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Freedom!
The oh so democratic rebels in oh so democratic Idlib, according to the Jerusalem Post, they are Al-Qaida, celebrate the victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The rulers, HTS (Nusra Front rebranding to escape the US terror list, worked under Trump), distribute candy among the population.
"HTS is a descendant of the Syrian equivalent of al-Qaeda. However, in recent years it tried to work more closely with Turkey and the United States. Several US officials in the Trump administration thought it could be an asset against the Iranian- and Russian-backed Syrian regime.
This was Cold War thinking: Use the jihadists against the Russians; use the Sunnis against the Shi’ites.
Nevertheless, there was quiet outreach. There was also one problem: The US sees HTS as a terrorist group, and now the Biden administration has also sanctioned Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya, another extremist group."
Not even funny.
"HTS is a descendant of the Syrian equivalent of al-Qaeda. However, in recent years it tried to work more closely with Turkey and the United States. Several US officials in the Trump administration thought it could be an asset against the Iranian- and Russian-backed Syrian regime.
This was Cold War thinking: Use the jihadists against the Russians; use the Sunnis against the Shi’ites.
Nevertheless, there was quiet outreach. There was also one problem: The US sees HTS as a terrorist group, and now the Biden administration has also sanctioned Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya, another extremist group."
From Idlib to Gaza: Where is Taliban victory celebrated? - analysis
There are also militant or terrorist and extremist groups that either have ties to the Taliban or see in them a kinship and inspiration for global far-right religious extremist victories.
www.jpost.com
Not even funny.