Analysis - Al Qaeda's Syria rift may lead to open conflict among jihadis By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - A rift between Syrian jihadis and their fellow fighters from al Qaeda's Iraqi wing may lead to internecine war among some of the most effective rebel groups in combating President Bashar al-Assad. Trouble has been brewing since April over what Syria's Nusra Front regards as a power grab by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq. Now ...
June 24, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
President Bush in New York Times Mr. Bush predicted that it was "unlikely there would be internecine warfare between the different religious and ethnic groups."
Kurmanbek Bakiyev in BusinessWeek We can't split a small people like the Kyrgyz by geography,Bakiyev said today by telephone from his native Jalalabad region. "We're doing everything to prevent internecine warfare."