New FSA military leadership announced

The Supreme Military Command of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) announced on Sunday the formation of a new military leadership council aiming to “bridge the gaps” in the body of the Syrian resistance, alkhaleejonline.net reported on Sunday.

In a press conference held in the Turkish city of Al-Rayhaneh, the new leadership read out a statement saying that: “We hope to merge with all Syrian revolutionary institutions and form one revolutionary body to represent all Syrians.”

The statement called for all the active Syrian powers to bear their responsibilities and “meet together for the fateful battle against Assad regime.”

It added: “We seek to lift the suffering of our people… We call on all our brothers not to overstep their powers.”

According to the statement, the people who formed the new body, have contacted all the revolutionary bodies, but they were faced with objection from the National Coalition Powers and the opposition.

Alkhaleejonline.net reported that the FSA brigades in the northern, eastern and coastal fronts announced their support to the new council.

“We are not a competitive project,” one of the officers said in the press conference. “Our criticism of the Syrian Coalition is related to its form,” he added.

The officer said that the only side that cooperated with then was the Syrian Revolution Leadership Council. He also added that new specialist leaders would be assigned and developed operation rooms would be equipped soon.