https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/26/the-only-terrorism-in-syria-is-assads/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:23:24 -0400<![CDATA[abhat al-Nusra was one of several groups that in late November rejected the freshly anointed Western-backed group of Syrian political exiles baptized as the National Coalition. Instead, Jabhat declared its intention to form an Islamic state in Aleppo. That statement was broadly rejected by many members of the Syrian opposition, but Abu Adnan says his group will continue to fight for it. “Those in exile think that we will scare the West and Europe if we are an Islamic state. We are not an Islamic state now and what have these countries offered over the past year and nine months? Why has the west for a year and nine months not given anything to the revolution?”]]>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:25:53 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/26/the-only-terrorism-in-syria-is-assads-n98609