Al Qaeda Calls For A United Front Of Jihadists Against The U.S. Led Coalition

Al-Nusra Front fighters standing near the Quneitra crossing between Israel and Syria. (screen capture: YouTube)

Qaeda Branches Urge Unity Against US-Led 'War On Islam' -- AFP

Dubai (AFP) - Powerful Al-Qaeda branches in Yemen and North Africa issued an unprecedented joint statement Tuesday calling for jihadists in Iraq and Syria to unite against the common threat from a US-led coalition.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb urged their "brothers" in Iraq and Syria to "stop killing each other and unite against the American campaign and its evil coalition that threatens us all."

AQAP and AQIM also called on the people of 10 Arab countries that have joined the coalition against the Islamic State group to prevent their governments from acting against IS.

And it promised "dark days" to the "alliance of infidelity and evil".

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Update: Al-Qaeda Groups Urge Rival Militants in Iraq, Syria To Unite -- Radio Free Europe

My Comment:  Will such a Jihadist coalition hold .... we are already seeing truces and alliances forming .... even among "moderate rebels" and extremists in Syria.