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Investing in Terror: Al-Qaeda Decides to Create a Permanent Base in Syria

© AFP 2023 / Fadi al-Halabi/AMCFighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in armed vehicles in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015
Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in armed vehicles in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The leadership of al-Qaeda terrorist group made a decision to increase its presence in Syria and create a permanent headquarters in the Middle Eastern nation, US media reported.

Syrian emergency personnel secure a street after rockets reportedly fired by rebels hit Al-Dabbeet hospital in the government-controlled neighbourhood of Muhafaza in the northern city of Aleppo on May 3, 2016 - Sputnik International
Ignorance or Malice: Why the Mainstream Media is Silent on Terror in Syria
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The New York Times reported Sunday, citing US and European intelligence and counterterrorism officials that al-Qaeda reconsidered the importance of Syria for the group and relocated a number of "most seasoned veterans" there from Pakistan to create an alternate headquarters.

The newspaper added that al-Qaeda would use the resources and the potential of the Nusra Front, the group's affiliate in Syria, to increase its presence in the country.

According to the newspaper, the headquarters in Syria would allow al-Qaeda to have a base near the European borders, but also to recruit new fighters from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the army loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting several opposition factions and militant groups, Nusra Front, which is banned in many countries including Russia.

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