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Al-Qaeda merges with former US supplied rebel forces in Syria
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian al-Qaeda group "Jabhat 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) announced the formation of a new rebel force that will merge their organization with other rebel factions in Syria. Five rebel factions, including Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, agreed to disband and form a new group that will be called "Hey'sah Tahrir al-Sham" (Levant Liberation Body). The disbanded rebel factions include Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen al-Zinki, Liwaa al-Haq, Liwaa Ansar al-Deen, and Jaish al-Sunnah; these groups originally participated in several battles in northern Syria before disbanding this weekend. The leader of this new jihadist organization will be "Abu Jaber Hashem al-Sheikh," the statement added. It's important to note that Harakat Nouriddeen al-Zinki was once supplied with U.S. manufactured anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) before being declared "non-moderates" by the U.S. regime. Posted by: Fred 2017-01-29 |
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