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Al Qaeda, ISIL, Split Ties

Al Qaeda, ISIL, Split Ties. Al Qaeda’s central leadership in Pakistan has officially renounced ties with an increasingly independent ISIL.

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Al Qaeda, ISIL, Split Ties

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  1. Al Qaeda, ISIL, Split Ties Al Qaeda’s central leadership in Pakistan has officially renounced ties with an increasingly independent ISIL. This move, possibly an attempt by Al Qaeda to reassert control, follows a wave of deadly infighting between ISIL and other rebel groups, which has killed 1,800 – 2,300 since mid-January. Relations between Al Qaeda and ISIL began to suffer last year, when ISIL blatantly ignored an order from Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri to withdraw from Syria.

  2. Al Qaeda, ISIL, Split Ties • Al Qaeda, ISIL split will likely have a mixed effect on US interests in the region. • Within its statement, Al Qaeda endorsed Jabhat al-Nusra , as its official branch in Syria. • Jabhat al-Nusra, a powerful Islamist jihadi group, is already popular with Islamist and secular rebel groups and may benefit from its exclusive Al Qaeda status.

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