Abu Firuz, the commander of Liwa (Brigade) Salahadin, a Kurdish military unit fighting along side rebel fighters, watches the besieged district of Karmel al-Jabl in eastern Aleppo, on December 6, 2012. Protests in Syria’s northern city Aleppo against the Free Syrian Army highlight the waning influence of mainstream rebel groups and the rise of more disciplined and better-equipped radical Islamists. AFP PHOTO/JAVIER MANZANO (Photo credit should read Javier Manzano/AFP/Getty Images)
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About Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.





















