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Source: http://www.aawsat.net/2014/12/article55339780
Syrian Rebels Increasingly Joining ISIS
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Fahd Al-Zayabi - Moderate Syrian opposition fighters are increasingly joining the Islamic State for financial reasons, Syrian National Coalition representative to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Adib Al-Shishakli has warned. International funding cuts to moderate Syrian fighters' wages are prompting rebels to throw in their lot with the jihadist group, which is capable of paying far higher salaries. Syrian moderate fighters earn $140 per month, while some media outlets report that ISIS pays as much as $150 per day.