Al-Nusra Front: Difference between revisions

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In an Amnesty International report in July 2016, the al-Nusra Front was accused of [[torture]], child abduction, and summary execution. In December 2014, al-Nusra Front fighters shot dead a woman execution-style on accusations of adultery. They have also [[Stoning|stoned]] to death women accused of extramarital relations. Overall, they have "applied a strict interpretation of Shari'a and imposed punishments amounting to torture or other ill-treatment for perceived infractions. These can be considered [[war crimes]].

The group is also reportedly guilty of inciting [[sectarianism]]. Members of the group were accused of attacking the religious beliefs of non-Sunnis in Syria, including the Alawis. ''New York Times'' journalist C. J. Chivers cites "some analysts and diplomats" as noting that al-Nusra Front and ~~the~~ [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] "can appear less focused on toppling" the Assad government than on "establishing a zone of influence spanning Iraq's Anbar Province and the desert eastern areas of Syria, and eventually establishing an Islamic territory under their administration".

The group is also reportedly guilty of inciting [[sectarianism]]. Members of the group were accused of attacking the religious beliefs of non-Sunnis in Syria, including the Alawis. ''New York Times'' journalist C. J. Chivers cites "some analysts and diplomats" as noting that al-Nusra Front and [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] "can appear less focused on toppling" the Assad government than on "establishing a zone of influence spanning Iraq's Anbar Province and the desert eastern areas of Syria, and eventually establishing an Islamic territory under their administration".

Following ISIL's separation from Al-Qaeda and their leader [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]]'s subsequent declaration of a worldwide caliphate, they tried to absord Al-Nusra Front, but al-Julani reaffirmed his oath of loyalty to Al-Qaeda leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] and refused to merge with ISIL. Shortly afterwards, ISIL drove Al-Nusra Front out of their primary Syrian stronghold of Raqqa and conquered their other holdings in Syria.

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 In an Amnesty International report in July 2016, the al-Nusra Front was accused of [[torture]], child abduction, and summary execution. In December 2014, al-Nusra Front fighters shot dead a woman execution-style on accusations of adultery. They have also [[Stoning|stoned]] to death women accused of extramarital relations. Overall, they have "applied a strict interpretation of Shari'a and imposed punishments amounting to torture or other ill-treatment for perceived infractions. These can be considered [[war crimes]].
-The group is also reportedly guilty of inciting [[sectarianism]]. Members of the group were accused of attacking the religious beliefs of non-Sunnis in Syria, including the Alawis. ''New York Times'' journalist C. J. Chivers cites "some analysts and diplomats" as noting that al-Nusra Front and the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] "can appear less focused on toppling" the Assad government than on "establishing a zone of influence spanning Iraq's Anbar Province and the desert eastern areas of Syria, and eventually establishing an Islamic territory under their administration".
+The group is also reportedly guilty of inciting [[sectarianism]]. Members of the group were accused of attacking the religious beliefs of non-Sunnis in Syria, including the Alawis. ''New York Times'' journalist C. J. Chivers cites "some analysts and diplomats" as noting that al-Nusra Front and [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] "can appear less focused on toppling" the Assad government than on "establishing a zone of influence spanning Iraq's Anbar Province and the desert eastern areas of Syria, and eventually establishing an Islamic territory under their administration".
 Following ISIL's separation from Al-Qaeda and their leader [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]]'s subsequent declaration of a worldwide caliphate, they tried to absord Al-Nusra Front, but al-Julani reaffirmed his oath of loyalty to Al-Qaeda leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] and refused to merge with ISIL. Shortly afterwards, ISIL drove Al-Nusra Front out of their primary Syrian stronghold of Raqqa and conquered their other holdings in Syria.