Syrians suffer as al-qaeda, chechen fighters pursue their own agendas – analysis

[Sally]

You can go dizzy trying to keep all the different terrorist groups straight. However, as the author points out, the biggest losers are the Syrian people.

SYRIANS SUFFER AS AL-QAEDA, CHECHEN FIGHTERS PURSUE THEIR OWN AGENDAS – ANALYSIS
MARCH 31, 2014 AL-SHORFA


By Al-Shorfa

By Waleed Abu al-Khair

In the past year, a plethora of press reports and video clips have surfaced on Chechens, among other Caucasus fighters, now fighting alongside Islamist groups in Syria.

These Chechens have fought alongside the al-Qaeda-linked “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) and Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, while experiencing fractures and tensions with these groups, as each seeks to establish its own caliphate in the region, analysts told Al-Shorfa.

“The presence of Chechen fighters in Syria is linked to al-Qaeda and its branches in Syria,” said strategy analyst Maj. Gen. Yahya Mohammed Ali, who is retired from the Egyptian army. “Since they began arriving, they joined ISIL, JAN and other battalions and factions” that subscribe to the ideology of al-Qaeda.

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[MHunterB]

I'm sure that after the Syria crisis is resolved, the Chechens will leave and go to Russia.........

 

[SAYIT]

You can go dizzy trying to keep all the different terrorist groups straight. However, as the author points out, the biggest losers are the Syrian people.

SYRIANS SUFFER AS AL-QAEDA, CHECHEN FIGHTERS PURSUE THEIR OWN AGENDAS – ANALYSIS
MARCH 31, 2014 AL-SHORFA

By Al-Shorfa
By Waleed Abu al-Khair

In the past year, a plethora of press reports and video clips have surfaced on Chechens, among other Caucasus fighters, now fighting alongside Islamist groups in Syria.

These Chechens have fought alongside the al-Qaeda-linked “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) and Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, while experiencing fractures and tensions with these groups, as each seeks to establish its own caliphate in the region, analysts told Al-Shorfa.

“The presence of Chechen fighters in Syria is linked to al-Qaeda and its branches in Syria,” said strategy analyst Maj. Gen. Yahya Mohammed Ali, who is retired from the Egyptian army. “Since they began arriving, they joined ISIL, JAN and other battalions and factions” that subscribe to the ideology of al-Qaeda.

The Chechens have a bone to pick with Mother Russia but can't do much to her so damaging a client state like Syria while advancing their Islamist cause will have to do.
Undoubtedly some knuckle-draggin' meathead will blame the US and/or Israel for the Chechen involvement as there "can't possibly be" any other reason for it.