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| IS and Nusra Clash in Arsal Outskirts after Militant Abducted |
| 2015-05-26 |
| [AnNahar] Clashes erupted on Monday in the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal between the turban Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... and 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 groups, state-run National News Agency reports. The agency said the fighting broke out after the IS shot a man identified as Ahmed Seifeddine in the town before abducting him to its mountainous outskirts. The abductee goes by the nickname Al-Silis and is a member of al-Nusra Front, NNA added. The two groups have been clashing in the town's outskirts for months now. Despite ideological similarities, al-Nusra and the IS are opposed and in conflict with each other in other parts of Syria, particularly in the north. In August 2014, the two groups however joined forces and engaged in a deadly battle with the Lebanese army in and around Arsal. They were eventually ousted from the town but they kidnapped dozens of troops and coppers during their retreat. Four hostages have been executed until the moment and the two groups have threatened further killings if Lebanese authorities do not fulfill their demands. |
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