Ahrar al-Sham leader Hassan Aboud stated that Ahrar al-Sham worked with the Nusra Front and would have no problems with al-Nusra as long as they continued fighting the regime . Aboud also said Ahrar worked with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) in some battles , but that their agenda was disagreeable . He said all parties , whether they were ISIL , al-Nusra , the Islamic Front , or the FSA , shared the same objective of establishing an Islamic state , but they differed as to the " tactics , strategies or methods " . Aboud claimed that in Syria " there are no secular groups " . Aboud condemned democracy in an interview with Al-Jazeera , saying that " Democracy is people governing people , according to rules they please . We say that we have a divine system whose law is Allah 's for his creatures and his slaves who he appointed as viceregents on this Earth . " Mohamed Najeeb Bannan , an Islamic Front Sharia Court judge in Aleppo , stated , " The legal reference is the Islamic Sharia . The cases are different , from robberies to drug use , to moral crimes . It 's our duty to look at any crime that comes to us . ... After the regime has fallen , we believe that the Muslim majority in Syria will ask for an Islamic state . Of course , it 's very important to point out that some say the Islamic Sharia will cut off people 's hands and heads , but it only applies to criminals . And to start off by killing , crucifying etc . That is not correct at all . " In response to being asked what the difference between the Islamic Front 's and the Islamic State 's version of sharia would be , he said " One of their mistakes is before the regime has fallen , and before they 've established what in Sharia is called Tamkeen having a stable state , they started applying Sharia , thinking God gave them permission to control the land and establish a Caliphate . This goes against the beliefs of religious scholars around the world . This is what ISIL did wrong . This is going to cause a lot of trouble . Anyone who opposes ISIL will be considered against Sharia and will be severely punished . " In February 2015 , after the Charlie Hebdo shooting carried out by individuals linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula , a pro-opposition newspaper printed papers with the '' Je Suis Charlie '' slogan as well as a tribute to those who were killed in the attack , which was viewed as anti-Islamic by Ahrar al-Sham and some members were filmed burning copies of the newspaper with " Je Suis Charlie " printed on it , the newspaper 's writers responded by saying the publication was taken out of context . Ahrar al-Sham , and the Islamic Front in general , issued condolences for Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar upon his death
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting
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