Tuesday 10 September 2013

Syrian opposition fighter Ali Ahmed in his hospital bed in Lebanon. His right leg was shattered during the battle for Qusayr.

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"His battalion, a conservative group independent of the Free Syrian Army that operates under the umbrella of the ultra-conservative Syrian Islamic Front, may not necessarily be aligned with what appears to be his more moderate way of thinking.
But it is also not as radical as some of the brigades and has not embraced suicide attacks like the more radical Al-Qaeda-linked groups, so to Ali, it is where he belongs. He intends to return to the battalion when his leg heals."

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