Dan Murphy is a Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/dan-murphy/rss en Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Dan Murphy https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/06/08/al-qaeda-in-syria-becoming-an-ever-more-prominent-part-of-the-rebellion https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/06/08/al-qaeda-in-syria-becoming-an-ever-more-prominent-part-of-the-rebellion The so-called Islamic State may be getting most of the headlines. But there’s another rebel group on the move in Syria, one that works with the US-backed Free Syrian Army, that is also cause for concern. ISIS Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Dan Murphy https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/13/whats-at-stake-as-kurds-islamic-state-and-us-fight-over-kobane-a-lot https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/13/whats-at-stake-as-kurds-islamic-state-and-us-fight-over-kobane-a-lot A look at what victory or defeat would mean for the self-styled Islamic State – and for US objectives in its expanding war in Syria and Iraq.