If we are to believe our media and government those Russians
are bombing jihadist moderates (an oxymoron, if there was one) who have been supplied with weapons and training by the West nd the Gulf States. Many
countries have been active in presenting Al Nusra, an affiliate of Al Qaida, as
allies against the Syrian government and are critical of the Russians bombing
their bases and arms depots.
The commander of the Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG)
specifically identifies Jabhat al- Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant), al- Soltan
Morad Brigade and Ahrar al- Sham Movementas as its enemies who they fight as
well as ISIS. “In my opinion, there is no big difference between Jabhat al-
Nusra and Daesh [ISIS] but the war with al- Nusra is a little bit complicated
because there are a lot of Syrians in its ranks and because there are some
parties attempting to burnish its image on media.” He goes on to say “it saddened us that there
are some people in the Free Syrian Army who do not differ from Jabhat al-Nusra
in their actions.”
Al-Nusra preaches religious war against the Shiites and
Alawites motivated by the same Sunni Muslim extremism as ISIS originating from
Saudi Arabia’s Wahabbism.
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