A main Islamist group in Syria pledged allegiance to former al-Qaeda branch Jabhat Fateh al-Sham on Sunday.
The militant group of Jund al-Aqsa said in a statement that its fighters swore allegiance to Fateh al-Sham.
Jund al-Aqsa, which has been listed by the United States as a terrorist group, has been involved in fighting in Syria’s Idlib and Aleppo.
This comes after heavy fighting between Jund al-Aqsa and other Islamist groups in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province.
The group said it was trying to end rifts with other jihadi factions, mainly the Islamic Movement of Ahrar al-Sham, after fighting killed dozens on both sides over the past few days.
“Settling those differences was important to avoid weakening the rebel fighting against the Assad regime,” Jund al-Aqsa said, adding that it would work side by side with other rebel factions in northern Syria as part of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham was previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra. In July the extremist group announced that it had split from al-Qaeda and was rebranding.
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