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Al-Nusra Front to Protect the Levant
Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra (Arabic: جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام Jabhat al-Nusra li-ahl al-Sham, literal translation: "front for the protection of the people of the Levant")
is a jihadist paramilitary group of al-Qaeda[1] formed late in 2011 during the Syrian Uprising. The group released their first public statement on 24 January 2012 in which they called for armed struggle against the Syrian government. The group claims responsibility for the 2012 Aleppo bombings, the January 2012 al-Midan bombing, the March 2012 Damascus bombings[2] the murder of journalist Mohammed al-Saeed [3] and possibly the 10 May 2012 Damascus bombings (see below).
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that al-Qaeda in Iraq & Hamas members have gone to Syria, where the militants previously received support and weapons.[4] The al-Qaeda in Iraq members seem to be joining the al-Nusra Front, according to Zebari.
The Al-Nusra Front aims to lead an holy war against the Syrian government of Bashar Assad, which they hold responsible for crimes against rebels in Homs. The organization encourages all Syrians to take part in the war against the government.[6]
The group has also referred to the USA and Israel as enemies of Islam and has attacked the religious beliefs of non-Sunni's in Syria, including the Alawites. [7]
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