https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/28/america-must-back-syrias-moderates/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:24:08 -0400<![CDATA[Halab al-Shabaa Brigade, one of the larger FSA units under the military council in Aleppo, is considering disbanding. The unit commander, a moderate, told me he knew that the extremist militant group Jabhat al-Nusra had approached some of his men. Jabhat al-Nusra is well-financed: Many of its cells have more food and weapons than recruits, and they are approaching Syrians to expand. Their obvious advantage is that they can provide what more moderate groups and civilian councils cannot: salaries and weapons.]]>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:05:55 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/28/america-must-back-syrias-moderates-n98680