Who Are the ‘Moderates’ in Syria’s Civil War?

 

By Adrian Lancashire | With REUTERS

Syrian opposition groups and rebel factions gathered in the Saudi capital of Riyadh (9-10 Dec.) to discuss their positions ahead of proposed peace negotiations with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Who are the ‘moderates’ in Syria?

The term moderate, as applied to almost any participant in the Syrian conflict, is likely to be comparative. Forces such as the Islamic State In the Levant (ISIL), aka Islamic State, aka Daesh, in contrast are commonly referred to as radical or extremist.

Also earning condemnation for violating conventions, however, including charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, are the forces answering to Assad.

Neither ISIL nor Assad nor any other of the fighting forces has escaped scrutiny for acts condemned at international levels. 

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Source: Euronews