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</html><description>By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Logo of the Dawn of Freedom Brigades One of the more noted recent trends in rebel dynamics in Syria is the weakening of the Islamic Front, widely noted last year as the most powerful rebel alliance in terms of manpower and fighting capabilities. However, the coalition was always weaker than it [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>http://joshualandis.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/10170699_303379346480109_5910036450092586700_n-1.jpg</thumbnail_url></oembed>

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