Nusra Front Growing In Popularity As Syrian Fighting Worsens -- Daily Star
AMMAN: Having seen its star wane in Iraq, Al-Qaeda has staged a comeback in neighboring Syria, posing a dilemma for the opposition fighting to remove President Bashar Assad and making the West balk at military backing for the revolt.
The rise of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, which the United States designated a terrorist organization last week, could usher in a long and deadly confrontation with the West, and perhaps Israel.
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