Syria’s “Moderate Rebels” are not Moderate, not Rebels | New Eastern Outlook
Syria’s “Moderate Rebels” are not Moderate, not Rebels
http://journal-neo.org/2016/07/17/syrias-moderate-rebels-are-not-moderate-not-rebels/
Never
has the US-led conspiracy against the sovereign state of Syria been so
transparent. When recently a Syrian warplane crashed near the Syrian
capital of Damascus and its pilot parachuted to safety, he was captured
and promptly executed by US-backed “moderate rebels.” In what was
clearly an inexcusable war crime, the story began to change almost
immediately in order to shift the blame..
Reuters in its article, “Syrian warplane crashes near Damascus, rebels say pilot killed,” would report (emphasis added):
The
rebel group Jaish al-Islam said the pilot had been killed by a Nusra
Front fighter while being held at a joint command centre. Jaish al-Islam had earlier said he would be handed over to them because they had shot down his plane.
Jaish al-Islam, which controls territory on the Syrian capital’s
eastern and northeastern outskirts, had earlier circulated a photo that
it said showed the pilot.
The incident highlights several
inconvenient facts. First, it exposes the fact that Jaish al-Islam
through its own admission maintains a “joint command center” with Jubhat
al Nusra – a US State Department designated foreign terrorist
organization – meaning that Jaish al-Islam itself is coordinating with
and fighting alongside listed terrorists.
inconvenient facts. First, it exposes the fact that Jaish al-Islam
through its own admission maintains a “joint command center” with Jubhat
al Nusra – a US State Department designated foreign terrorist
organization – meaning that Jaish al-Islam itself is coordinating with
and fighting alongside listed terrorists.
That Jaish al-Islam receives significant
material support from US allies including Saudi Arabia and NATO-member
Turkey implicates both US allies in supporting Al Nusra as well – as
these resources are demonstrably being shared.
material support from US allies including Saudi Arabia and NATO-member
Turkey implicates both US allies in supporting Al Nusra as well – as
these resources are demonstrably being shared.
It
should also be noted that it was Jaish al-Islam – a militant front
openly collaborating with Al Qaeda – that was chosen by the so-called
“Syrian opposition committee” to represent them at so-called “peace
talks” held by the UN earlier this year.
should also be noted that it was Jaish al-Islam – a militant front
openly collaborating with Al Qaeda – that was chosen by the so-called
“Syrian opposition committee” to represent them at so-called “peace
talks” held by the UN earlier this year.
The BBC’s article, “Syria conflict: Islamist rebel named opposition chief negotiator,” would reveal in January of this year that:
A Syrian opposition committee has
named an Islamist rebel as its chief negotiator at peace talks that the
UN hopes to convene in Geneva on Monday.
Mohammed Alloush is the political leader of the powerful, Saudi-backed group Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam).
This links the rest of the so-called “moderate opposition” directly to foreign-sponsored terrorist organizations as well.
Jaish
al-Islam and Nusra’s joint atrocity earlier this month in the execution
of a Syrian pilot also reveals another inconvenient fact – that the US
is maintaining a duplicitous double game in which it is supporting
terrorists fighting in Syria, using the misnomer of “moderate
opposition” to condemn any Syrian and Russian attacks on these terrorist
groups, then citing and shifting blame on the listed terrorist
organizations operating side-by-side these supposed “moderates” when
atrocities unfold.
It is a pattern that has – in recent
weeks – accelerated, with Al Qaeda-linked terrorist groups dominating
fighting across the country portrayed as “moderates” to shield them from
joint Syrian-Russian anti-terror operations, while simultaneously
disowned as Al Qaeda when atrocities are committed.
