The Century Foundation: "Are Syria’s Rebels at Al Qaeda’s Mercy?"

New from me for The Century Foundation:

Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusrah attacked another northern “Free Syrian Army” brigade earlier this month – but now the episode looks more like an interlude in a power struggle within that brigade than simply an act of Nusra villainy. What that means for disentangling Nusrah and Syria’s rebels:

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/syrias-rebels-al-qaedas-mercy/