Syria ’FSA’ Militants Pledge Allegiance to ’ISIL’

Local Editor

A number of the foreign-backed militants affiliated to the so-called "Free Syrian Army" [FSA] have accepted to swear allegiance to the militant group of the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" [ISIL], a recent report by Al-Akhbar daily reported on Thursday.

According to the Al-Akhbar daily on Thursday, the "FSA" militants, who are triggering insurgency in Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, swore to fight alongside "ISIL" militants.

The move is considered the last symbolic presence of "FSA" militants in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, the newspaper noted.

Moreover, several supporters of the "FSA" and the "ISIL" have censured both groups in Deir ez-Zor for the alliance.

Al-Akhbar also quoted a source affiliated to the "ISIL" as claiming that the coordination comes after "ISIL" victories in Syria, and that there will be other oaths of allegiance soon.

Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest due to militant groups who have been seeking the overthrow of the Syrian government in the country since 2011.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team