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Al Qaeda
‘French jihadist’ fears remain two years on from Merah
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Social Media Jihad: (Updated) No interview with Ayman al Zawahiri on Syrian conflict
Al Maqreze Media has released a statement saying that Ayman al Zawahiri “will not be speaking on our station. We will be raising crucial questions for all concerning the conflict in Syria.”
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Syria
Turkey shot down a Syrian jet, claiming it violated Turkish airspace; the plane crashed in Syrian territory near the contested Kasab crossing. Hezbollah claimed to have killed three rebel car bomb experts in Qalamoun along with four of their bodyguards in an ambush. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham launched an offensive to seize the Kobani region from Kurdish forces. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Idlib; 18 wounded Islamist fighters were moved to Turkey for treatment and at least five non-Syrians died in battle. Regime forces seized areas of Latakia…
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Al Nusrah Front
Syria back on Turkey’s agenda
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Syria
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front’s Ahrar al Sham battled regime forces for control of the Kasab crossing along the Turkish border. The leaders of the western and central rebel fronts announced a battle to liberate the coast in Latakia. Syrian state media accused Turkey of allowing and assisting the Islamist forces to attack Kasab from Turkish territory; it also claimed that regime forces ambushed and killed a number of Al Nusrah fighters in Adra who had infiltrated from Jordan. In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham crucified an alleged thief and lost 18 fighters…
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Al Nusrah Front
Yabroud town – a strategic prize for Syria government
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Lebanon
Syria’s Lebanese Ghost Prisoners
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Al Nusrah Front
ISIS enforces strict religious law in Raqqa
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Syria
In Latakia, the Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham, and the Islamic Front battled regime forces around Kasab on the Turkish border; an Al Nusrah emir was killed. Fighters from the Al Nusrah Front and the Free Syrian Army are said to be seeking to take Raqqah from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. Kurdish forces clashed with ISIS in Hasakah and in Aleppo. Regime forces claimed to now control the western half of Homs. Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front fought against regime forces in Damascus near Yarmouk, and in Hama; and clashed with ISIS in Deir…
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Al Nusrah Front
Fears as Islamist fighters flock to Lebanon
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Al Nusrah Front
Foreign jihadists recruit Maghreb youth
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Another al Qaeda bigwig killed in Syria?
High-profile jihadists in Syria, including those with known ties to al Qaeda, are reporting that Sanafi al Nasr — one of al Qaeda’s highest-ranking leaders — has been killed.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Video: British jihadi in Syria encourages others to join war in recruitment video
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Al Qaeda official in Syria was extremist preacher in Australia
An Al Nusrah Front video released on March 17 features Abu Sulayman al Muhajir, who was an extremist preacher in Australia. Abu Sulayman says he relocated to Syria, where he was part of al Qaeda’s mediation effort in the dispute between Al Nusrah and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS). He criticizes ISIS in the video.
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Hezbollah
Inside Hezbollah: fighting and dying for a confused cause
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Saudi jihadi recounts his time with ISIS
Suleiman al Sabi’ee, a 25-year-old Saudi who returned from fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, described his time in Syria on Saudi TV earlier this month.
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Free Syrian Army
Topple Ahmad Jarba? Not so fast …
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Syria
Regime forces captured the historic Krak des Chevaliers citadel in Homs from rebel forces, killing at least 11 and wounding over 45; the Islamic Front and the Jund al Sham continued to clash with regime forces in the area, however. In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham forced 600 Kurdish civilians to leave the Tal Abyiad area and seized their lands; 540 of them escaped to Turkey. An Al Nusrah Front suicide car bomb detonated near a regime checkpoint in Hama, and Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in the province. In Aleppo, the…
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Al Qaeda
Tunisia’s fake jihadist and the war in Syria
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Ahrar al Sham
Defying allies, Qatar unlikely to abandon Syria rebels
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Al Qaeda veteran appears in Al Nusrah Front video, criticizes rival
In a video released on March 18, the Al Nusrah Front identifies Abu Firas al Suri as a leader within the group. Al Suri, who has a long al Qaeda pedigree, was dispatched to Syria from Yemen to try to mediate the dispute between Al Nusrah and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
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Al Qaeda
Transnational threat of foreign fighters requires global response, INTERPOL Chief tells Baghdad conference
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Free Syrian Army
Syrian opposition leader denies being a war profiteer
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Hezbollah
Syria Documents: Nasrallah sent message to reassure Israel
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Syria
The Foreign Ministry denounced the US’ closure of Syria’s Embassy and consulates. The first UN aid convoy from Turkey crossed into Syria for Qamishli. The OPCW said Syria has shipped nearly half of its chemical weapons out of the country for destruction, including all of its mustard gas. Many civilians were injured when the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces near the entrance to the Yarmouk refugee camp while food aid was being distributed. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham continued to clash with the Islamic Front in Hasakah. Regime forces took over Qalamoun…
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Three Years of Revolt: What Has Become of Syria’s Revolutionaries
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Hezbollah
Lebanese factions seek unity against terrorism threat
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Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Al Qaeda builds networks in Lebanon as security slips
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‘American’ jihadist in Syria pictured with dangerous ISIS commanders
Abu Muhammad al Amriki is seen posing in photographs with a violent local ISIS commander known as Abu Abdurahman al Iraqi and Omar al Shishani, a Chechen leader.
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Muslim Brotherhood
Jarba re-election likely to test Saudi-Qatari rift
