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Nusra Front breaks ties with Al-Qaeda and changes name
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- 29 July, 2016
- 06:23
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Baku. 29 July. REPORT.AZ/ The leader of the Syrian extremist rebel group Nusra Front said Thursday it was cutting its ties with Al-Qaeda to deny foreign powers including the United States and Russia a pretext to attack Syrians.
Report informs referring to the Daily Star, the group's leader, Abu Mohamad al-Golani, made the announcement in a video that was the first public pronouncement to show his face.
"We have stopped operating under the name of Nusra Front and formed a new body. This new formation has no ties with any foreign party," he said, giving the group's new name as "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham".
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"Nüsra cəbhəsi" terror qruplaşması adını dəyişərək "Əl-Qaidə"dən ayrılıb
"Джебхат ан-Нусра" сменила название и отделилась от "Аль-Каиды"
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