A history of rebel groups in Syria

If you have a spare hour (the Commons vote doesn't happen until after 10pm), the Jihadology website has produced a podcast of an interview with Charles Lister, a visiting fellow of the Brookings Institute in Doha, who has researched the rise of IS and other groups in the Syrian war.

It's a good, in-depth listen - and will help with anyone wondering if there is indeed a 70,000-strong army of 'moderate' fighters in Syria, as stated by the British prime minister in his case for war.

http://jihadology.net/2015/11/23/jihadology-podcast-the-syrian-jihad-a-history/