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Iraq
British ‘jihadist’ describes his plan to go to Iraq or Syria to fight
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Islamic State
Islamic State takes Akhtarin
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Al Nusrah Front
Terror finance worries may curb Doha kidnap mediation
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with the Islamic Front and rebels in Aleppo, and arrested and beheaded some of the fighters; clashed with villagers in Hasakah; battled regime forces in Raqqah; raided tribesmen in Deir Izzour; and fought regime forces in Hama. The Islamic State told its fighters in Aleppo that the battle in Dabeq would be the start of the campaign for Islamic armies to control the world and fight the Christian forces. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Hama; Damascus; and Reef Dimashq, where regime forces took over Al Mleha. The Islamic…
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Islamic State
Syrian army takes town near Damascus in blow to rebels
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The Muslim Scholars Committee and the Lebanese tinderbox
A group of Lebanese clerics with links to Islamist groups mediated a ceasefire between the Lebanese military and fighters from the Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front in Arsal, which let as many as 2,000 Islamist fighters escape with over captive 35 Lebanese security forces.
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanon – Arsali and refugee relations tense
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IHH
Why is Turkey supporting Islamic State fighters in Iraq?–commentary
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Islamic State advances against jihadist foes in Aleppo
The jihadist group ejected the rival Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, and allied jihadist groups from five towns and villages in Aleppo province.
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Iraq
Disrupt ISIS’s Cash Flow in Iraq
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Islamic State
Exclusive: Islamic State militants seize wheat from state silos – Iraq Grain Board
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Al Nusrah Front
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria: monitor
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Al Nusrah Front spokesman explains differences with Islamic State in video appearance
In a video released on Aug. 8, Abu Firas al Suri, a senior al Qaeda operative who currently serves as the Al Nusrah Front’s spokesman, discusses al Qaeda’s approach to waging jihad in Syria. Al Suri denies that Al Nusrah seeks to unilaterally establish an Islamic emirate.
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Iraq
In Turkey, a late crackdown on Islamist fighters
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Iraq
Syrian Kurdish fighters rescue stranded Yazidis
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Iraq
US military role in its 3rd Iraq conflict unlikely to accomplish much
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Iraq
Pentagon Says Airstrikes Have Slowed but Not Stopped Sunni Militants
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Iraq
Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to denounce ISIS
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Iraq
Aleppo’s forgotten Christians
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Chechen-led jihadist group in Syria releases video of training camp
Jamaat Ahadun Ahad, or the Group of the One and Only, is led by a Chechen commander and its fighters include “many Chechens, Turks, Arabs, Europeans, and even several former members of the Taliban.”
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Islamic State
Islamic State beheads, crucifies in push for Syria’s east
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Iraq
US lawmakers mull ISIS action
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with regime forces near the military airport of Al Tabaqa in Raqqah; as well as in Homs, Quneitra, and in Deir Izzour, where the IS executed six men, including two who were beheaded. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in the Om Al Sharashih area of Homs. The Islamic Front also fought regime forces in Deraa, Damascus, Reef Dimashq, and Latakia; the Islamic Front killed at least six civilians and wounded 18 more by shelling on regime-held areas of Idlib city. Regime forces carried out air raids on IS-held areas in…
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Syria
The Islamic State carried out a suicide car bombing at a tribal checkpoint, and clashed with tribal gunmen and regime forces in Deir Izzour; and arrested Islamic Front fighters accused of stealing electricity in Aleppo. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Hama near Morek, and also clashed with regime forces in Aleppo. Al Nusrah carried out a suicide car bombing of a regime checkpoint in Idlib. The Islamic Front also fought regime forces in Deraa, Reef Dimashq, Hama, Latakia, and Quneitra; and killed and wounded civilians by rockets and shelling in Aleppo and Idlib.…
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Iraq
ISIS persecution of Iraqi Christians has become genocide, say religious leaders
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Iraq
Turkey downplays Islamic State threat, but concerns grow
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Hezbollah
Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, ISIS and Hezbollah
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Hasakah; in Deir Izzour, where regime aircraft dropped flyers congratulating tribes who are battling the Islamic State; and in Raqqah, where the IS is preparing to storm the Al Tabaqa military airport. The Al Nusrah Front clashed with the Islamic Front in Hama near Morek; and was targeted by regime airstrikes near the Bab al Hawa crossing in Idlib. The Islamic Front battled regime forces in Damascus, Reef Dimashq, Deraa, Idlib, and Quneitra; and fought regime forces and the Islamic State in separate clashes in Aleppo. Al Nusrah released a video of…
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanese Army in control after militants flee Arsal
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OPCW
Syria Chemicals near Three-Quarters Destroyed
