{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Syria Comment","provider_url":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog","author_name":"Aymenn Al-Tamimi","author_url":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/author\/aymenn\/","title":"The Leopards of Homs: A Pro-Assad Militia - Syria Comment","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"o2F42gEtAN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/leopards-homs-pro-assad-militia\/\">The Leopards of Homs: A Pro-Assad Militia<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/leopards-homs-pro-assad-militia\/embed\/#?secret=o2F42gEtAN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Leopards of Homs: A Pro-Assad Militia&#8221; &#8212; Syria Comment\" data-secret=\"o2F42gEtAN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of The Leopards of Homs. The Arabic reads: &#8220;Fuhud Homs: Fawj al-Maham al-Khasa&#8221; (The Leopards of Homs: Special Operations Regiment). See older emblems of the militia here. The Homs area has seen the creation and growth of multiple militias on the regime side over the course of the Syrian civil [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FuhudHomsEmblem-450x450.jpg"}