Quote Originally Posted by Tuuvi View Post
I don't think this is true, the rebels are extremely fractured and don't hold as much territory as ISIS does but they are still a major force. According Wikipedia the FSA has between 40-50 thousand fighters, the Islamic Front has between 40-70 thousand, and there are several other smaller rebel factions. ISIS has between 31,500 to 100 thousand fighters. And according this map, the amount of ISIS held territory that is actually populated appears to be roughly equal to the amount of rebel held territory.
1) You need to be aware how many population centers and strategic areas they are actually in control of.
2) Those are all various rebel groups put together. There are dozens of them and they very often aren't friendly to each other.