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As time passes, more and more of the so-called Syrian "revolution" divisions emerge to the surface.

And to the observer the "revolution" turns to be no more than a group of militants, and looters seeking to attain some ground gains and authorities.

In details, a newly formed Syrian armed groups' alliance has declared war on the powerful al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [ISIL] and joined other opposition groups in battling whom they named as "extremists".

"We, the Army of the Mujahedeen, pledge to defend ourselves and our honor, wealth and lands, and to fight ISIL, which has violated the rule of God, until it announces its dissolution," said the new alliance of eight groups, in a statement published on Facebook Friday.

The alliance demanded that ISIL fighters either join the ranks of other groups "or hand over their weapons and leave Syria."
The alliance accused ISIL of "spreading strife and insecurity... in liberated armed-groups controlled areas, spilling the blood of fighters and wrongly accusing them of heresy, and expelling them and their families from areas they have controlled.
The Army of Mujahedeen also accused ISIL of theft and looting, and of "kidnapping, killing and torturing commanders and activists," echoing repeated complaints among opposition ranks against the al-Qaeda affiliate.

The newly formed group is made up of eight small to medium-sized brigades, and it was not immediately clear how many fighters it commanded.
But as the statement was issued it fought fierce clashes against ISIL in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces of northern Syria.

The Front, the largest armed groups alliance, which is made up of several powerful groups, and the Syrian Revolutionaries Front, another major armed groups bloc, also battled ISIL on Friday.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team