But while the Syrian Electronic Army's activities bear some similarities to those of Anonymous, the group is quite different in other ways, said Noman.
The Libyan fighter Noman Benotman and the Muslim Brotherhood activist Kamal Helbawy, interviewed for the Analysis programme, both had an insider's view of the politics behind the scenes.
On that subject, all the signs are of "tacit support, " says Helmi Noman, a senior researcher at the Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.