Peter Bergen : Syria is in its third year of a bitter civil war that has claimed the lives of more than 70,000 people , and wide swaths of the population support the opposition . The announcement of links between Syrian insurgents , al Qaeda is worrying . He says it gives al Qaeda an opportunity to demonstrate that it is still relevant . The insurgent group , al-Nusra , is the most effective of the rebel groups in Syria , he says . Bergen : What do you think about this?
Peter Bergen : The announcement of links between Syrian insurgents , al Qaeda is worrying . He says it gives al Qaeda an opportunity to demonstrate that it is still relevant . The insurgent group , al-Nusra , is the most effective of the rebel groups in Syria , he says . Bergen : What do you think about this?