From Akram, the Angry Arab chief correspondent in Syria:
"Abu Bakr [commander of an armed group in Aleppo] and his comrades say they envision Syria as a conservative version of Turkey's moderate Islamist rule, not an autocratic theocracy. "I don't want to immediately impose Sharia law and start cutting off people's hands for stealing. I believe in Sharia. But if we force it on people, we will create fear. We have to assure minorities we will treat them well.", said Abou Bakr".
"Abu Bakr [commander of an armed group in Aleppo] and his comrades say they envision Syria as a conservative version of Turkey's moderate Islamist rule, not an autocratic theocracy. "I don't want to immediately impose Sharia law and start cutting off people's hands for stealing. I believe in Sharia. But if we force it on people, we will create fear. We have to assure minorities we will treat them well.", said Abou Bakr".
