Burhan Ghalioun, the professorial leader of the Syrian National Council, the main opposition group in exile, has pledged to oversee and organise the rebels, but not to equip them.
Uganda does not micro-manage the rebels it supports in Congo as Rwanda does.
Turkey's capture of Ocalan in Kenya in 1999 did not end his role in the conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish rebels.
Ordinary Sierra Leoneans fear that if the peace agreement were to break down, the UN troops might not show the same resolve or resourcefulness that the Nigerians used in fighting the rebels.
His announcement in the House of Commons stopped short of arming the rebels, but he told the BBC on Sunday that the UK would not rule out doing so in future.
This is not the first time rebels have seized a train in the area.
Correspondents say Mr Younes was not trusted by all the rebels because of his previous role in cracking down on dissidents.
But it was not clear whether the rebels managed to retain any territory they claimed in battle, and the Syrian army said it too launched an offensive.
In Rome on Thursday, Mr Kerry promised direct aid to Syrian rebels in the form of food and medical supplies, but not the weapons they say they need to win.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon praised its intervention in Mali, saying dialogue is not now possible with the rebels.
The UN move comes as former rebels in Ivory Coast said on Friday they would not lay down their arms as previously announced.
An even more delicate question, raised by the rebels' poor military performance, is whether there would be any circumstance in which coalition (though not American) ground forces might go in.
Despite being on the fringes of the squad, the 22-year-old fly-half was not selected for the 2007 World Cup in France, and his decision to join the new Melbourne Rebels Super 15 franchise on a two-year deal has all but ended his chances of playing at the 2011 tournament in New Zealand.
These thoughts force sober men in Britain to the conclusion that French ministers stung to fury by Egyptian support of the Algerian rebels are not the best counsellors for a British Prime Minister smarting at his betrayal by an Egyptian president whose advocate he once was.
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