Syria’s Nusra group vows allegiance to al-Qaeda
The leader of a militant group fighting on the side of Syria’s rebels has for the first time pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and the terror network’s No. 1, Ayman al-Zawahri.
In an audio message on Wednesday, Abu Mohammad al-Golani also confirms ties with al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch but says that he wasn’t consulted ahead of an announcement on the two groups’ merger.
Al-Qaeda’s branch in Iraq on Tuesday announced it joined forces with the Syrian group, and that the new union will be called the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
But al-Golani says the announcement was premature and that his Jabhat al-Nusra will continue to use its own name.
It’s unclear if al-Golani is denying the merger.
Source http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/syrias-nusra-group-vows-allegiance-to-alqaeda/article4602710.ece
In an audio message on Wednesday, Abu Mohammad al-Golani also confirms ties with al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch but says that he wasn’t consulted ahead of an announcement on the two groups’ merger.
Al-Qaeda’s branch in Iraq on Tuesday announced it joined forces with the Syrian group, and that the new union will be called the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
But al-Golani says the announcement was premature and that his Jabhat al-Nusra will continue to use its own name.
It’s unclear if al-Golani is denying the merger.
Source http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/syrias-nusra-group-vows-allegiance-to-alqaeda/article4602710.ece
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