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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
War of narratives in prisoner exchange of Syrian nuns
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Egypt says suspect in Cairo attack fought in Syria and Libya
If al Taliawi is a member of Ansar Jerusalem and did indeed fight in Syria, he would be the third member of the group to have done so.
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Al Qaeda-affiliated groups claim credit for joint attack on Hezbollah
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades and the Al Nusrah Front in Lebanon have claimed credit for joint rocket attacks on Hezbollah “strongholds” in Hermel, Lebanon. The attacks are part of the spillover from the war in Syria.
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Syria
Save the Children describes healthcare disaster in Syria
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Syrian nuns held by Al Nusrah Front fighters are freed
Negotiations over the release of a group of kidnapped nuns were complicated by factors including the alleged involvement of Free Syrian Army fighters in the kidnapping.
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Syria
A group of 13 kidnapped nuns was released by the Al Nusrah Front in a swap for over 150 female detainees in regime prisons. Regime and Hezbollah forces continued to battle rebel forces including the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, and the Islamic Front, in Yabroud, where the nuns had been held. The ISIS continued to clash with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front in Hasakah. Regime forces battled Al Nusrah, the Islamic Front, and the Dawood Brigade in Idlib, and fought against the Islamic Front and the Jund al Sham in…
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Syria
The Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front clashed with regime forces in Deir Izzour, in Aleppo, and in Hama. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham controls an oil well in Hama’s Jabal Sha’er area. An ISIS suicide car bomber detonated near an Al Nusrah checkpoint in Hasakah. The Islamic Front also battled regime forces in Reef Dimashq, in Idlib, and in Homs. Regime forces took over the mainly Sunni village of al-Zara in Homs. Regime forces continued to fight against ISIS, Al Nusrah, and the Islamic Front around Yabroud in Reef Dimashq. The ISIS spokesman claimed that…
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Al Nusrah Front
Saudis, world community react to new Saudi terror law
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Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Al Qaeda-linked group issues rare apology for “technical fault” in Beirut suicide bombing
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Syria
The regime’s use of barrel bombs has reportedly increased since last year. Residents of Raqqah say it is controlled by some 5,000 fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, consisting mainly of foreigners, including Iraqis, Tunisians, Gulf Arabs, and Chechens. An ISIS leader was killed fighting regime forces near the 17th Division in Raqqah. ISIS recaptured parts of Markada in Hasakah from the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front. At least 17 Islamic Front fighters were killed battling regime forces near Yabroud in Reef Dimashq. ISIS clashed with Islamic and rebel fighters and the Kurdish Front…
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Chechen ISIS commander musters forces at Syrian base
Omar al Shishani is photographed while addressing scores of Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters at a captured military base in Syria.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Militant Grip Transforms, Terrorizes Syrian City
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Russian-speaking jihadists execute Syrians in Aleppo
Jihadists from either the Al Nusrah Front or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham carried out the execution. A mentally ill man is said to have been among those to be killed.
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Syria
The Syrian National Coalition has retained Gen. Abdel-Ilah Bashir as head of the Free Syrian Army but given former head Salem Idriss the post of military adviser to SNC chief Ahmad Jarba. Negotiators lost contact with 13 Syrian nuns kidnapped by an Al Nusrah Front-linked group led by Abu Malek al-Kuwaiti. Regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces continued to battle Al Nusrah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, and the Islamic Front near Yabroud in Reef Dimashq. An ISIS suicide car bomber detonated by a police base in Aleppo that had been taken over by the Islamic Front. In…
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Al Qaeda
Bleak future for Lebanon as Syria war enters fourth year
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Hezbollah
Golan: a new front in Hezbollah-Israel war?
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Saudi jihadist says forced to join ISIS in Syria
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Head of al Qaeda ‘Victory Committee’ in Syria
Sanafi al Nasr heads al Qaeda’s “Victory Committee” and has relocated to Syria. He has become a vocal critic of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and has been allied with ISIS’ main jihadist rivals, including the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.
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Syria
A new UN report accuses the Assad regime of using siege tactics against civilians and deplores the “absolute impunity that pervades the conflict,” in which both sides are guilty of massacres and other crimes. Paulo Pinheiro, the head of the UN inquiry committee on Syria, said it was “likely” that the perpetrators of the Aug. 21 sarin gas attack in Ghouta had access to regime stockpiles, and also said “at least several hundred people were affected” by the attacks. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front continued to clash with regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces in Aleppo. Gunmen killed…
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Muslim Brotherhood
Arab states withdraw ambassadors from Qatar in protest at ‘interference’
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Israeli navy intercepts Iranian weapons shipment headed for Gaza
Today’s operation marks at least the fourth time since 2002 that Israel has publicly announced that its forces had intercepted a sea-based Iranian weapons smuggling attempt.
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Iraq
Syria’s ‘third force’ Kurds may emerge stronger from conflict
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Special Interviews: Raqqah residents complain under ISIS rule
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Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces near Yabroud city in Reef Dimashq; regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs in the vicinity. ISIS seized portions of the Yarmouk camp in Damascus. In Aleppo, the Al Nusrah and Ahrar al Sham continued to besiege the central prison, and ISIS fought against rebels and the Jabhat Al-Kurd. In Raqqah, regime forces bombarded an ISIS convoy and battled ISIS fighters in Ein Essa. In Idlib, Al Nusrah, Jund al-Aqsa battalion, Dawood brigade, Khattab battalion, Thuwar Saraqeb front, and…
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ISIS suicide assault team strikes government complex in Samarra
A Tunisian known as Abu Anas al Tunisi was a member of the three-man suicide assault team that targeted a government complex in Samarra.
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Al Nusrah Front
Syrian rebel force to receive Saudi arms has worked with al Qaeda group
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Hezbollah
Syria: Hezbollah recruitment surge as sectarian conflict spreads
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Syria
In Idlib, the Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front clashed with regime forces; an Al Nusrah ammunition factory exploded in Sarmada. In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham battled regime forces and executed a Christian. In Damascus, Al Nusrah, the Islamic Front, and ISIS continued to fight against regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces. ISIS reportedly executed 15 commanders of the Free Syrian Army’s 4th Division-Damascus Guards in recent weeks. In Hasakah, an Emirati ISIS commander was killed while fighting Kurdish YPG forces. The Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Deraa, in Deir Izzour, and in…
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Syria
Regime forces clashed with the Islamic Front in Latakia and in Aleppo. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fought against regime forces in Reef-al Safira city. A protest in Azaz demanded that the Islamic Front pull out; ISIS pulled out of Azaz three days ago. Fighting resumed between the Al Nusrah Front and pro-regime Palestinian fighters in Yarmouk.
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Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda splinter group denies killing Islamist rival in Syria
