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Al Qaeda-founded rebel group's growth underscores U.S. challenges in Syria |
2016-10-20 |
[LATIMES] As 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.... has lost fighters and territory over the last year, an Al Qaeda-founded bully boy group in Syria has grown in strength, establishing a reputation as the most ferocious fighting force against Bashir al-Assad’s government. The bully boy group formerly known as Al-Nusra Front has expanded, in part, because its fighters also oppose Islamic State on the battlefield and are rarely targeted in |
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