FSA military commander killed by rival rebel group

by admin
Jul 11, 2013
A senior military commander within the Free Syrian Army, Kamal Hamami has been killed by a rival rebel group, reports the BBC.

According to an FSA spokesperson, Hamami had attended a meeting with other rebel groups to "discuss battle plans" when he was ambushed. The FSA is accusing the al-Qaeda linked rebel group of the assassination.

The spokesperson, Qassem Saadeddine, told Reuters: "The Islamic State phoned me saying that they killed Abu Basir and that they will kill all of the Supreme Military Council."

The incident comes as the Syrian rebels are said to be making a tactical retreat from the 3rd biggest city, Homs.  

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