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Syria
Former CIA ally against Assad gains foothold in Syria's new security apparatus

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The Qataneh clan was one of the first to join the Free Syrian Army and take up arms against Bashar al-Assad's regime. Previously backed by the CIA and several Gulf states, the family has now entered the security circles of Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Shaara.

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