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Europe
Patriarchs decry Christian exodus, demand UN act
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Syria
The Islamic State killed over 40 people in three suicide bombings at one of the regime’s last remaining bases in Raqqah; clashed with tribal gunmen in Deir Izzour, where it also executed 18 employees of the sharia council who had been guarding oilfields for the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and rebels; and clashed with the Islamic Front, regime forces, and Kurdish YPG forces in separate battles in Aleppo. Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front fought regime forces in Damascus; in Reef Dimashq near Mleha, Ghouta, and the wasteland of Arsal; and in Deraa near Ankhel and Deraa city.…
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Iraq
Islamic Militants in Iraq Are Widely Loathed, Yet Action to Curb Them Is Elusive
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Iraq’s largest Christian town falls to Islamic State
Qaraqosh, as well as Tal Kayf, Bartella, and Karamlesh, fell to the Islamic State after Kurdish Peshmerga abandoned the towns without a fight.
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US adds Nusrah, Islamic State financiers to list of global terrorists
Two Al Nusrah Front financiers/facilitators are based in Kuwait. The Islamic State operative has moved Kuwaiti fighters into Syria and Afghanistan and works with “Iran-based al Qaeda facilitators.”
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Islamic State overruns Syrian artillery regiment in Hasakah
The jihadist group seized a large amount of military hardware and munitions after overrunning Regiment 121. Fighters loyal to Chechen commander Omar al Shishani were spotted at the fighting.
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Islamic State leader who defected from al Qaeda reported killed in Mosul
Abdul Rahman al Amjad al Pakistani is thought to be Abdullah al Punjabi, one of nine mid-level al Qaeda commanders to openly defect from the global jihadist group and join the Islamic State.
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Islamic State
Islamic State jihadists behead Sunni tribesmen in Syria: monitor
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Iran
Larijani adviser: Syria relies on ‘excessive force’
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Al Nusrah Front
New Border Fighting Between ISIS and Lebanon’s Army
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Syria
The Islamic State killed seven members of an Ismaili family in Salamiya; and stormed the town of Srehin in Hama, shooting an official and kidnapping two other people. The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Raqqah; battled Kurdish YPG forces in Ayn al Arab in Aleppo; and killed at least 15 people in Deir Izzour. Regime airstrikes targeted the IS in Raqqah and Deir Izzour. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Quneitra; in Aleppo; in Hama; and in Reef Dimashq near al Mhleha, where Al Nusrah carried out a suicide car bombing,…
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Iraq
Special Report : The doubt at the heart of Iraq’s Sunni ‘revolution’
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Islamic State takes control of Sinjar, Mosul Dam in northern Iraq
Kurdish forces are reported to have fled Sinjar and the Mosul Dam after minimal fighting. The town of Zumar was abandoned after heavy clashes.
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Syria
The Islamic State battled regime forces in Aleppo; Hama; Hasakah; Raqqah; Deir Izzour, where the IS also clashed with tribal gunmen and the Islamic Front; and in Reef Dimashq, where the IS fought along with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front in Qalamoun. The Islamic State told media activists on Aug. 1 in Deir Izzour they had to swear allegiance to the IS and submit all reports to IS. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Aleppo; Damascus; Reef Dimashq; and Hama. Al Nusrah clashed with the Al Haramen brigade in Deraa. Al…
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Qatar
UK extremists linked to Qatar World Cup bid
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Ansar al Sharia
ISIS woos Ansar al Sharia in Libya
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Al Qaeda
Syria jihadists go global
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Hezbollah
Tribesmen force Islamic State militants out of Syrian villages
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Al Nusrah Front
Syrian city of Homs shows signs of life amid moonscape of devastation
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanon – Arsal officials demand a Tripoli-style security plan
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Al Nusrah Front
Suicide Bomber From US Came Home Before Attack
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with tribal gunmen in Abo Hamam in Deir Izzour, with regime forces in Hama, and with Kurdish YPG fighters in Aleppo. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Jobar in Damascus, and in Hama near Morek and the military airport. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Homs, Idlib, Deraa, Quneitra, and Hama; and battled the IS and regime forces in separate clashes in Aleppo.
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Iraq
Kurdish security service takes aim at ISIS oil smuggling
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Iraq
Islamic State works to win hearts, minds with bread
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Syria
The Islamic State battled regime forces in Hasakah; set up a marriage bureau and slit a man’s throat in Al Bab in Aleppo; and clashed with regime forces, and arrested civilians and prevented them from visiting tombs in Deir Izzour. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Aleppo; in Hama near Morek, in the northwestern countryside, and along the Hama City-Mharde road; in Homs; and in Reef Dimashq near al Mhleha and Qalamoun. The rebel drive in Hama is said to be aimed at destroying the military airport. The Islamic Front also fought regime…
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Iraq
Islamic State urges Turkish businessmen to return to Iraq
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Iraq
Islamic State jihadists open ‘marriage bureau’
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Syria
The Islamic State arrested and flogged people in Deir Izzour, where it also ambushed Islamic Front fighters and exiled a member of the Al Nusrah Front’s former sharia council. The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Hasakah and took over the Melabeyyi Regiment; lost control of the Sha’er gas field in Homs to regime forces yesterday; and in Aleppo, battled regime forces near Kweris airport, fought against the Islamic Front, Al Nusrah, and Jabhat al Akrad in the northern Aleppo countryside, and clashed with Kurdish YPG forces in Ayn al-Arab. In Idlib, 35 Islamic fighters defected and headed to…
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Fatah
Islamic Jihad: No ceasefire until Gaza blockade is lifted
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Iraq
Jihadists make fresh Syria advance: activists
