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Syrian Army Kills Jabhat al-Nusra Leader

24 October 2015 17:28 (UTC +04:00)

According to the source, the terrorist was killed during a fight near the Tal-al-Karsani village outside Aleppo. The Nusra Front is an Islamist armed group fighting the Syrian government. Damascus also combats the Islamic State militants and a number of opposition forces.

This week the Russian Defense Ministry said IslamiÑ State was in talks with other terrorist groups operating in Syria about joining forces against the Syrian Army. “Intercepted radio communications suggest that commanders of several large units of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group have begun talks with leaders of the Islamic State terrorist organization about joining forces to contain the Syrian Army offensive,” Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday.

Note that the Nusra Front terrorist group is an al-Qaeda affiliate operating in Syria fighting against the Syrian government.