A senior source confirmed that al-Nusra and Isis leaders were now holding war planning meetings. While no deal has yet been formalised, the addition of at least some al-Nusra numbers to Isis would strengthen the groupâs ranks and extend its reach at a time when air strikes are crippling its funding sources and slowing its advances in both Syria and Iraq. Al-Nusra, which has direct ties to al-Qaida
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