An armed group has expelled rebel Free Syrian Army fighters
from their positions in the northern city of Raqqa, a watchdog reported
on Wednesday.
"Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have taken control of the positions of the Ahfad al-Rasul brigade in Raqqa," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
For more than a week, clashes have pitted jihadists against the Ahfad al-Rasul brigade, a part of the mainstream Free Syrian Army. The fighting between the two rebel groups erupted when ISIS attacked Ahfad al-Rasul positions in the city, according to the Observatory and brigade officials.
"They wanted to take our munitions and weapons," an official from Ahfad al-Rasul told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"ISIL wants to control the whole city," said the Observatory's head, Rami Abdel Rahman.
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"Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have taken control of the positions of the Ahfad al-Rasul brigade in Raqqa," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
For more than a week, clashes have pitted jihadists against the Ahfad al-Rasul brigade, a part of the mainstream Free Syrian Army. The fighting between the two rebel groups erupted when ISIS attacked Ahfad al-Rasul positions in the city, according to the Observatory and brigade officials.
"They wanted to take our munitions and weapons," an official from Ahfad al-Rasul told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"ISIL wants to control the whole city," said the Observatory's head, Rami Abdel Rahman.
[AFP]
Syria's government said on Thursday that it has nothing to
hide from a UN team of chemical weapons inspectors that it expects to
visit the war-ravaged country in the coming days.
"The negotiations between Syria and the UN ended positively and the team is expected in Syria in the coming days," a foreign ministry official told AFP.
"There were no difficulties in the negotiations and Syria said it is ready to give the team all the facilities it needs to carry out its mission," the official said, adding "Syria has nothing to hide."
The announcement comes a day after the United Nations said a team of inspectors led by Swedish arms expert Ake Sellstroem would soon depart for Syria after getting the green light from Damascus.
[Al jazeera]"The negotiations between Syria and the UN ended positively and the team is expected in Syria in the coming days," a foreign ministry official told AFP.
"There were no difficulties in the negotiations and Syria said it is ready to give the team all the facilities it needs to carry out its mission," the official said, adding "Syria has nothing to hide."
The announcement comes a day after the United Nations said a team of inspectors led by Swedish arms expert Ake Sellstroem would soon depart for Syria after getting the green light from Damascus.
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