Turkish government removes al-Nusra from terrorist listThe Turkish government has updated its official terrorist organization list, removing the al-Nusra Front from the group listed under the title “al-Qaeda in Iraq,” Hurrieyt Daily reports. The al-Nusra Front, Jabhet al-Nusra, and the Victory Front were added to Turkey’s “list of al-Qaeda-linked organizations” on June 3. The motion was related to the freezing of assets of individuals and organizations listed as terrorist by the United Nations Security Council.However, after the U.N. Security Council updated its list regarding the al-Nusra Front, Turkey also amended its list, a Turkish diplomat told the Hürriyet Daily News. According to the updated list, al-Nusra and related groups have been removed from the “al-Qaeda in Iraq” list, but are still on the list grouped under “al-Qaeda-affiliated organizations,” the diplomat said.
The Turkish government has updated its official terrorist organization list, removing the al-Nusra Front from the group listed under the title “al-Qaeda in Iraq,” Hurrieyt Daily reports.
The al-Nusra Front, Jabhet al-Nusra, and the Victory Front were added to Turkey’s “list of al-Qaeda-linked organizations” on June 3. The motion was related to the freezing of assets of individuals and organizations listed as terrorist by the United Nations Security Council.
However, after the U.N. Security Council updated its list regarding the al-Nusra Front, Turkey also amended its list, a Turkish diplomat told the Hürriyet Daily News. According to the updated list, al-Nusra and related groups have been removed from the “al-Qaeda in Iraq” list, but are still on the list grouped under “al-Qaeda-affiliated organizations,” the diplomat said.
