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Bookmark or Share- Al-Nusra Front (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) - Counter Extremism ProjectAl-Nusra Front is an internationally sanctioned terrorist group, one of the strongest insurgent groups in Syria, and a formerly open al-Qaeda affiliate that seeks to replace the Assad regime in Syria with an Islamic state.
- Al-Nusra Front - WikipediaAl-Nusra Front, [a] also known as Front for the Conquest of the Levant, [b] was a Salafi jihadist organization fighting against Syrian government forces in the Syrian Civil War. Its aim was to overthrow president Bashar al-Assad and establish an Islamic state ruled by Sharia law in Syria. [36]
- Profile: Syria's al-Nusra Front - BBC NewsThe al-Nusra Front's pledge of allegiance to al-Qaeda has ended speculation over the suspected ties between the Syrian jihadist group and the Islamist militant network.
- National Counterterrorism Center | Groups - DNIAl-Nusrah Front has managed to seize territory, including military bases and infrastructure in northern Syria. The group’s cadre is predominately composed of Syrian nationals many of whom are veterans of previous conflicts, including the Iraq war.
- The Nusra Front: Al Qaeda’s Affiliate in Syria - Wilson CenterThe Nusra Front, which emerged in 2012, is a Sunni extremist movement based in Syria. It is the third iteration of al Qaeda’s branch in the Levant. Its ideology is rooted in the same doctrine; it has pledged allegiance to Ayman Zawahiri, the successor to Osama bin Laden.
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