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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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Free Syrian Army commander celebrates victory with al Qaeda affiliate
FSA commander Abdul Jabbar al Okaidi celebrates the takeover of the Minnigh airport with Abu Jandal, a known al Qaeda leader. “We’re here to kiss every hand pressed on the trigger,” al Okaidi said.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leads charge to take Syrian airport
An “emigrant lion from the Peninsula of Muhammad” drove a BMP packed with explosives into the Minnigh airbase in Aleppo province; assault teams then took the airbase. Free Syrian Army units fought alongside al Qaeda’s affiliates during the attack.
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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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The softer side of Salafist jihad?
Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliates again attempt to put on a benevolent face.
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Kurdish Struggle Blurs Syria’s Battle Lines
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Syrian Christian towns emptied by sectarian violence
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Iraq security forces outmatched as ‘open war’ returns
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Erdoğan, Kurds, Syria and Turkish military
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War in Syria inspires Kurdish unity
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Social Media Jihad: More mourning for AQAP’s deputy
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has issued a statement mourning the death of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s deputy leader, Said al Shihri. The statement quickly made the rounds on jihadist social media sites.
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Al Qaeda affiliate kidnaps priest in Syria: report
Reuters reports that a Jesuit priest has been kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). In June, another priest was targeted by the Al Nusrah Front.
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Analysis: Al Qaeda’s Iraqi, Syrian affiliates jointly battle Kurds
Despite a dispute between the emirs of the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the two al Qaeda branches are jointly fighting against their Kurdish enemies.
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War in Syria inspires Kurdish unity
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Qatar-funded Syrian rebel brigade backs al Qaeda groups in Syria
The Ahfad al Rasoul Brigade said that it would join al Qaeda’s affiliates and fight a Kurdish militia. It is funded by Qatar and is represented on the US-backed Supreme Military Command.
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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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Al-Qaeda tries to soften image with ice cream
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Pakistani Taliban leader discusses ‘global jihad,’ Syria in al Qaeda video
Maulana Asim Umar, a Pakistani Taliban and al Qaeda propagandist, is featured in a new message disseminated by As Sahab. Umar calls on Indian Muslims to take part in the “global jihad” and emphasizes the importance of the fight in Syria.
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Brazen Attacks at Prisons Raise Worries of Al Qaeda’s Strength in Iraq
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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
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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.
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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.
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Kurds free Qaeda-linked rebel commander in Syria after clashes
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Al Qaeda, Kurdish rebels fight along Turkish border
The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and reportedly the Free Syrian Army are fighting the PKK-linked YPG in northern Syria.
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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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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.
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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.
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In Syria, infighting between al-Qaida groups and mainstream rebels undermining revolt
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Meeting al-Qaeda in Syria
