The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Hama; in Reef Dimashq; in Homs, where Al Nusrah carried out two suicide bombings; in Latakia, where they were joined by Junoud al Sham, Ahrar al Sham, Sham al Islam, and Ansar al Sham; and in Aleppo, where they were joined by Fajr al Islam and the Abu A'mara battalion. Also in Aleppo, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with Kurdish YPG fighters in Kobane city, and bombarded regime forces near Kweiris airport. Islamic fighters fought against regime forces in Idlib and in Sweida. Four French journalists kidnapped by ISIS in two incidents in June were released with the help of Turkish authorities. Reports surfaced indicating that Sanafi al Nasr, a senior al Qaeda leader said to have been killed last month in Latakia, is alive.
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