UTK007
Spiritual Seeker
Some of the violence in Syria sees Jabhat al Nusra and other al Qaeda affiliated groups attacking soft targets that country's larger cities. Yesterday's bombing at the University of Aleppo could be their latest casualty.
Many of the al Qaeda fighters in Syria came from Iraq, and they promote a jihadist vision that is global in scope, intolerant of other Sunni doctrines, and fanatically anti-Shia.
Al Qaedas main grievance with the Syrian regime is that it is run by Alawites, people who belong to a branch of Shia Islam. Syrias population is over 70% Sunni, yet the country is run by minority Shiites who make up only around 12% of the population. Al Qaeda wants to change that.
I've written more in a post on my website NotTheology.com.
Do you agree or disagree with some of my propositions? Anyone care to share a dimension to al Qaeda's involvement in Syria that I haven't covered?
Many of the al Qaeda fighters in Syria came from Iraq, and they promote a jihadist vision that is global in scope, intolerant of other Sunni doctrines, and fanatically anti-Shia.
Al Qaedas main grievance with the Syrian regime is that it is run by Alawites, people who belong to a branch of Shia Islam. Syrias population is over 70% Sunni, yet the country is run by minority Shiites who make up only around 12% of the population. Al Qaeda wants to change that.
I've written more in a post on my website NotTheology.com.
Do you agree or disagree with some of my propositions? Anyone care to share a dimension to al Qaeda's involvement in Syria that I haven't covered?