US air strikes in Syria driving anti-Assad groups to support Isis
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army and several Islamic military groups say Isis is gaining allies or truces due to US bombings
Syrian anti-regime rebels preparing a rocket launcher in Aleppo. Several Islamic military groups are defecting to Isis in the wake of US air strikes. Photograph: Karam Almasri/Demotix/Corbis
Syrian anti-regime rebels preparing a rocket launcher in Aleppo. Several Islamic military groups are defecting to Isis in the wake of US air strikes. Photograph: Karam Almasri/Demotix/Corbis
Mona Mahmood-Sunday 23 November 2014
US air strikes in Syria are encouraging anti-regime fighters to forge alliances with or even defect to Islamic State (Isis), according to a series of interviews conducted by the Guardian.
US Air Strikes in Syria Driving Anti-Assad Groups to Support Isis by Thavam
US Air Strikes in Syria Driving Anti-Assad Groups to Support Isis by Thavam