U.S.-led strikes pressure al Qaeda's Syria group to join with Islamic State

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https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WtEX6l2hjJxMGU_SrixHiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9Njk7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-26T105700Z_1_LYNXNPEA8P0FB_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/u-led-strikes-pressure-al-qaedas-syria-group-105700176.html)By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, is facing mounting pressure from its own members to reconcile with its rival Islamic State and confront a common enemy after U.S.-led air strikes hit both groups this week. Nusra, long one of the most effective forces fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was weakened this year by battles with Islamic State, an al Qaeda splinter group that routinely employs ruthless methods such as beheadings and mass executions.




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