I think many of the readers will find this article very interesting. It gives you an insight into the Islamic Front and its leader.
Syrias Zahran Alloush: His Ideology And Beliefs Analysis
By Syria Comment - Joshua Landis
December 16, 2013
Zahran Alloush is the military chief of the Islamic Front (‏الجبهة الإسلامية*, al-Jabhat al-Islāmiyyah), the newly founded super militia that reportedly represents 45,000 fighters. As such, he could turn out to be the most powerful man in rebel held Syria.
Hassan Hassan argues in his article, Why Syrias Islamic Front is bad news for radical groups, that the Jihadist and radical Islamist rhetoric of the Front can be discounted as a positioning ploy, but that the new group is really bad news for al-Qaida groups in Syria because it will stem the slide toward radicalism in Syria and be able to face down militias on their right.
It is too early to know if the Islamic Front will take on the formidable al-Qaida groups in Syria. Despite frequent tensions, the main groups that came together to form the Islamic Front have worked hand in glove with al-Qaida linked forces, particularly al-Nusra, on most battle fronts and recent offensives against the regime.
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Syria's Zahran Alloush: His Ideology And Beliefs - Analysis Eurasia Review
Syrias Zahran Alloush: His Ideology And Beliefs Analysis
By Syria Comment - Joshua Landis
December 16, 2013
Zahran Alloush is the military chief of the Islamic Front (‏الجبهة الإسلامية*, al-Jabhat al-Islāmiyyah), the newly founded super militia that reportedly represents 45,000 fighters. As such, he could turn out to be the most powerful man in rebel held Syria.
Hassan Hassan argues in his article, Why Syrias Islamic Front is bad news for radical groups, that the Jihadist and radical Islamist rhetoric of the Front can be discounted as a positioning ploy, but that the new group is really bad news for al-Qaida groups in Syria because it will stem the slide toward radicalism in Syria and be able to face down militias on their right.
It is too early to know if the Islamic Front will take on the formidable al-Qaida groups in Syria. Despite frequent tensions, the main groups that came together to form the Islamic Front have worked hand in glove with al-Qaida linked forces, particularly al-Nusra, on most battle fronts and recent offensives against the regime.
To continue reading, go to:
Syria's Zahran Alloush: His Ideology And Beliefs - Analysis Eurasia Review