US declares HTS to be an affiliate of al-nursa and al-qaeda

1. 2018-05-31 at 8:08 PM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/05/282880.htm
   
   

   The Department of State has amended the designation of al-Nusrah Front – an al-Qa’ida affiliate in Syria – to include Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other aliases. These aliases have been added to al-Nusrah Front’s designations as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order 13224.
   
   In January 2017, al-Nusrah Front launched the creation of HTS as a vehicle to advance its position in the Syrian uprising and to further its own goals as an al-Qa’ida affiliate. Since January 2017, the group has continued to operate through HTS in pursuit of these objectives.
   
   The Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, noted that “today’s designation serves notice that the United States is not fooled by this al-Qa’ida affiliate’s attempt to rebrand itself. Whatever name Nusrah chooses, we will continue to deny it the resources it seeks to further its violent cause.”
   
   Today’s actions notify the U.S. public and the international community that HTS is an alias of al-Nusrah Front. Terrorism designations expose and isolate organizations and individuals, and deny them access to the U.S. financial system. Moreover, designations can assist the law enforcement activities of U.S. agencies and other governments.

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2. 2018-05-31 at 8:20 PM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   lol, several years of 'moderate rebellion' later
   
   This is because the US is losing its grip on the Arab militias and Turkey's getting it's hooks into them instead. Support for the Kurds, forced conscription and implied Kurdish autonomy (in regions where they aren't even the majority) have really rubbed the Arabs the wrong way - there are massive strikes and protests in SDF-held regions, as well as US forces having to intervene to stop firefights between their Kurdish and Islamist Arab proxies a few times now
3. 2018-05-31 at 8:33 PM UTC

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   HTS highlight reel
   Goddamnit.
4. 2018-05-31 at 8:34 PM UTC

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   HTS highlight reel
   They're never gonna let me on another plane. 😑
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5. 2018-05-31 at 9:05 PM UTC

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   infinityshock Black Hole

   Originally posted by aldra lol, several years of 'moderate rebellion' later
   
   This is because the US is losing its grip on the Arab militias and Turkey's getting it's hooks into them instead. Support for the Kurds, forced conscription and implied Kurdish autonomy (in regions where they aren't even the majority) have really rubbed the Arabs the wrong way - there are massive strikes and protests in SDF-held regions, as well as US forces having to intervene to stop firefights between their Kurdish and Islamist Arab proxies a few times now

   
   in all reality the US...same with russia/USSR...has never had a grip on any of those diaper-headed goat fuckers.
   
   even way-back in the 80s when the US thought the mojo-ha-dingalings were best buds with the west they were just putting on an act for the free white man gibs-me.
   
   the biggest misinterpretation of westerners is that there is no 'iraq' or 'iran' or 'asscrackistan' or 'labia' or any of those handsome and well tanned individual countries. the diaperheads rate their loyalties to family then tribe then tribal alliances then whichever subset of mohamedism they ascribe to. they dont give half a desert rats shit about country and even less of one about non-handsome and well tanned individuals.
   
   you want to see something funny? set a nigger loose in a non-westernized mohammedian population group.
   
   fun fact: mohameddians invented nigger slavery.
6. 2018-05-31 at 10:35 PM UTC

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   BeigeWarlock African Astronaut
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