You can’t make this up:
Al-Qaida seizes weapons, bases from US-backed Syrian rebels (from @AP) https://t.co/zBTsagmXIH
— Kim Dozier (@KimDozier) March 13, 2016
The opener:
Al-Qaeda militants swept through a rebel-held town in northern Syria in a display of dominance Sunday, arresting U.S.-backed fighters and looting weapons stores belonging to the Free Syrian Army.
The militants belonging to the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front along with allied jihadists have been moving to exert their authority over rebel-held areas in Idlib province since a partial ceasefire to the country’s five-year conflict took effect two weeks ago, extinguishing patriotic demonstrations and sidelining nationalist militias.
The FSA’s 13th Division said on Twitter Sunday that Nusra fighters were going door to door in the town of Maarat Numan and arresting its cadres after Nusra, alongside fighters from the Jund al-Aqsa faction, seized Division 13 posts the night before.
The rest here.
Flashback. It was just last week that ISIS was like a Batman villain. Did the Joker ever break into Wayne Manor and steal stuff?
'Comic book diplomacy': Obama elevates ISIS from 'JV team' to Joker from 'The Dark Knight' https://t.co/UL74zJjKV0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 10, 2016
And remember when this was going to help win against the death cult?
John Kerry enlists help of old white people from Hollywood to battle ISIS https://t.co/34m6ZveOd4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 17, 2016
According to John Kerry, we’re winning … or something:
Kerry says over last 3 weeks, #ISIS has lost 3,000 square km of territory it controlled in Syria and 600 fighters – Reuters via @breaking
— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) March 13, 2016
#BreakingNews: Kerry says that ISIS has lost 3,000 km of territory in Syria over last three weeks https://t.co/l097Bz1MyG
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) March 13, 2016
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