The formation of the Islamic Front has been characterized as a blow to al Qaeda, but the new Islamist alliance shares al Qaeda’s goals and continues to fight alongside the global jihadist group.
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‘Islamist posturing’ is a strategy to raise funds, says Syrian rebel
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Briton ‘doing his duty’ by fighting for group linked to al Qaeda in Syria
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Chechens drawn south to fight against Syria’s Assad
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Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria
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Meet the Syrian Rebel Commander Assad, Russia and the US all fear
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The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s condolences for the death of the commander of the Al Tawhid Brigade speaks volumes as to how the Syrian Islamist group is perceived by global jihadists.
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Inside Syria’s Next Big Battle
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‘Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war’
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Before reaching Syria, Amer Abu Ghoula was reportedly sentenced to a year in prison in Gaza for aiding those behind the kidnapping and murder of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni.
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Al-Qaeda-linked rebels apologize after cutting off head of wrong person
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Iraqi security services infiltrated by terrorists
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Iraq keeps eye on Kurd-jihadist battle in Syria
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Syrians on Both Sides of the War Increasingly See Assad as Likely to Stay
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Inside Syrian town living under al Qaeda reign of fear
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Gaza jihadists take their fight to Syria
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Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria
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A woman stands alone defying the ISIS in Syria
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Syrian al Qaeda prepares to launch attack in Turkey’s big cities
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Elusive Al-Qaida leader in Syria stays in shadows
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Al-Qaeda recruits entering Syria from Turkey safehouses
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Rebel clashes highlight complexities of Syria’s civil war
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Syrian Kurds capture border crossing with Iraq
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In Syrian civil war, emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria boosts rival Jabhat al-Nusra
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Syrian government news agencies claimed that Abu Muhammad al Julani was killed, but the al Qaeda group denied the reports.

Turkey, Iraq eye closer cooperation on Syria as relations thaw
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Syrian jihadists’ new recruitment technique: slick suicide attack videos
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