Awda's rising profile and growing ties with Arab states that oppose Syria's new Islamist rulers make him a threat?

Bosra (Syria) (AFP) – Fighters in southern Syria who helped topple President Bashar al-Assad are reluctant to disarm and disband as ordered by the country's new rulers, their spokesman told AFP.

An Islamist-led offensive ripped through Syria from the north and into Damascus ... he told AFP in Daraa's town of Bosra. "We can integrate the defence ministry as a pre-organised entity ...

Fighters in southern Syria who helped topple President Bashar ... he told AFP in Daraa’s town of Bosra. “We can integrate the defense ministry as a pre-organized entity ...