• Free Syrian Army moves its command centre from Turkey to "liberated areas" of Syria
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19686938[/url] [quote=BBC News][B]The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has announced that it has moved its command centre from Turkey to "liberated areas" inside Syria.[/B] A video posted on YouTube appeared to show the leader of the FSA, Riad al-Asaad, confirming the move. The speaker does not say when the move took place, or where in Syria the FSA's new headquarters are. The FSA is the most prominent of the armed groups fighting to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The move was made the previous week and "aimed to unite all rebel groups", Brig Gen Mustafa al-Sheikh of the FSA's military council told the Associated Press news agency. In the video which appears to show him announcing the move, Gen Asaad says the FSA will fight "side by side" with "all brigades and factions" until victory. Gen Asaad adds the capital Damascus "will be liberated soon, God willing" but also rejects the idea that the FSA is seeking to replace the current regime. The Syrian people must agree on any new government, he says. The FSA has previously been criticised for leading from Turkey and having little control over locally-based rebel fighter networks. Also on Saturday, the Lebanese military said FSA rebels had attacked a Lebanese army border post near the town of Arsal. The Lebanese army said in a statement that this was the second time in less than a week that the FSA had infiltrated Lebanese territory. Military reinforcements have now been moved to the area.[/quote]
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