Syria Feature: The Fight Within the Command of the Insurgency (Levinson)

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The Military Council announced its formation in early June. Promising fresh arms and supplies, it secured nominal pledges of loyalty from many of the rebel fighting groups.

But the Military Council came late to the game. The battle for the Aleppan countryside had been building since early spring. Village fighters had grown in numbers and combat know-how. Homegrown leaders emerged in their ranks.

By July, as the Military Council watched mostly from the sidelines, the battle for the north of Syria was nearing a climax.

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