12 Terrorist Groups Defect from FSA Ranks

At least 12 terrorist groups fighting in Syria declared their separation from Dar’e al-Jabal Brigade of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA).
The militants issued a statement to announce their defection from the Dar’e al-Jabal Brigade and called for the prosecution of commanders of the terrorist group, Al-Alam reported.

They noted that the militant group has committed crimes in two villages by using heavy weapons against villagers.

Other sources, however, say the cooperation between Dar’e al-Jabal Brigade and terrorist al-Qaeda-linked organization of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has caused the separation.

The vitally important development came after al-Qaeda and its affiliated militant groups warned of impending assassination attacks on the lives of FSA commanders in several areas.

Due to their much better and more sophisticated organization and trainings, terrorist groups normally lead the war of insurgency in Syria and rebel groups usually follow their orders.

After an FSA commander refused to be ruled by the al-Qaeda run al-Nusra Front earlier this year, the terrorist group killed him and warned of similar fate for several other FSA commanders in the area.

As a growing number of cases of war crimes and barbaric massacre and mutilation of civilians by the terrorist groups emerge in Syria, the number of the rebels defecting from the main armed opposition, the FSA, or giving up arms and surrendering to the Damascus government is on the rise.

The conflict in Syria started in March 2011, when pro-reform protests turned into a massive insurgency following the intervention of western and regional states.

The unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history.

As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists.