FILE – In this file photo posted April 25, 2015 on the Twitter page of Syria’s al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, Nusra Front fighters stand on their vehicles and wave their group’s flags as they tour the streets of Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib
FILE – In this file photo posted April 25, 2015 on the Twitter page of Syria’s al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, Nusra Front fighters stand on their vehicles and wave their group’s flags as they tour the streets of Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib province, Syria. Over several nights in September 2017, some 10,000 men, women and children fled areas under Islamic State control, hurrying through fields in northern Syria to reach a province held by al-Qaida-linked militants. For battle-hardened jihadis fleeing with the civilians, the escape to Idlib province presented the opportunity to continue fighting alongside an extremist group that shares much of the Islamic State’s ideology — and has benefited from its downfall. (Al-Nusra Front Twitter page via AP, File)
