Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria
has appointed new Emir for al-Dana town in Idlib countryside after
assassinating its emire Abu Abdullah al-Lybi by unknown armed group next to Bab
al-Hawa crossing border last week, special source told Zaman Alwasl.
The State of Iraq and al-Sham
agreed that Abo Jihad al-Chechani , Jihadist from Chechnya, will govern the
'Islamic emirate' of al-Dana, the source said.
Abu Abdullah al-Franci,
Jihadist from France, was nominated to get the position but al-Chechani has big
record in fighting the Assad Army and the Kurdish Militia, People's Defence
Units, PYD.
''The ISIS is depending on the
competencies to set the Emirs regardless the Jihadists nationality, in contrary
to what its twin Jabhat al-Nusra used to do, to appoint only the Syrian Jihadist
in high ranks,'' the source revealed to Zaman Alwasl.
In relevant development, the
rise of ISIS in rebel-held areas in northern and eastern Syria has posed a
problem for the broader rebel movement. While many insurgents are deeply
Islamist themselves, their focus remains on toppling Mr. Assad, and they accuse
ISIS of prioritizing its own jihadist agenda over the fight against the
president. But the rebels hesitate to confront ISIS, saying their resources are
already stretched by fighting the government.
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