Al-Nusra chief in Syria announces break with Qaeda

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Source: AFP

Beirut (AFP) - The head of Al-Nusra Front in Syria said his jihadist group was breaking ties with Al-Qaeda and changing its name, in remarks broadcast Thursday by Al-Jazeera.

Abu Mohamad al-Jolani said Al-Nusra would change its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (Conquest of Syria in Arabic) and expressed his gratitude to the "commanders of Al-Qaeda for having understood the need to break ties".

In a rare televised message, Jolani said the new group "will have no links whatsoever with foreign parties".

The announcement came a week after US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said they had agreed on "concrete steps" to save a failing Syria truce and tackle jihadist groups like Al-Nusra and the Islamic State group.

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[uawchild]

1. How stupid do they think we are? lol

"The head of Al-Nusra Front in Syria said his jihadist group was breaking ties with Al-Qaeda and changing its name, in remarks broadcast Thursday by Al-Jazeera."

lol

So they are no longer Islamist terrorists because they re-branded?

What are they now, NEW Al-Nusra front? The bad guys were CLASSIC Al-Nusra front?

Pardon me while I laugh.

lol

[newthinking]

3. They really enjoyed that "moderate" Jihadi label and the weapons that came with it

[newthinking]

2. Just morphing/rebranding, in hopes of getting more support.

They are still a jihadist terrorist group. We should not fall for this.

[yourpaljoey]

4. They'll need financing AND ready cash AND weapons!

[Nitram]

5. Reminds me of the "splitter's" in Life of Brian

People's Judean Front vs the Judean People's Front