Abu Muhammad al-Golani, July 28, 2016

“[In formally splitting from al-Qaeda, we are not] compromising or sacrificing our solid beliefs or laxity in the necessity of the continuity of the Jihad of Al-Sham.”“Nusra Front, Abu Mohammed Joulani Commander Officially Announced the Disengagement from al-Qaeda and the Establishment of a New Entity,” YouTube video, posted by “Orient News,” July 28, 2016, (video no longer available) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo.