Head of UN mission finally arrives in Syria

In parts of the country, including central Damascus, there is little sign of a
military presence. But even in the capital soldiers told The Daily Telegraph
that there were regular shoot-outs in the more rebellious districts like
Harasta and Douma at night.

A ship carrying military supplies to rebel forces was stopped and impounded by
Lebanese authorities at the weekend.

An overnight search uncovered weapons aboard the Lutfallah II including
rocket-propelled grenades and rifles in three freight containers, security
sources told local media.

Satellite tracking website showed the vessel had loaded cargo near Tobruk, a
Libyan stronghold of Islamic fighters that spearheaded the overthrow of Col
Muammar Gaddafi last year.

One of Libya’s most powerful bodies, Tripoli Military Council, headed by
Abdulhakim Belhadj, has openly expressed its determination to assist Syria’s
armed opposition as it struggles to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.

Mr Belhadj is suing the UK government and Jack Straw, the former foreign
secretary for complicity in his torture by Libyan intelligence during the
Gaddafi regime.

He and fellow veterans of the Libyan Islamic Fighters Group have a long track
record of using Syria as a launch pad for involvement in fighting jihad, or
holy war, in Afghanistan and Iraq.

“We went to Afghanistan and Iraq for jihad, we fought jihad at home and
now we are fighting jihad in Syria,” said one fighter.

At the Mitiga Airbase in eastern Tripoli, where Mr Belhadj has his
headquarter, the commander was seen leaving for Turkey on Thursday night.
Staff members said he was travelling to meetings with Free Syrian Army
(FSA).

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