Al-Qaeda Shows its True Colors in Syria
August 1, 2013 - Valerie Szybala![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Areas-Evidence-ISI%28S%29Control_0.png?itok=cveKBTZ3)
The recent death of a Syrian rebel commander at the hands of an al-Qaeda linked group focused the international spotlight on tensions between moderate and jihadi forces fighting in Syria.