22/10/2012 11:57
Syrian rebels receive their first salaries
After months of fighting without pay, Syrian rebels in Aleppo are receiving their first salaries, paid with money commanders say is at least in part provided by foreign states, the Australian News reports.
In Aleppo's old city area, fighters gave their names to defected Syrian military officer Colonel Abdul Salam Humaidi, who searched through lists provided by rebel commanders before paying the men in crisp $US100 ($97) bills.
The rebels made thumbprints in ink next to their names to indicate they had been paid.