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Syrian extremist group in Idlib breaks with jihadist ideologue
[al-Monitor] Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...(HTS), which is blacklisted as a terrorist organization by the United States, announced through its Sharia Council the disavowal of prominent jihadist ideologue Issam al-Barqawi, aka Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi.In a statement released Oct. 10, the HTS-affiliated Sharia Council said, "He [Maqdisi] is not one of us, and we do not follow his ways. We distinguish between his heretical notion of 'tawheed' [the oneness of God] and the notion we were taught by our predecessors and successors [scholars]. We disavow Barqawi’s ideology and behavior." Maqdasi said in a statement via his Telegram channel a few days ago, which was later removed, "We have been shown the injustices and grievances of the HTS members and their cooperation with Posted by: Fred 2020-10-24 |
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