...the current nom de guerre of al-Qaeda in the Levant, which isn't to be confused with al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Levant...
Front in al-Qalamoun, considered on Tuesday that the blast which targeted a bus carrying Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in Damascus a "clear message for those who are assaulting Sunnis."
"Hizbullah
...
Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as
The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
played a substantial role in supporting the vicious Nusairi regime and shed the blood of Sunnis in Damascus... our response had to be brutal," al-Shami said in a post via his Facebook page.
He slammed "certain sides that are describing the assault as terrorist and turning a blind eye to the Iranian Hizbullah crimes against the Sunnis in the Sham."
"Those sides are aiding Hizbullah by oppressing (the Syrians) who were compelled to flee their country to Leb and other areas."
A blast destroyed a bus carrying Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in Damascus on Sunday, killing at least nine people in an attack claimed by al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli sh-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
Front.
Al-Shami also called on Sunnis in Leb and Syria to "avenge" those who contributed to the genocide in the Sham.
The bombing underscored the sectarian nature of Syria's four-year war, and how neighboring Leb has become ensnared in the complex conflict.
Al-Nusra accused the bus passengers of being Hizbullah fighters, claiming it was a suicide kaboom, while Syrian state media and al-Manar TV both said the blast was caused by a bomb placed on the bus.
The Nusra Front claim spotlighted why the pilgrims were likely targeted: as Dire Revenge for Hizbullah fighters defending Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
Hizbullah's direct participation in the Syrian conflict has prompted hard-line Sunni snuffies to lash out against Shiite communities in Leb.