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State Department confirms al Qaeda in Iraq leader has relocated to Syria
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for a deadly string of bombings inside Iraq on Aug. 10. The State Department also confirmed that the ISIL’s emir has relocated to Syria.
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For Maliki, Retaining Power Trumps Iraqi Unity
Report: Al Qaeda conference call led to US diplomatic closures
The Daily Beast reports that a conference call involving “more than 20 al Qaeda operatives” is what prompted the closing of more than 20 US diplomatic facilities.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq Abu Ghraib Jailbreak a Counterterrorism Nightmare
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant eulogizes Tunisian suicide bomber
Hamza al ‘Awni said that on the ground, the ISIL and the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, another al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, are “without differences.”
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Brazen Attacks at Prisons Raise Worries of Al Qaeda’s Strength in Iraq
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Iraq’s Insurgents Picking Up Attacks During Ramadan
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims credit for prison break
The al Qaeda affiliate scored major tactical and propaganda wins by storming the prison in Abu Ghraib and freeing more than 500 fighters and top leaders.
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Iraq jailbreak highlights al-Qaeda affiliate’s ascendancy
American passport found at al Qaeda base in northern Syria
American and Egyptian passports belonging to Amiir Farouk Ibrahim, who was born in Pennsylvania, were among a number of travel documents found after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant abandoned a base in northern Syria.
Al Qaeda assaults Iraqi jails, frees hundreds of prisoners
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant attacked prisons in Abu Ghraib and Taji. More than 500 al Qaeda operatives and leaders escaped from Abu Ghraib, while the assault in Taji was repelled.
Tunisian jihadist calls for clerics, youth to fight in Syria
The video was released by the Muhajireen Army, but is credited to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.
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Violence in Iraq’s Diyala province causes concern
Pakistani Taliban ‘has a global agenda,’ commander says
A aide to Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan emir Hakeemullah Mehsud said that al Qaeda’s operational commander in Syria requested that the Taliban send fighters to wage jihad.
Free Syrian Army arming al Qaeda, ISIL commander claims
A leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed the Free Syrian Army is selling weapons to the terror group.
Free Syrian Army commander says al Qaeda is ‘welcome’
A member of the US-backed Supreme Military Council said that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is “welcome if they help us fight the regime,” just days after the ISIL murdered a senior Free Syrian Army commander.
Free Syrian Army issues ultimatum to al Qaeda over murder of commander
A 24-hour deadline to turn over the al Qaeda commander has already passed. The FSA is using the incident to demand weapons from the West.
Suicide bomber detonates inside Iraqi Shia mosque
In the past 16 days, al Qaeda in Iraq has executed 14 suicide attacks; several have targeted Shia mosques.
Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia
Online jihadists have once again taken up the cause of Saleh al Qarawi, who is detained inside Saudi Arabia. Al Qarawi previously headed the Abdullah Azzam Brigades and reportedly operated from inside Iran. Earlier this month, the Brigades threatened Iran over its role in the Syrian conflict.
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.
Suicide bombers kill 14 in Damascus
Two suicide bombers detonated explosives at a police station in the Syrian capital.
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Analysis: Hezbollah’s Syria victory risks wider Sunni-Shi’ite conflict
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Over 7,000 Syrian refugees return from Iraq as security improves
Inspire Magazine excerpts LWJ on AQAP links to al Qaeda ‘core’
The excerpted report notes that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was able to run an article by Adam Gadahn.
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Iraqi Volunteers Join Both Sides Of War In Syria
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Al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing takes over the oilfields once belonging to Assad
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Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan’s dilemma
Iraq
Iraq Failing Security Test Ahead Of Vote