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| Syria Jihadists Promise Fightback |
| 2013-07-23 |
| [AnNahar] A Syrian rebel group which has proclaimed loyalty to al-Qaeda posted an audio recording attributed to its leader on Monday in which he promised a fightback. Julani's speech, entitled: "The Coming Days are Better Than Those of the Past," were his first since April 10, SITE Intelligence, which monitored the posting, said. In it, Julani warned other Islamist rebel groups in Syria against the dangers of accepting support from Arab or Western governments. "I warn against letting the Levant be dragged into such a game in which victories are kidnapped, blood is wasted and sacrifices go in vain," he said. In Julani's last public intervention in April, he spoke out against the al-Qaeda leadership in neighboring Iraq for its attempt to steamroller a merger between jihadists in the two countries. He made no reference in his latest speech to the controversy, which sparked a split among al-Qaeda loyalists inside Syria between Al-Nusra and the rival al-Qaeda in Iraq and Syria. Both groups are blacklisted as terrorist organizations by Washington. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Why do we want to get involved in Syria.I am siding with Assad atm and his killing of jihadis who are a bigger threat to the West than Syria ever have been. I know we want Syria to break ties with Iran but shouldn't we in the West or Israel deal with Iran alone and let Assad and the jihadis kill each other. In Syria Assad looked after the religious minorities the jihadis wont. |
| Posted by: Paul D 2013-07-23 07:57 |