Throw a black flag

"Jabhat al -Nusra" - the Syrian unit "Al -Qaeda" - announced its withdrawal from this structure. According to Reuters, the leader of the group Muhammad al-Julani made the corresponding statement. It is noted that this is the first famous video message of Muhammad on which his face is recorded.

The leader of "Jabhat al-Nusra" assured that his organization will no longer have ties with any foreign structures. He also said that the group is changing the name to "Jabhat Fatam al-Sham" (Arabic. The front of Syria conquest). The video showed a new flag of the organization. It is white, while the Jabhat al-Nusra flag, like the banners of other jihadist structures, was black.

The decision to withdraw from Al-Qaeda and the change of name, Muhammad explained, it was accepted that "the international community, led by America and Russia," no longer have a convenient excuse for the bombing of Syrian Muslims and their expulsions from the inhabited lands.

Earlier on Thursday, the leader of Al-Qaeda Aiman ​​Az-Zawakhiri said that he blesses Jabhat An-Nusru to the exit. Muhammad in his appeal thanked Aiman ​​for posing the interests of the Syrians above the interests of his organization.

According to Reuters, the goal of Jabhat al-Nusra is to increase their support within Syria, where the connections of the group with al-Qaeda, as well as the presence in its ranks of a large number of foreigners are caused by serious fears. Because of this, the organization turned out to be an outcast among rebel groups supported by the West.

The recognition of the updated Jabhat al-Nusra with these groups continues, the agency continues, and can lead to a change in the strategic balance of forces in Syria.

However, the regime of the dictator Bashar al -Assad, as well as the Kremlin, most likely, will regard the demarche of the organization as an attempt to avoid further blows on their part, the Reuters publication said.

"Jabhat al -Nusra" is one of the most powerful forces participating in the Syrian Civil War. The UN, like the United States, recognized it with a terrorist organization. This “Jabhat al-Nusra”, like the “Islamic state”, was not invited to sign the February Agreement on a ceasefire . Meanwhile, the rebels supported by the West have repeatedly stated that Assad and Russia attack their positions under the pretext of attacks on IG and Jabhat An-Nusra.