Anonymous ID: 0d90fe Jan. 9, 2021, 9:21 a.m. No.12426081   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6094

https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/eastern-mediterranean/syria/jihadist-factor-syrias-idlib-conversation-abu-muhammad-al-jolani

 

JOLANI

 

When we broke off from ISIS, we didnโ€™t have any good options. I had to take a quick decision, so I gathered my inner circle and told them I was considering pledging allegiance to al-Qaeda. They advised against it โ€“ some even described it as suicidal โ€“ but no one was able to provide me with an alternative. However, I conditioned my pledge on the notion that we would not use Syria as a launching pad for external operations. Nor would we allow others to use it for such a purpose. I made clear that we would focus exclusively on our struggle against the Syrian regime and its allies in Syria.