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Syria’s Nusra Rebels Pledge Loyalty to al-Qaeda -- News from Antiwar.com

Syria’s Nusra Rebels Pledge Loyalty to al-Qaeda -- News from Antiwar.com


Yesterday’s announcement of a merger between Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the key Syrian rebel forces, and al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) was discussed today by the Nusra leadership, which insists that they have always pledged allegiance to the al-Qaeda parent group.

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