Rebel groups across Syria are defying the United States by pledging their
allegiance to a group that Washington will designate today a terrorist
organization for its alleged links to al-Qaeda.
A total of 29 opposition groups, including fighting "brigades" and civilian
committees, have signed a petition calling for mass demonstrations in support of
Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamist group which the White House believes is an offshoot
of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
The petition is promoting the slogan "No to American intervention, for we are
all Jabhat al-Nusra" and urges supporters to "raise the Jabhat al-Nusra flag" as
a "thank you".
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Opposition fighters inside Syria told The Daily Telegraph that the US
announcement was too little too late, and that any attempts by the West to
intervene in Syria would be rejected. "We don't support the new FSA military
command," said Ous al-Arabi, a spokesman of the Deir al-Zour Revolutionary
council.
"For Deir al-Zour province they have chosen people who are not
representative. Jabhat al-Nusra is the strongest group here and they ignored
that.
"The people are not going to accept intervention by the West now. You were
watching us die, and now that we close to victory you want to intervene? You are
not welcome." read full article:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9735988/Syrian-rebels-defy-US-and-pledge-allegiance-to-jihadi-group.html
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