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Syrian Rebel Group Says Al Qaeda Affiliate Turning on Them

Writer: OurStudioOurStudio

Syria's Western-backed opposition coalition said an Islamist militant group with ties to al-Qaeda has switched from fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces to battling for control of rebel-held territories.

The presence of al-Qaeda-linked militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in "liberated areas, poses a threat to civilians," the Syrian National Coalition said in a statement on its website. The statement came after clashes between the militants and the Western-backed Free Syrian Army for control of the northern town of Azaz.

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