Syrian rebels deny Kuwaiti fighters with them: Report
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="Colonel">Colonel</span> <span word="Riyadh">Riyadh</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Asaad">Asaad</span>, <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kuwaitis">Kuwaitis</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="baseless">baseless</span>," <span word="Asaad">Asaad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Watan">Watan</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FSA">FSA</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Qabas">Qabas</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kuwaitis">Kuwaitis</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span>-<span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FSA">FSA</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Asaad">Asaad</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FSA">FSA</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="gunships">gunships</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shelled">shelled</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="restive">restive</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="aerial">aerial</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rastan">Rastan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offensives">offensives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span>-<span word="brokered">brokered</span> <span word="cease">cease</span>-<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 12 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>.</p><p><span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Jihad">Jihad</span> <span word="Makdissi">Makdissi</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span>.</p>
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