U.S. struggling over what to do with Syrian rebels once tied to al Qaida

U.S. struggling over what to do with Syrian rebels once tied to #al_Qaida
▻http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article48058665.html

Notamment le groupe Ahrar al Cham, un groupe qui se qualifie lui même ►https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-deadly-consequences-of-mislabeling-syrias-revolutionaries/2015/07/10/6dec139e-266e-11e5-aae2-6c4f59b050aa_story.html (comme le qualifie aussi Charles Lister ▻http://seenthis.net/messages/435209#message435697) de #mainstream,

Last July, an ultraconservative Islamist rebel group made a splash by publicly offering to work with Western powers to resolve the Syrian civil war and build “a moderate future,” a surprising overture from a force that regularly fights alongside al Qaida loyalists.

But the very next month, the same rebel group eulogized Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Taliban chief who sheltered Osama bin Laden before and after the 9/11 attacks, as a steadfast warrior who embodied “the true meanings of jihad and sincerity.”