I guess they just can't agree with each other as to which barbaric practices they will use.
SUGGESTS DISCORD AMONG AQAP AND AL-QAEDA LEADERSHIP
APRIL 23, 2014 AL-SHORFA
By Al-Shorfa
By Abu Bakr al-Yamani
As rumours circulated recently online about a potential merger between al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an al-Qaeda leader in Syria released a video refuting the possibility of any merger.
Abu Suleiman al-Muhajir, a senior member within al-Nusra Front (ANF), al-Qaedas branch in Syria, released a video in April saying al-Qaeda leaders must report to al-Qaeda leadership to receive permission to merge with other branches.
Somalias al-Shabaab never announced a merger with AQAP in Yemen because it did not have the authority to do so, he said, and any attempt by ISIL to do the same with any al-Qaeda branch would be even more difficult.
Read more at:
Syria: Infighting Suggests Discord Among AQAP And Al-Qaeda Leadership | Eurasia Review
SUGGESTS DISCORD AMONG AQAP AND AL-QAEDA LEADERSHIP
APRIL 23, 2014 AL-SHORFA
By Al-Shorfa
By Abu Bakr al-Yamani
As rumours circulated recently online about a potential merger between al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an al-Qaeda leader in Syria released a video refuting the possibility of any merger.
Abu Suleiman al-Muhajir, a senior member within al-Nusra Front (ANF), al-Qaedas branch in Syria, released a video in April saying al-Qaeda leaders must report to al-Qaeda leadership to receive permission to merge with other branches.
Somalias al-Shabaab never announced a merger with AQAP in Yemen because it did not have the authority to do so, he said, and any attempt by ISIL to do the same with any al-Qaeda branch would be even more difficult.
Read more at:
Syria: Infighting Suggests Discord Among AQAP And Al-Qaeda Leadership | Eurasia Review