Ahrar al-Sham - the 'Syrian Taliban': Al-Nusra ally seeks partnership with West
| Autor: | Steinberg, Guido |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Politikwissenschaft
Political science Heiliger Krieg Salafismus Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Syrien Bürgerkrieg Opposition Militär Islam Militanz Islamismus Konfliktregelung Bündnispolitik Friedensverhandlung internationale Beziehungen arabische Länder Nahost Syria civil war opposition military militancy islamism conflict management alliance policy peace negotiation international relations Arab countries Middle East 10500 |
| Zdroj: | 27/2016, SWP-Aktuell, 7 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Arbeitspapier<br />working paper |
| ISSN: | 1861-1761 |
| Popis: | President Bashar al-Assad’s refusal to step down and open the door to compromise is not the only obstacle to a resolution of the Syrian conflict. Various Islamist groups focused on outright military victory also play a major role. Since 2012 they have come to dominate the uprising. The international community agrees that there can be no negotiations with the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), nor with the al Nusra Front, which is close to al-Qaeda. The open question is how to treat Ahrar al-Sham, as the largest rebel group alongside ISIS. Its militant Salafist orientation, which makes it the al-Nusra Front’s closest ally, speaks against involving it in talks. Although Ahrar has been seeking since 2015 to position itself as a partner for the United States and its allies, there is no sign that it intends to abandon its alliance with the jihadists. (author's abstract) |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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