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Ansar al Sharia Tunisia leader says gains in Iraq should be cause for jihadist reconciliation
Abu Iyad al Tunisi, the head of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, has released a statement calling for jihadists in the Levant to reconcile based on recent events in Iraq.
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Syria
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front continued to battle regime forces in Latakia, Hama, Homs, and Deir Izzour. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Aleppo and Deraa. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fought against regime forces in Homs, and is said to be besieging parts of Deir Izzour city.
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Iraq
Syria Islamist militants pause and reinforce from Iraq
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Al Nusrah Front
With ISIS advancements, nearby Jordan must be concerned, analysts say
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Iraq
US to move aircraft carrier to Gulf
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Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with regime forces in Raqqah; and in Hama, in Berri in eastern Reef Hama. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Homs, Hama, Reef Dimashq, and Latakia. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Idlib and Deir Izzour. The political head of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood claimed that the ISIS is supported by Iran. The Syrian National Coalition is planning to elect new defense and interior ministers.
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Al Nusrah Front
Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul
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Islamic Front
Syria Islamist factions in new push against rivals
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Al Nusrah Front
Baghdadi, leader of Iraq insurgents, is jihad’s rising chief
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Iraq
ISIS erases Iraq-Syria border
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Iraq
Iraq crisis: al Qaeda forces seize Mosul and Tikrit – live
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Iraq
After Capture of Mosul, Militants Extend Control in Iraq
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Iraq
US Warns Iraqi Militants Threaten Entire Region, UN Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’
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Syria
The Assad regime began freeing inmates from prisons in Damascus and Hama after declaring an amnesty for all crimes except terrorism; it extends to foreigners who entered Syria for terrorism, so long as they surrender within 30 days. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighting in Deir Izzour between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham on the one side and the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front on the other has killed 241 ISIS fighters and 354 fighters from the other side in the past 40 days. Clashes continued in Deir Izzour, where ISIS detonated a…
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Syria
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria Declares ‘General Amnesty’ for Prisoners
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Al Nusrah Front
Interview with Former UN Peace Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi
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Syria
A senior figure in the Syrian National Coalition denied rumors of a shakeup and creation of a new opposition group. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Hama; Reef Dimashq; and Aleppo, where they were joined by the Jaysh Muhajireen wal Ansar. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has reportedly kidnapped 2,000 people in recent weeks from Aleppo, Hasakah, Raqqah, and Deir Izzor. Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front continued to clash in Deir Izzour with the ISIS, and recaptured the Al Kharrata oil station. The ISIS cut off water and electricity to…
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Iraq
Barrel bombs risk becoming answer to insurgency
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Syria
Rice: United States is leading with ‘lethal and non-lethal’ aid to Syria
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Iraqi troops repel ISIS assault on Mosul
The ISIS killed 18 security personnel during a massed assault on the northern Iraqi city. ISIS fighters also briefly seized control of Anbar University in Ramadi.
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Syria
Syrians wage ‘war of tunnels’ for Damascus
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
European women find appeal in Syrian jihad
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European Union
Hollande: 30 French nationals killed in Syria
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European Union
EU targets Western jihadists on radical websites
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Syria
A recent study estimates that some 2,800 Westerners have gone to Syria to fight, and most have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham or the Al Nusrah Front. President Assad celebrated his reelection by granting amnesty to 300 inmates at Aleppo Central Prison and over 500 at Adra prison in Damascus province. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Homs; Latakia; Reef Dimashq; and Aleppo, where they were joined by the al Mujahideen Army, and a rebel brigade blew up a tunnel, cutting off water to the city for several days. The…
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ISIS touts French, German, and Libyan suicide bombers in Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham continues to highlight the deaths of foreign jihadists in both Iraq and Syria.
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Syria
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Reef Dimashq, Latakia, and Homs. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Hama; Damascus; and in Deraa, where Islamic Front forces targeted the 12th brigade, the 175 convoy, and an airport in Ezra’. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fought against Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front in Deir Izzour. The second edition of ISIS’ English-language magazine features French, German, and Libyan suicide bombers in Homs. France said its investigation of the alleged use of chlorine gas by regime forces in Syria is inconclusive…
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ISIS takes control of areas in central Iraqi city
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham took partial control of Samarra after more than 150 fighters stormed the city.
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Syria
G7 to focus on Syria foreign fighters after Brussels attack: diplomats
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Afghanistan
The Accelerating Spread of Terrorism
