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(Bloomberg) Al-Qaeda Links Cloud Syria as U.S. Seeks Clarity on Rebels

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Kendall Harmon

“Two of the most powerful insurgent factions in Syria are al-Qaeda factions,” Evan Kohlmann, senior partner at Flashpoint Partners in New York, said by telephone. “Even were the Assad regime to fall and there be some kind of takeover by rebels, there’s not a clear understanding that everyone here will be able to agree and form any kind of government.”

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