Hit Assad, not IS, urge rebels

MODERATE Syrian rebels have criticised air strikes against IS, claiming they are focused on the ‘wrong enemy’.

The Free Syrian Army claims the international community must defeat the Assad regime as well to bring peace. However, the FSA says it ‘understands’ why regime targets are not being hit.

A spokesman for the FSA’s southern front told the BBC: ‘The Assad regime is the cancer which IS grew out of. So, without erasing Assad from power, that will not make a big difference.

‘Daesh and Assad are two faces of one coin. You should start with Assad but we understand they’re not going to hit Assad. With air strikes and partners on ground, that could finish IS.’

He added: ‘We’re frustrated with the whole international community – not just the UK.’