The leader of the al-Nusra Front, a jihadist group fighting in Syria, has pledged allegiance to the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri...So a group of rebels against the government of
Spokesmen for the Free Syrian Army, considered the main armed opposition group in Syria, reacted to Wednesday's statement by distancing themselves from al-Nusra.
"We don't support the ideology of al-Nusra," FSA spokesman Louay Meqdad told the AFP news agency.
"There has never been and there will never be a decision at the command level to coordinate with al-Nusra," Mr Meqdad went on, while admitting that there had been co-operation between FSA brigades and al-Nusra on "certain operations".
(17 years of informed commentary)
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Al-Qaeda in Syria
File this one in the "Just Can't Make This Up" Folder:
Libya Syria has ties to Al-Qaeda. The so called non-Al-Qaeda affiliated "Free Libyan Syria Army" denies cooperation at the "command level" but on the ground, it's whatever's clever.
Who woulda thunk it.
