Salafists Vow to Fight Until There Is ‘Islamic State in Syria’
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Smoke rises after what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Daraya in this picture provided by Shaam News Network, Jan. 16, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Kenan Al-Derani/Shaam News Network)
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“Rami Youssef” is his revolutionary alias. This young man — aged 18 with dark features and a full, circular beard and shaved mustache in the tradition of the Prophet — has been in Turkey for less than a week. His elder brother said of Rami, “He wants to go back to Aleppo tomorrow and continue fighting.” Speaking to Al-Monitor on Jan. 15 via Skype from his brother’s house in Gaziantep, Rami acknowledged that he is from the al-Suddik brigade of the Ahrar al-Sham Battalions.
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