19 Facts About Al-Nusra Front

Al-Nusra Front is estimated to be primarily made up of Syrian jihadists.

Tactics of al-Nusra Front differed markedly from those of rival jihadist group ISIL; whereas ISIL has alienated local populations by demanding their allegiance and carrying out beheadings, al-Nusra Front cooperated with other militant groups and declined to impose sharia law where there has been opposition.

Al-Nusra Front criticized the way ISIL alienated people by precipitously instituting sharia, preferring the more gradual approach favored by al-Qaeda of preparing society through indoctrination and education before implementing the hudud aspects of sharia.

The Nusra Al-Nusra Front praised the November 2015 Paris attacks, saying that even though they view ISIL as "dogs of hellfire", they applaud when "infidels" get attacked by ISIL.

In December 2014, al-Nusra Front fighters shot dead a woman execution-style on accusations of adultery.

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Al-Nusra Front's leadership issued an apology and claimed that the killings had been carried out against the group's guidelines.

Al-Nusra Front contained a hierarchy of religious bodies, with a small Majlis-ash-Shura at the top, making national decisions on behalf of the group.

All statements and videos by al-Nusra Front have been released by its media outlet, al-Manarah al-Bayda, via the leading jihadist webforum Shamoukh al-Islam.

On 5 June 2012, al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for the killings, stating that they had captured and interrogated the soldiers in Deir ez-Zor and "justly" punished them with death, after they confessed to crimes.

Al-Nusra Front was reportedly responsible for the making of car bombs that were used to attack Damascus in the previous months.

Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for the attack and published photos of 11 station employees they kidnapped following the raid.

Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for attacking numerous Syrian military bases, including:.

Al-Jazeera claimed that Al-Nusra Front's leadership apologized and blamed the incident on a few undisciplined fighters.

French expert on jihadism Romain Caillet agreed: "The overwhelming majority of Al-Nusra Front members want to stay in al-Qaeda, particularly foreign fighters who represent at least one-third of the organisation".

Al-Nusra Front was the emir for the al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar Jihad in Central Asia.

Al-Nusra Front allegedly have an elite sniper unit known as the "Wolf Group".

Al-Nusra Front said "There is no choice but to escalate the battle and to target Alawite towns and villages in Latakia".

Al-Nusra Front later admitted to the killing of 30 civilians overall in three Alawite villages, includes those in Maksar al-Hesan.

Al-Nusra Front was interrogated at al-Nusra's headquarters before the evacuation.