Are Syria's Rebel Groups Now Controlled By Islamists?

Western governments and secular Syrians fear conservative Islamist groups are gaining the upper hand in Syria. BBC

Report: Islamic Control of Syrian Rebel Groups Increasing -- Algemeiner

Increasing reports indicate a mounting presence of Islamic terror groups within Syria’s rebel forces, complicating options for Western policymakers to address the Syrian civil war.

According to a report in the New York Times, Islamic groups have provided for basic government and local services such as running bakeries, controlling power plants and providing medical services in rebel-controlled areas.

Local residents have grown to respect the Islamic groups who receive funding and weapons from sympathetic donors from the Arab Gulf states. As a result, Islamic commanders have risen up the Syrian rebel ranks, now controlling many positions in the rebel umbrella group, the Supreme Military Council.

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