Sufis, liberals, leftists, and feminists in Syria

"Websites identified with organizations like al-Qaida have recently been releasing the names of activists from all Arab countries that have been killed in the fighting in Syria. Among them are al-Qaida supporters from Iraq, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The main group identified with al-Qaida is one that goes by the name Jabhat al-Nusra li-Ahl al-Sham (meaning "the front for the protection of the Syrian people" ). It has released increasing numbers of videos on the YouTube website, as well as announcements of responsibility for military actions against the forces of the Syrian regime. This is a different pattern of activity than that of the rebels' Free Syrian Army, although the al-Qaida-identified group frequently cooperates with the rebels."