...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014...
, a member faction, in the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo.
| There are only about 400 of them left. They’re considered an ally of Al Nusra (HTS) nowadays. |
The arrest came after the faction’s members made remarks critical of
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...in the aftermath of a
However,
ars longa, vita brevis...
the source added, the Military Police hid the real reason for their arrest behind drug use charges.
The city of Afrin and its countryside have been under the control of Turkey and