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Louis earlier sent the terrible news of the murder of Raed Fares, iconic leader of the Syrian people's uprising in Kafranbel, in Idlib province. The killers are not yet known but it is strongly suspected to be HTS. Here is a dedication put together by Clay Claiborne: Raed Fares, leader of Kafranbel killed by HTS gunmen in Idlib <https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ts9dA8z8HQk/W_hmRJzJbeI/AAAAAAAAG6A/JXyW2vyDiawIsG3ECzghHxOH1YqxaHfywCLcBGAs/s1600/Raed-Fares.jpg> Raed Fares The Syrian revolutionary *Raed Fares* was murdered today, along with fellow activist *Hamoud Juneid* in the town of Kafranbel, Fares' own Radio Fresh is reporting. They are reporting Fares and Juneid were *"shot dead by unknown assailants riding a van in Kafranbel."* It is widely believed the dominate jihadist group in Idlib, HTS [Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham], was behind the assassination. Raed Fares became one of the few Syrian activists I had the opportunity to meet in the flesh. I meant him almost five years ago when he came to Los Angeles <https://www.facebook.com/events/245199675646042/> in December 2013 *Al Jazeera* has this report <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/loss-syria-gunmen-kill-idlib-activist-raed-fares-181123134749540.html> : 'Immense loss for Syria': Gunmen kill Idlib activist Raed Fares *Raed Fares, who heads Kafranbel-based Radio Fresh and survived a 2014 ISIL shooting, dies in gun attack, reports say.* <https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1FHtSTM2BZQ/W_hBalEn-WI/AAAAAAAAG50/05DQUnYUZm8NRuY0IR_5X3j92tmFVPwRACLcBGAs/s1600/Kafranbel-banner-AJ.jpg> Raed Fares gained prominence with protest banners that drew international attention on social media [File: Raed Fares via Reuters] Gunmen in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province have killed Raed Fares, a prominent activist who ran an independent radio station in the country's last opposition stronghold. Fares was shot on Friday along with his colleague Hamoud Juneid in the town of Kafranbel, according to their Radio Fresh station. Fares and Juneid were "shot dead by unknown assailants riding a van in Kafranbel", Fresh FM, which provides independent news and satirises both President Bashar al-Assad <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2007/07/200852518514154964.html> and opposition groups, said in a post on Facebook. Salman, a 33-year-old mathematics teacher, who witnessed the attack, told the <https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/prominent-syrian-1783465211>Middle East Eye website <https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/prominent-syrian-1783465211> that attackers in a van driving "at high speed ... fired shots from a machine gun, before speeding away". Juneid died during the attack while Fares died of his wounds at the Orient Hospital, Middle East Eye reported. More... <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/loss-syria-gunmen-kill-idlib-activist-raed-fares-181123134749540.html> Go to url for countless pics of the famous banners: https://claysbeach.blogspot.com/2018/11/raed-fares-leader-of-kafranbel-killed.html _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
