SYRIAN ARMED OPPOSITION POWERBROKERS
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MIDDLE EAST SECURITY REPORT 29 | <strong>SYRIAN</strong> <strong>ARMED</strong> <strong>OPPOSITION</strong> <strong>POWERBROKERS</strong> | CAFARELLA & CASAGRANDE | MARCH 2016<br />
Military Commander: Capt. Ali Shakardi 56<br />
Leader of Kita’ib al Thuwar al Sham 57<br />
President of the Sharia Council of Al Jabhat al Shamiya: Sheikh<br />
Mohammed al Khatib 58<br />
Unknown Role: LTC Muhammad Jumaa Bakour (AKA “Abu Bakr”) 59<br />
General Leader of Jaysh al Mujahideen<br />
Group size, composition,<br />
and resources:<br />
Size: 7,000 (reported) 60<br />
Composition: Incorporates secular, Christian, Kurdish, and jihadist<br />
units 61<br />
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