I watched interviews with a woman who was among the Lebanese Shi`ite pilgrims in Aleppo (where the men in the group were kidnapped). Hajjah Hayat (and that is her name) was interviewed on all TV channels: she is sharp and has excellent memories. She not only noted that the kidnappers/thugs identified themselves as Free Syrian Army but said that she recognized their flag. She said that she even recognized their leader and remembered him video when he defected. This embarrassed the (Un)Free Syrian Army and led them to start lying: sometimes they blame the regime and other times they blame some rival group. Of course, all this is not noted in the Western press because exposing the lies of the exile Syrian opposition is not part of the propaganda mission.