A rebel fighter guards a street to prevent members of the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from entering Jabal al-Zawiya in Idlib January 6, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Fadi Mashan
Syrian Qaeda Branch Urges Truce To Halt Rebel Infighting -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The head of an al Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria called on Tuesday for a ceasefire between opposition factions who have clashed for five days in the bloodiest bout of infighting since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began.
An audio recording from the leader of the powerful Nusra Front, who goes by the name Abu Mohammed al-Golani, also laid much of the blame for the fighting on an al Qaeda splinter group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
While both groups have roots in the global Islamist network and welcome foreign militants, the Nusra Front has cooperated more with other rebel groups and has largely avoided the power struggles that ISIL has faced since wresting control of many opposition-held areas from other groups.
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