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2024-12-08 18:23:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0D922040A2304D35297CFE600CFE6087666D38FDA8195F2C14DD87B67A96EED8
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The Syrian Rebels aren’t Al Qaida, they are Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which is an offshoot of an Al Qaida affiliate. HTS maintains it’s an independent entity. https://www.csis.org/programs/former-programs/warfare-irregular-threats-and-terrorism-program-archives/terrorism-backgrounders/hayat-tahrir Israel has also given weapons and provided aid to Al Qaida rebel fighters from the Syrian Civil War in the past. https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/report-israel-treating-al-qaida-fighters-wounded-in-syria-civil-war-393862 https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-acknowledges-long-claimed-weapons-supply-to-syrian-rebels/
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