The fighters who are a key fraction of the prime minister’s argument for extending airstrikes against Isis are not a united forceDowning Street and the intelligence services absorb been unusually coy when asked for a breakdown of the 70000 moderate Syrian fighters cited by David Cameron as a force on the ground to defeat Islamic State (Isis). So far no breakdown has been forthcoming. Given that it is a key fraction of Cameron’s argument for extending UK airstrikes to Syria – one identified by MPs as a central weakness in the prime minister’s case there is pressure on Downing Street and the joint intelligence committee,the umbrella group for the agencies, to provide an answer.
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Source: theguardian.com