Sami al-Oraidi's Response to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
The Jordanian-born Sami al-Oraidi was previously a leading figure in the al-Qa’ida-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra and then broke off from the successor group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham on account of the breaking of ties with al-Qa’ida. In this statement released through the media arm of the al-Qa’ida-loyalist group Hurras al-Din, Sami al-Oraidi is described as a…