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January 8, 2014

Al-Qaeda Group Leader Rejects Ceasefire Call from Rival in Syria 
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In other news from Syria, the head of the Nusra Front is calling for a
ceasefire in clashes with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. More
than 270 people have been killed in nearly a week of fighting between
the two al-Qaeda-linked groups in northern Syria. In an audio recording,
Nusra Front leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani proposed the formation of an
Islamic legal council to resolve disputes and return to a united stance
against President Bashar al-Assad. But in a response hours later, the
head of ISIL vowed to crush Nusra fighters as well as members of the
Syrian National Coalition, the internationally-backed opposition group
in Syria. The clashes mark the worst infighting between opponents of
Assad since the Syrian conflict began nearly three years ago.

 

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