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February 9, 2012

Avoiding the 'Free Syrian Army' Bandwagon

Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy

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The perennial, deep problem of the Syrian opposition is that it remains fragmented, disorganized, and highly localized. This has not changed. The "Free Syrian Army" remains something of a fiction, a convenient mailbox for a diverse and unorganized collection of local fighting groups.

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