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And getting worse. Despite its air power the assad regime appears increasingly on the defensive against rebel forces which according to israels ambassador to the u. S. Include a growing number of radical islamist. The jihadi presence is big and getting bigger. And the longer the conflict goes on there, the bigger it will get. The jihadies are an offshoot of al qaeda in iraq which ones fought a no holds bar battle against american troops. According to Jeffrey White a former analyst for the Defense Intelligence agency, they are now turning the tide against the assad regime. They are very good fighters. They give the rebels a combat edge. They are quite willing to die, and they fight on all key fronts. Theyre involved in many of the key actions. These are not people we want to win. Reporter with the rebels making inroads on damascus itself, monitoring of syrian bases like t ....

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