of it as a rebel group. it s really an umbrella rebel group of many different organizations and now the united states is hoping that brigadier general idris can be the figurehead who can unite this moderate, not entirely secular, but generally secular-leaning organization. and that funding and support, political, military and financial, can all go through him. and that some of these other groups like the nusrah front will be weakened as he gets stronger. that is certainly the opinion of many in washington. that is what general idris himself is hoping. but these groups the nusrah front and other islamic groups have their own supporters. they operate independently of the system. they have been effective, sometimes when you re small and ideologically motivated, you can be effective in combat.