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Al Qaeda in Iraq's emir announced a new brand for his organization's efforts in Iraq and Syria: the "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant." The name replaces all previous names used by the group, including the Al Nusrah Front in Syria, which was a creation of AQI.
Jihadist social media sites are asking supporters to pray for Abdullah Azzam al Qahtani, an al Qaeda in Iraq leader who admittedly proposed an attack against the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Al Qahtani, the sites say, was scheduled to be executed inside Iraq this week.
Abu Omar al Chechen is a key leader in the Muhajireen Brigade, a jihadist group that fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant against the regime of President Bashir al Assad.
A fighter from the Ahrar al Sham, a jihadist group in Syria, is heard saying on a video that the aircraft at the overrun al-Jarrah airbase "are now in the hands" of the group. The Al Nusrah Front also participated in the assault.
The al Qaeda affiliate has gained control or has a major presence in several key cities and towns along the Euphrates River, securing its lines of communication into Iraq.
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Islamic State of Iraq leader defies Zawahiri in alleged audio message
An audio message attributed to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the emir of al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq, was released online on June 14. In the message, al Baghdadi openly disobeys al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri.Al Nusrah Front releases first official messages in 2 months
Al Qaeda's Al Nusrah Front has released four new messages, the first such productions in two months. The Al Nusrah Front and Islamic State of Iraq suspended their propaganda operations after a dispute erupted in early April. Ayman al Zawahiri ruled on the dispute in a letter and their propaganda operations have now been restarted.Al Qaeda in Iraq, Al Nusrah Front emerge as rebranded single entity
Al Qaeda in Iraq's emir announced a new brand for his organization's efforts in Iraq and Syria: the "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant." The name replaces all previous names used by the group, including the Al Nusrah Front in Syria, which was a creation of AQI.
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader's fate highlighted in Facebook postings
Jihadist social media sites are asking supporters to pray for Abdullah Azzam al Qahtani, an al Qaeda in Iraq leader who admittedly proposed an attack against the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Al Qahtani, the sites say, was scheduled to be executed inside Iraq this week.
Al Nusrah Front, allies seize border area across the Golan Heights
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria teamed up with several rebel groups to overrun an air force base and several checkpoints in Dara'a province. The operation put Al Nusrah and its allies in effective control of an area that borders both Israel and Jordan.Syrian government accuses rebels of launching chemical attack
The use of chemical weapons has yet to be confirmed. Sixteen Syrian soldiers are said to be among the 26 people killed in the purported chemical attack.Al Qaeda in Iraq claims 'storming' operation in Baghdad
The Iraqi terror group said the attack was part of its "Destroying the Walls" campaign, which was announced by the group's emir, Abu Du'a, last year.Al Nusrah Front poised to take over last major city on Euphrates River
The al Qaeda affiliate continues to push back government forces in Deir al Zour, and the group has also established the Sharia Committee for the Eastern Region to govern areas under its control.Al Qaeda in Iraq claims ambush that killed Syrian, Iraqi troops
The Iraqi terror group said it killed the Syrian and Iraqi soldiers just one day after its affiliate, the Al Nusrah Front, seized a border crossing in Syria.Al Nusrah Front seizes control of Syrian city of Raqqah
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria teamed up with the jihadist Ahrar al Sham Brigade to take control of the provincial capital. The jihadist alliance effectively controls most the Euphrates River Valley in Syria all the way to the Iraqi border. The Al Nusrah Front also carried out two suicide attacks in Homs.US to aid Syrian groups that support al Qaeda's affiliate
The State Department will back the Syrian Opposition Coalition, which opposes the US's designation of the Al Nusrah Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and the Free Syrian Army, which fights alongside with and under the command of Al Nusrah.Al Nusrah Front claims suicide attack on Syrian defense factory
The suicide attack killed scores of civilian workers at a munitions factory near Hama. Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria has now claimed credit for nine of the 10 suicide attacks that have been reported in Syria so far this year.Chechen commander leads Muhajireen Brigade in Syria
Abu Omar al Chechen is a key leader in the Muhajireen Brigade, a jihadist group that fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant against the regime of President Bashir al Assad.
Al Nusrah Front claims suicide attacks in Damascus, al-Shadadi
Nine suicide attacks have now been reported in Syria so far this year; the al Qaeda affiliate has claimed credit for eight of them.Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate seizes control of another town
The Al Nusrah Front took control of the town of al-Shadadi in Hasakah province. Five Iraqi and Kuwati fighters were killed during the operation.Al Nusrah Front, foreign jihadists overrun another Syrian military base
The al Qaeda affiliate, the Muhajireen Group, and the Free Syrian Army took control of the headquarters of the Syrian Army's 80th Regiment near the main airport in Aleppo.'Islamist factions' seize Syrian airbase
A fighter from the Ahrar al Sham, a jihadist group in Syria, is heard saying on a video that the aircraft at the overrun al-Jarrah airbase "are now in the hands" of the group. The Al Nusrah Front also participated in the assault.
Al Nusrah front spearheads capture of Syrian dam, claims suicide assault
The al Qaeda affiliate has gained control or has a major presence in several key cities and towns along the Euphrates River, securing its lines of communication into Iraq.
