Analysis: ISIS, allies reviving ‘Baghdad belts’ battle plan
The Islamic State of Iraq appears to be using the same plan it implemented in 2006, when it seized Baghdad’s surrounding “belts” and launched attacks into the capital.
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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.
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.
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.
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 Nusrah Front leader renews allegiance to al Qaeda, rejects new name
Abu Muhammad al Julani, the head of the Al Nusrah Front, has rejected a call by the head of al Qaeda in Iraq to change his organization’s branding. Al Julani also renews his organization’s oath of allegiance to Ayman al Zawahiri.
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 launches suicide assault in Kirkuk
The tactic of the suicide assault is being employed with increasing frequency by al Qaeda and its affiliates and allies in all of the major theaters of the Long War.