Key anti-Assad rebel leader acknowledges #al_Qaida past, potentially complicating U.S. aid in Syria
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A top official of a major Syrian rebel group acknowledged Friday that he considers himself a member of al Qaida, an admission that undercuts Western hopes that the new #Islamic_Front would prove to be an acceptable counter to the rising influence of other al Qaida affiliates in Syria.