HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/08/the-civil-war-in-syria-is-a-gift-from-the-sky-for-al-nusra-they-are-coasting-off-its-energy/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 04:54:31 -0400"The civil war in Syria is a gift from the sky for al-Nusra; they are coasting off its energy"<![CDATA[According to Benotman, the ultimate aim of al-Nusra is the creation of an Islamic State in Syria and the Levant. To begin with, it set about recruiting fighters and training them, collecting weapons and creating safe havens&#8230;]]>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:05:57 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/08/the-civil-war-in-syria-is-a-gift-from-the-sky-for-al-nusra-they-are-coasting-off-its-energy-n99025