Rebel chief who deployed CIA-trained fighters to Syria is assassinated in Jordan

Rebel chief who deployed CIA-trained fighters to Syria is assassinated in Jordan

Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — A Syrian rebel commander has been assassinated in Jordan.   Security sources said a leading Western-backed rebel was shot dead in the Jordanian capital of Amman. They identified the dead man as Maher Rahel, a commander in the Free Syrian Army, said to responsible for the deployment of rebels trained by […]

Secularist Syrian rebel forces pressed by Turkey to yield to Islamists

Secularist Syrian rebel forces pressed by Turkey to yield to Islamists

Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The Syrian opposition continues to be divided between the rebel army and Islamists supported by Qatar. Opposition sources said the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian National Council have failed in efforts to cooperate. They said the secular-oriented rebel army and the Islamist group reflected conflicting interests and ambitions, […]