EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MEE meets Free Syrian Army fighters north of Aleppo
MEE travelled to northern Syria to meet some of the FSA fighters who have been holed up for months fighting the Islamic State advance
Free Syrian Army fighters are positioned only 200 metres from sites held by Islamic State (MEE)
Published date: Vendredi 13 février 2015 - 12:30
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The Free Syrian Army was originally the main rebel group fighting against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Now, since the rise of Islamic State and the splintering of the opposition into hundreds of different factions, the FSA is facing ever-increasing difficulties as Syria's civil war enters its fourth year.
MEE travelled to the countryside just north of Aleppo, where FSA fighters have been fighting pitched battles against Islamic State for months, attempting to prevent the militants from advancing into two majority Shiite towns where President Assad has traditionally had a strong support base.
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