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Al Nusrah Front
Syria’s Qaeda chief warns West against continued strikes
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Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda Leader Warns of Revenge for Airstrikes
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Iraq
Obama: US underestimated rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria
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Iraq
Obama Says US Underestimated the Rise of ISIS
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda figure killed by US strike in Syria: monitoring group
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Iraq
PKK commander threatens to resume war
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Al Nusrah Front
U.S. struggles to blunt Syria rebel anger at strikes
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Syria
The Islamic State advanced in Hasakah after clashes with Kurdish YPG forces. Coalition airstrikes targeted the Islamic State in Aleppo, Deir Izzour, and Homs; coalition airstrikes were carried out also in Deraa, Hama, Hasakah, and Idlib. The pace of the air campaign in Syria is said to be now similar to that in Iraq, with “near continuous” sorties; but only 8 of the 48 coalition airstrikes so far in Syria have targeted al Qaeda. The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and rebels clashed with regime forces in Damascus and in north and west Aleppo; and with Islamic State forces…
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Airstrikes in Syria continue to focus on Islamic State, not al Qaeda
Al Qaeda and its allies in Syria were struck by US warplanes on the first day, but have not been targeted since.
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Iraq
US hits jihadists in Syria as UK bombers fly over Iraq
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Al Nusrah Front
Arab nations join Syria strikes as Al Nusrah Front threatens retaliation
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Islamic State
US, Defending Kurds in Syria, Expands Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants
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Islamic State
US-led air strikes hit IS on Syria’s border with Turkey
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Islamic State
US Considers a No-Fly Zone to Protect Civilians From Airstrikes by Syria
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s Khorasan cell is ‘clear and present danger’ to commercial flights, US official says
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Islamic State
Syrian rebel force of 12,000-15,000 needed to roll back Islamic State in eastern Syria: General Dempsey
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Al Nusrah Front
Hezbollah squeezed out of Golan by Al Nusrah Front, Israel
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Syria
Coalition airstrikes have halted most of the oil production in Deir Izzour, a source of Islamic State income, and a coalition airstrike today killed a senior IS official near Deir Izzour city. Coalition airstrikes also targeted an IS headquarters in Menbej city in Aleppo, as well as IS camps, checkpoints, and facilities in Raqqah. Some 73 fighters joined the IS in Aleppo over the past few days. Kurdish YPG forces continued to clash with the IS in Aleppo. Hundreds of Kurds broke through Turkish border fences to re-enter Syria to defend their homes in Aleppo province. The Al Nusrah Front…
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Al Nusrah Front
US-led strikes put pressure on al Qaeda’s Syria group to reconcile with Islamic State
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Al Nusrah Front trainer suspected of plotting against 2004 NATO summit killed in US airstrikes
One of the first reported casualties of the US-led bombing campaign earlier this week was an Al Nusrah Front commander known as Abu Yusuf al Turki. He had been training al Qaeda snipers in Syria. He was previously suspected of plotting to attack the 2004 NATO summit in Turkey.
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Misunderstanding al Qaeda
The threat posed by al Qaeda remains today. The “Khorasan group” is merely al Qaeda in Syria.
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Iraq
Kurds see Turkey impeding ISIS fight
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France
French, US planes strike Islamic State, Britain to join coalition
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Algeria
Hours after tourist killed, France says does not rule out Syria strikes
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Syria
International coalition airstrikes targeted Islamic State headquarters and facilities in Deir Izzour, including oil wells under IS control; as well as oil refineries in Hasakah. Assad regime airstrikes in Deir Ezzor, Raqqah, Hasaka, Homs, Aleppo, and Idlib have declined over the past two days since coalition airstrikes began. Kurdish YPG forces clashed with the IS in Aleppo near Ayn al Arab, and in Hasakah. Regime forces recaptured Adra in Damascus from rebel forces led by the Islamic Front. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Jobar in Damascus, and in Morek in Hama. Al Nusrah…
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Al Qaeda
The “Khurasan Group”: A misleading name in the politics of war
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Treasury designations target al Qaeda’s international fundraising and facilitation network
The Treasury Department targeted six al Qaeda financiers and facilitators yesterday. Their work spans the globe, covering more than 10 nations from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.
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Afghanistan
Khorasan Group: A Terror Cell That Avoided the Spotlight
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Libya
Sources: Libya asks chemical weapons watchdog to remove stockpile
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Islamic State
Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite US strikes
