Turkey puts Nusra Front on 'terror list'

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Publish Date: 13:47 - 03 June 2014
The Nusra Front, which operates as Al-Qaeda's official wing in Syria under the command of Abu Muhammad al-Golani, has been fighting against Bashar al-Assad's regime in the three-year civil war.
Turkey has officially placed Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, on the country's terror list.

The decision, which was published in Turkey's Official newspaper, states that individuals and organizations linked to the group may now have their assets frozen.

The Nusra Front, which operates as Al-Qaeda's official wing in Syria under the command of Abu Muhammad al-Golani, has been fighting against Bashar al-Assad's regime in the three-year civil war, often alongside other local brigades.

They have also been engaged in fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a breakaway group which was disowned by Al-Qaeda under the command of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Both groups have been active along the Syrian border with Turkey, causing great concern.

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