The Syrian branch of al-Qaeda denies that they have merged with al-Qaeda in Iraq. Instead they have declared allegiance to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
The head of Syria’s jihadist al-Nusra Front on Wednesday pledged allegiance to al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in an audio message, but distanced his group from claims it had merged with al-Qaida in Iraq.
“The sons of al-Nusra Front pledge allegiance to Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri,” Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani said in the recording.
But, he added, “we were not consulted” on an announcement by al-Qaida in Iraq chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Tuesday of a merger with al-Nusra Front.
“We inform you that neither the al-Nusra command nor its consultative council, nor its general manager were aware of this announcement. It reached them via the media and if the speech is authentic, we were not consulted,” Jawlani said.
This statement by al-Nusra leader Jawlani shows that Assad lied about killing him. The Syrian War is an Islamic soap opera.
Tags: al Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Arab Spring, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Syrian War
