AMMAN, Jordan
(AP) -- The leader of an al-Qaida linked militia fighting to overthrow
the Syrian government has vowed to take revenge for what he says was
Damascus' use of chemical weapons that killed hundreds of people.
Jabhat
al-Nusra leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani's comments came in an audio
recording posted Sunday on a militant website that usually carries
al-Qaida and similar groups' statements. It also appeared on the group's
Twitter and Facebook accounts.
The authenticity of the claim could not be immediately verified.
Al-Golani
said he plans to target Shiite Muslim villages. President Bashar
Assad's regime is dominated by the Alawite minority, an offshoot of
Shiite Islam.
Last Wednesday's alleged
chemical attack in a suburb of Damascus prompted U.S. naval forces to
move closer to Syria as President Barack Obama considers a military
response.
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