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Al Qaeda Apologizes for Murdering 20 Druze
Arutz Sheva ^ | 13/6/15

Posted on 06/16/2015 3:43:52 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

Al Qaeda's Syria affiliate said on Saturday it would prosecute members involved in an shoot-out in northwest Idlib province that killed at least 20 members of the country's Druze minority.

In an official statement published on Twitter, Nusra Front sought to allay fears of further attacks on minorities, saying that some of its members acted "in clear violation of the leadership's views," reports AFP.

On Thursday, residents of the village of Qalb Lawzah protested after a Tunisian Nusra leader tried to seize a Druze man's home, accusing him of being loyal to the Syrian regime, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"The Tunisian leader gathered his men and accused the Druze residents of the village of blasphemy and opened fire on them killing at least 20 people, among them elderly people and at least one child," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.

In its statement, Nusra said it had immediately dispatched a committee to Qalb Lawzah to "reassure the residents that what happened was unjustifiable."

"This village and its people are still safe under our protection and in areas under our control. Everyone who was involved in this incident will be referred to an Islamic court and will be held accountable," the jihadist group said.

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Israel; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: apology; druze; elqaeda; iran; israel; jordan; lebanon; shootout; syria; waronterror
This is funny, despite being terrible. Note the weasel words, 'held accountable' violates 'the views' of the leader. 'still safe under our protection,' etc. We promise not to kill you more often than we normally do.
1 posted on 06/16/2015 3:43:52 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

Apparently the warlord doesn’t want to pi$$ off the Druze

Useful information to somebody


2 posted on 06/16/2015 3:46:54 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Eleutheria5

are you saying you can’t trust Al Qaeda’s word? it’s as good as gold /s


3 posted on 06/16/2015 3:49:03 AM PDT by dp0622
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To: Eleutheria5

So what’s the sharia penalty for killing an infidel? A whack on the pee pee and a promise not to do it again?


4 posted on 06/16/2015 3:53:30 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (I love it when we're Cruz'in together)
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To: silverleaf
Apparently the warlord doesn’t want to pi$$ off the Druze

I can imagine balancing the alliances among various different factions in Syria must be a yeoman's job...

Piss off too many of particular sects and it tips the balance of the fighting...

5 posted on 06/16/2015 3:55:07 AM PDT by Popman (Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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To: NonValueAdded

Peepee? Why, of course not. Allah favors whacks on the wrists. It’s only an infidel, after all, and one that wears a funny hat, besides.


6 posted on 06/16/2015 3:55:32 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Note how when Bsh was in office Al qaedas affiliates were referred to as insurgents, and now they are back to the more accurate name...


7 posted on 06/16/2015 3:59:31 AM PDT by Homer1
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To: Eleutheria5

It’s kinda funny...


8 posted on 06/16/2015 3:59:48 AM PDT by odds
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To: Eleutheria5

Oh... you said, “DRooooze...”

My bad.


9 posted on 06/16/2015 4:10:09 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: silverleaf

If anyone recalls the Lebanese Civil War of the 1980s, the Druze know how to fight back hard, unlike the Christians in Iraq.


10 posted on 06/16/2015 4:35:30 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Eleutheria5

Typical islam on world wide display!


11 posted on 06/16/2015 5:38:20 AM PDT by SIRTRIS
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To: Eleutheria5

Just witnessed the beginning of the end of Al Qaeda


12 posted on 06/16/2015 6:26:38 AM PDT by onona (Obama's entire term reads like a John Semmens post.)
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To: silverleaf

They have 1.5m people and are very well organized, if their leaders call for it, they will fight.

They don’t believe in death, only reincarnation. Someone who is willing to die more willingly their your own is something scary.


13 posted on 06/16/2015 6:31:10 AM PDT by dila813
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To: Eleutheria5
In an official statement published on Twitter,....

Was there a MEME that I missed?

14 posted on 06/16/2015 6:41:05 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: dila813

Patton said it best,
“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”

Kill ‘em twice if you have to!


15 posted on 06/16/2015 6:44:01 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks Eleutheria5.
16 posted on 06/16/2015 9:12:38 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Eleutheria5
We promise not to kill you more often than we normally do.

Al Qaeda is trying to re-brand themselves as the "we're not as bad as ISIS" militant Islamic organization.

I'm not sure what angle they're trying to work here but it is well-known there is no love between these two groups.

17 posted on 06/16/2015 9:20:10 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Problem is, they can only play their “we’re the moderates, honest” card with Westerners present. Among fellow goat-humping death cultists, they are vying to be seen as the most extreme. If it gets taped, and MEMRI translates it, and the story gets legs, that’s the end of their game.


18 posted on 06/16/2015 9:51:18 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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