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Source: http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/09/are-non-al-qaeda-syrian-rebels-moderate/
Are Non-Al-Qaeda Syrian Rebels "Moderate"?
(GLORIA Center-IDC-Herzliya) Jonathan Spyer - The main element of the so-called "moderate" bloc among the Syrian rebels is the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front, whose 20 constituent units are loyal to the Western-supported Supreme Military Council (SMC), headed by former Syrian Army Major General Salim Idris. All of its units pledge allegiance to some form of Sunni Islamism. The Americans are being told by pro-rebel mouthpieces that these Muslim Brotherhood-oriented militias are "moderate" and "democratic." In reality, they resemble Morsi and Hamas.