Akram, our correspondent in Syria, sent me this: "For Washington
Post, Syrian rebels are "Islamists" and "more secular":
The first (group proclaiming the attack on the "Crisis Cell") was
an organization calling itself the Sahaba Brigades, described as an elite
unit within the Free Syrian Army. In a video posted on YouTube, one of the
group’s commanders, 1st Lt. Ahmed Muhammad Taqa, said that the group had
conducted two months of surveillance on the “crisis control cell” and that the
attack was carried out by one of the “heroes inside the place,” according to a
translation by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant postings on
the Internet.
In a reflection of the fractured nature of the insurgency, which is made up of Islamists and more secular fighters, a second group, calling itself “Brigade of Islam,” posted a claim on Facebook saying it had carried out the attack, according to SITE.
My comment:In a reflection of the fractured nature of the insurgency, which is made up of Islamists and more secular fighters, a second group, calling itself “Brigade of Islam,” posted a claim on Facebook saying it had carried out the attack, according to SITE.
Sahaba brigades: Sahaba means the
companions of the prophet Mohammed
Brigade of Islam: Islam means.... Islam
A brilliant piece, except that WP hasn't tell who is the
secular brigade: the Sahabas or the Islam".Brigade of Islam: Islam means.... Islam
