Who is Issam Buwaydani, ex-Syrian rebel leader detained by UAE?

Who is Issam Buwaydani, ex-Syrian rebel leader detained by UAE?

Former Syrian rebel leader Issam Buwaydani was released in April after being detained for nearly a year by the UAE, in a case that drew attention due to his past as head of one of the most powerful Islamist factions in Syria’s civil war. The New Arab looks into who Buwaydani is and what happened during his detention and release by the UAE. Who is Issam Buwaydani? Buwaydani, also known as Abu Hammam al-Buwaydani, is from Douma in eastern Ghouta, …