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US-backed Hazm Movement, Muhajireen Army working together in Aleppo
The Hazm Movement, a US-backed opposition group in Syria, has used TOW anti-tank missiles in support of an operation conducted with a US-designated terrorist group.
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Senior Islamic State military commander, ’emir of suicide bombers’ among Treasury’s terrorism designations
Islamic State military leader Omar al Shishani and ’emir of suicide bombers’ Tariq Bin Al Tahar Bin Al Falih Al ‘Awni Al Harzi were among five members of the group added to the terrorism list today.
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State Department adds Chechen, Moroccan-led jihadist groups to terrorist list
The US added the Chechen-led Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar and the Moroccan-led Harakat Sham al Islam, as well as Murad Margoshvilli, the leader of the Junud al Sham, to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. The Margoshvilli and the two terror groups are closely tied to al Qaeda in Syria.
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Analysis: Blowback from the Syrian jihad has begun
In well over a dozen countries, evidence has emerged that jihadists who trained or fought in Syria are engaging in terrorist activities in their home countries and elsewhere.
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US-made missiles reportedly in hands of Islamist fighters in Syria
The al Qaeda-allied Islamic Front is using US TOW antitank missiles in clashes in Aleppo against the forces of President Bashar al Assad and allies.
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Tajik, Kazakh, and Russian fighters killed in Syria
Jihadists from across the globe have been flocking to Syria over the past several years, and some are no doubt passing through training camps run by al Qaeda and allied groups.
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12 Azeri jihadists reported killed in Syria
The Azeris fought alongside the Muhajireen Army, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, or the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.
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Muhajireen Army releases video of Syrian training camp
The video includes footage of the building and detonation of a small homemade bomb, as well as exercises in small fire team tactics and an obstacle course.
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Al Qaeda-linked Saudi cleric in Syria praises fighters from Islamic Caucasus Emirate
Abdallah Muhammad al Muhaysini, a Saudi cleric and a rising star in the jihadist world, thanks fighters from the Islamic Caucasus Emirate for battling Syrian forces in Shaykh Najjar.
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Chechen commander for Al Nusrah Front reported killed in fighting against Syrian forces
Muhammad al Shishani is said to have been killed while fighting alongside the Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar and the Al Nusrah Front against Syrian forces.
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Syrian troops, Hezbollah fighters kill foreign jihadists in ambush
More than 170 Islamist fighters from the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front are reported to have been killed in an ambush outside of Damascus. “Most of them [were] Saudis, Qataris and Chechens,” Syrian television claimed.
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IMU praises slain Syrian Islamist brigade commander
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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Emir of Muhajireen Army denies reports of his death
Omar al Chechen granted a short interview in which he also denied permitting a meeting between the Northern Storm Brigade and a US senator.
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Pakistan hands over suspected green-on-blue killer for trial
The difficult work of bringing green-on-blue killers to justice moves a step forward with the recent transfer of a rogue ANA soldier from Pakistan to Afghanistan. In the process, Coalition authorities are faced with the problems of Taliban influence and safe havens in Pakistan.
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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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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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Suicide bomber kills 4 in Christian neighborhood in Damascus
Today’s suicide attack is the third in the Syrian capital this month. It is unclear if the bomber targeted Christians or a pro-Assad militia.
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Muhajireen Army fires on Syrian helicopter with surface-to-air missile
A fighter from the al Qaeda-linked group shot down a Syrian military helicopter with what appears to be an SAM-7. The cameraman who shot the footage may be a Westerner.
