BEIRUT: The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front on Friday rejected the cessation of hostilities in Syria due to begin at midnight, and urged insurgents to intensify attacks against President Bashar al-Assad and his allies.
Leader Abu Mohamad al-Golani said in an audio message played on Orient News TV that if Syria's war was not resolved, the consequences would spread to Sunni Muslims in other parts of the region including the Arabian Peninsula.
The message came ahead of a cessation of hostilities due to take effect at midnight under a U.S.-Russian plan, but which excluded Nusra Front and the Islamic State group.
REUTERS
