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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 />

Political Chief: Mohammad Alloush<br />

Chief Negotiator for the High Negotiations Committee 77<br />

Group size, composition,<br />

and resources:<br />

Powerbroker in:<br />

Potential Powerbroker in:<br />

Ideology: Salafist Jihadist 83<br />

Perspective on ISIS: Anti-ISIS 84<br />

Perspective on Jabhat al<br />

Nusra:<br />

Involvement in Geneva<br />

Process:<br />

Unconfirmed outside<br />

funding:<br />

Group size: Between 17,000-30,000 fighters 78<br />

Composition: Syrian<br />

Notable Resources: Tunnels, 79 tunnel bombs 80 , tanks 81 , 9M113<br />

Konkurs anti-tank missile 82<br />

Eastern Ghouta (Damascus), Qalamoun (Damascus)<br />

Quneitra, Homs, Idlib/Latakia<br />

Willing to challenge 85<br />

Political chief is chief negotiator for the High Negotiations Committee 86<br />

Saudi Arabia 87<br />

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