Thread by @ejmalrai

Those 'expert Arabists" -who don't speak a word of Arabic- defend Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, aka alNusra commanded by an ex-ISIS comndr who 1st landed in #Syria in 2011 with a group of #ISIS leaders sent by Baghdadi in #Idlib.

Ask these imbeciles one question: what is HTS ideology?

These hide behind the fact that HTS is not AQ but Hurras al-Din (HaD)are. Where are all the Jihadists HaD hiding? In #Idlib. Where #ISIS Late leader was hiding?Under HTS controlled area.What is the difference in belief & ideology between ISIS, HaD & HTS?

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1210065117221736449

Difference betwn all these killers & head-choppers hiding behind different names is the level of extremism. In #Idlib, there are those more extreme than others in practice but all are carrying the same ideology with a slight difference of interpretation.

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1210065938667753474

Abu Mohamad al-Joulani, Head of HTS first was under #ISIS Baghdadi's command. When he became famous in #Syria, he pledged loyalty to Ayman al-Zawahiri (al-Qaeda Leader) and later decided to go solo. It is a question of ambition not a change of ideology.

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1210066895828914176

Joulani has eliminated all competitors in #Idlib. He is imposing taxes on everything, everybody and hosts a large group of Foreign Fighters. He is the "Lord of Idlib" and the one who gives protection to all the other groups under different names. #Syria.

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1210070413767847937