Syrian rebels have cast doubt on claims that the head of the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has been killed in western Syria.
State-run TV said he had been killed in the coastal province of Latakia, but provided no details.
A source in Latakia later told the BBC that Mr Jolani was believed to have left the area some time ago.
A rebel commander near Damascus told AP news agency said he believed Mr Jolani was “alive and well”. Continue reading “Syrian rebels cast doubt on leader’s ‘death’”