ይሁንና ዋነኞቹ የጦርነቱ አዋጊዎች የሪያድ ገዢዎች እና ተባባሪዎቻቸዉ ስለድርድሩ ያላቸዉን አቋም በግልፅ አላስታወቁም።
However, the situation on the ground remained far from clear after the rebels' political and military leaders gave conflicting statements over their intentions.