight Assad. “We can’t be temporary allies for a certain stage and then they drop or back me as they please,” al-Saoud said.

Source: Egypt Independent June 01, 2017 09:30 UTC