Members of Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra hold a detainee as they transport him in Raqqa province in eastern Syria. Reuters
In Syria, Some Brace For The Next War -- Washington Post
RAQQAH, Syria — As this remote corner of northeastern Syria fast slides out of government control, many Syrians are bracing for what they fear will be another war, between the relatively moderate fighters who first took up arms against the government and the Islamist extremists who emerged more recently with the muscle and firepower to drive the rebel advance.
The capture last month of the city of Raqqah, Syria’s first provincial capital to fall under opposition control, consolidated the gains of an assortment of mostly Islamist-inclined groups across three northeastern provinces. Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad cling to just a tiny number of scattered bases and could be ejected anytime.
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My Comment: Hardcore Islamists have the will and the resources to expand their area of influence .... and they are winning the Syrian civil war. But their interpretation of Islam is at odds with a large number of Syrians .... and I do predict that this will probably result in even greater bloodshed when the Assad regime is finally ousted out of power.