Nusra Front Says Assad Regime Is Enemy, Has No Plans To Attack West

The leader of Al-Qaida's branch in Syria says it has no plans to target Western nations unless provoked, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).

"We are only here to accomplish one mission, to fight the [Syrian] regime and its agents on the ground, including Hezbollah and others," Nusra Front leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani told Al Jazeera television on Wednesday.

"Nusra Front doesn’t have any plans or directives to target the West. We received clear orders not to use Syria as a launching...