You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS:Al Qaeda suicide bomber takes out leadership of key ISIS brigade
2015-12-01
A recent suicide kaboom in southern Syria shows the rivalry between Al Qaeda and ISIS is more than just a contest to see who can kill the most infidels -- the groups are using classic terror techniques on each other.

The Nov. 15 bombing came at a top-level meeting of the Yarmouk Martyrs
...a rebel group in southern Syria. They gained attention when they abducted 21 Filipino UN soldiers in early March 2013, releasing them on 10 March 2013. The group has been accused by other Syrian rebel groups of being affiliated with the Islamic State, which it denies. Their leader is Abo Ali al-Baridi, who denies they're takfiris. They just want to apply God’s rule and Sharia. They have been attacked by al-Nusra and other groups allied with it, probably because they're so pious...
Brigade, a key ISIS militia known for its bloody and vicious hold over parts of the Golan Heights. Six of the group's top men were killed, including Muhammad "Abu Ali" al-Baridi, the shadowy head of the group who went by the nickname "The Uncle."

Al-Nusra Front, Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, quickly took credit, gloating on Twitter about the "heroic" attack.

"The 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
[ISIS], that controls the closest area to the Israel border in the Syrian Golan Heights, suffered a severe blow and lost its entire top command in the area in one fell swoop," noted Alex Fishman, a veteran military correspondent for Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot.
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  Regarding virgins, most suicide bombers are virgins. Just saying, maybe God wasn't promising a prize but a punishment.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-12-01 14:48  

#6  So who gets the virgins or will they need to share?
Posted by: European Conservative   2015-12-01 14:22  

#5  So do they scream Allen Snackbar or "There can be only one!"?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-12-01 09:52  

#4  I love a story with a happy ending.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2015-12-01 09:30  

#3  This is sort of like the Maoist taking out Progressive university administrations?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-12-01 09:08  

#2  Steve, I just heard that Orville Reddenbacher added a 3rd shift.
Posted by: AlanC   2015-12-01 07:45  

#1  Popcorn anyone?
Posted by: Steven   2015-12-01 03:02  

00:00