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Are both the Syrian Islamic liberation front and the Syrian Islamic front fighting for democracy in syria?
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∙ 10y ago
I don't think so. I think that they are seeking power not more. Otherwise what prevents them to enter into dialogue with the system in power to apply democracy and save the country from these dramatic losses in souls, institutions, and military forces and equipment.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 8y agoNO. This is intentional Propaganda designed for Western audiences. The rebels know very well that Westerners are inclined to support democratic movements over authoritarian ones, so they claim that their movements are democratic to gain support. In truth, most of these groups want to be their own authoritarian dictators. They are not interested in sharing power with those that they disagree with.
UPDATE: When I originally read the question, I did not make the connection that the names of the organizations in the title were referring to different iterations of the Islamist Militant group Jubhat an-Nusra. This group has changed its name in English several times, but has not changed its name in Arabic in any substantial way. Jubhat an-Nusra actually made repeated statements that they are FERVENTLY OPPOSED to both secularism and democracy. They state that they want to create is not terribly different than the one that Islamic State has already created. The reason that they fight against Islamic State is that they object to the violence that Islamic State has perpetrated against Sunni Muslims. (They are completely fine with and would themselves perform the barbarity against gays, Christians, Yezidis, Shiites, and other minorities.) Ideologically, Jubhat an-Nusra and Islamic State are completely indistinguishable without a microscope.
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