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Jund al-Aqsa officially joins Syria’s al-Qaeda branch to stop recent bloodbath
[ALMASDARNEWS] The ISIS-affiliated Jund al-Aqsa has paid allegiance to Jabhet Fateh al-Sham...formerly al-Nusra, the current false nose and mustache of al-Qaeda in the Levant... (formerly al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-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), thus ending days-long battles with rival jihadi groups in Hama and Idlib provinces. The merging was announced via an official statement released earlier today by the ultraconservative group. "In light of the critical situation whereby recent implication have given the opportunity for Assad regime to recapture all the recently-liberated areas in Hama, and to stop the bloodbath among (Moslem) jihadists and overcome the infighting between us (Jund al-Aqsa) and Ahrar al-Sham ...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014... ‐ only benefited from by the regime and its allies ‐ we, hereby, pay allegiance to JFS, and together will carry on the holy jihad against the infidels", the statement said. The statement, published in handwriting and signed by Emirs of both groups, also noted that all recent disputes and unresolved issues will be referred to the Shariah judiciary. Fierce infighting broke out between the two groups whereby Ahrar al-Sham managed to expel Jund al-Aqsa from several villages and towns in the southwestern province of Idlib. Hundreds of Death Eaters from both sides have been killed and maimed in the festivities. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-10 |
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