Syria Update: September 4-12, 2014
September 12, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Syria%20SITREP%2012%20SEPT.png?itok=QQNZW61w)
The assassination of Hassan Aboud, the leader of hardline Salafist Ahrar al-Sham and a former associate of al-Qaeda representative Abu Khalid al-Suri, is likely to have major repercussions for the capacity of rebels to coordinate their efforts across fronts.