Syrian Nusra Front declares split with al Qaida

The leader of Syria's Nusra Front has said his group is changing its name and claims it will have no more ties with al Qaida.

In a video aired on the Syrian opposition station Orient TV and Al-Jazeera, Mohammed Golani said the delinking from the terror network aimed to remove "pretexts" by the US and Russia to strike rebel groups while saying they are targeting Nusra.