Al Nusrah Front propaganda focuses on Iranian influence in Lebanon, Syria

By artappraiser on Fri, 10/03/2014 - 2:37am |

By Thomas Joscelyn, Long War Journal, Oct. 2, 2014

The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, continues to use hostages in its custody as bartering chips in its negotiations with the Lebanese government [....] Al Nusrah's propaganda explaining its hostage campaign has focused on the influence of Iran and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist group, in Lebanon and Syria. In particular, Al Nusrah is trying to incite Sunnis in Lebanon to rise up against the Shiite forces by portraying them as the aggressors. Al Nusrah says the families of the hostages should blame the Iranian axis for the executions of their sons [....]

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