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al-Sharaa (Jolani) joined [[ISIS|al-Qaeda in Iraq]] (AQI) shortly before the 2003 U.S. led [[Iraq war]] and fought in the Iraqi insurgency for three years. He was captured by American forces led by Gen. [[David Petraeus]] in 2006 and imprisoned until 2011.
al-Sharaa (Jolani) joined [[ISIS|al-Qaeda in Iraq]] (AQI) shortly before the 2003 U.S. led [[Iraq war]] and fought in the Iraqi insurgency for three years. He was captured by American forces led by Gen. [[David Petraeus]] in 2006 and imprisoned until 2011.
After his release, coinciding with the withdrawal of[[Amwerican]] forces from [[Iraq]] and the start of the [[Syrian war]], he was handpicked by [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]] to lead the [[al-Nusra Front]] in 2012, an [[al-Qaeda]] affiliate to slaughter [[Shite]] Muslims and topple the [[Bashar al-Assad]] regime.
After his release, coinciding with the withdrawal of [[American]] forces from [[Iraq]] and the start of the [[Syrian war]], he was handpicked by [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]] to lead the [[al-Nusra Front]] in 2012, an [[al-Qaeda]] affiliate to slaughter [[Shiite]] Muslims and topple the [[Bashar al-Assad]] regime.
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