Why al-Qaeda abandoning ISIL: Ideological dispute or power struggle?
Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:01:45
The Islamic State of Iraq, which later became the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was never really a subordinate of al-Qaeda. The groups’ relationship dates back to 2003, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi swore an oath of allegiance to Osama bin Laden. The religious dispute between the two terrorist groups, however, is new, as all reconciliation attempts have so far failed.