NATO-backed Syrian rebels fire military commander after major reverses
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Western-backed rebel coalition, accusing him of incompetence, has fired its military commander. The Supreme Military Council (SMC) of the Free Syrian Army has dismissed commander Gen. Salim Idriss. SMC, backed by Arab and NATO states, said Idriss, who defected from the Syrian military, would be replaced by FSA operations […]