Ali El Yassir

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The Sham Legion: Syria’s Moderate Islamists

The emergence of the Sham Legion, a moderate Islamist rebel group, may be a significant political development because, until its formation, only more conservative and Salafi-oriented brigades had managed to merge into ideologically coherent countrywide alliances.

· April 15, 2014
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Militias for the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood?

Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood is trying to gain influence in the conflict by establishing an armed wing—the effort might enhance its profile in the short term but carries big risks in the longer run.

· October 29, 2013