ISIL rejects reconciliation with Islamist Rebels

In a statement on Monday, the Islamic State of Iraq and The levant (ISIL) dismissed the “Umma Initiative” for reconciliation, saying it was “fighting those who fight it, taking revenge from and curtailing the power of those who have wronged it without any hesitation.”

The Iraqi-led group called for a rejection of the Supreme Military Council and Syrian National Coalition as “projects opposed to the institution of Shariah law”.

ISIL then effectively condemned insurgent factions for working with foreign governments and their intelligence services, asking for “the lawful manner” of dealing with the opposition factions.

The Umma Initiative was launched by Saudi preacher Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Moheisini last Thursday. It called for an “immediate ceasefire in all parts of Syria” with agreement from “all groups present in the Syrian arena.”

 A senior commander in Ahrar al-Sham, Islamic Front unit, said Islamist rebels have accepted to sign peace treaty with the Islamic State of Iraq and The levant (ISIL) and Islamist rebels, who still waiting the ISIL response, Jihadist sources said.

Khaled Abu Anas, a senior commander in Ahrar al-Sham, Islamic Front unit, revealed yesterday that Jaish Al Mujahedeen and the Islamic Front had accepted to put an end to the one-month infighting.

The Victorious Party In the Land of Ash-Sham, rebel group, said in a statement posted online that the killing of Hajji Bakr of ISIL’s mastermind by Liwa al-Fateh and Liwa Al Tawheed (Islamic Front) was essentially their unofficial response to the Sheikh al-Muhaysini peace initiative to end the infighting.

For long time, Hajji Bakr, a former colonel in the Iraqi army, has been considered as the ISIL’s mastermind and the first military commander, sources said. 

Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in Syria since clashes between rebel forces and the jihadist (ISIL) erupted this month, AFP reported. 

“The number of people killed in fighting between the ISIL and rebel forces since January 3 has risen to 1,395,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Clashes between rebels and jihadists from ISIL erupted early in January after months of rising tensions.

According to AFP, the all-out fight has seen ISIL lose territory in Idlib and Aleppo provinces, but it has consolidated its hold over Raqa city, the only provincial capital to fall from regime control. With EAWorldView