Report contradicts U.S. intel on Al Qaida, jihadists in Syrian rebel force

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LONDON — Al Qaida has deployed at least 10,000 rebel fighters in Syria, a report said.

A rebel fighter with the jihadist group Al-Nusra Front bears the flag of Al Qaida on his jacket. /Getty Images

A leading British defense consultant asserted that Al Qaida deployed 10,000 fighters to battle the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In a report, IHS Jane’s said Al Qaida recruits, who dominate the Sunni revolt, comprised about 10 percent of the 100,000 rebels in Syria.

“The insurgency is now dominated by groups which have at least an Islamist viewpoint on the conflict,” Charles Lister, author of the analysis, said. “The idea that it is mostly secular groups leading the opposition is just not borne out.”

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Report contradicts U.S. intel on Al Qaida, jihadists in Syrian rebel force added by World Tribune on October 4, 2013
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