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Islamists fight for space in a post-Assad Syria
Aug 9th, 2012
Mohammed Sensawi, a rebel fighter in the Syrian border town of Bab al-Hawa, said: "You see, I have a beard but no moustache. That is normal -- I am a Salafi." (Source: AFP) -
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