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Al Qaeda
European Spies Reach Out to Syria
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Turkish counterterrorism raids target al Islamic charity, net al Qaeda operatives
Arrests and raids in seven Turkish provinces involving suspected al Qaeda leaders as well as the Islamist charity IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation suggest that the Erdogan government is determined to disprove allegations that it tacitly supports al Qaeda in Syria.
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Al Qaeda
As al Qaeda revives, Iraq struggles to secure Syria border
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Al Qaeda
A Report on Suicide Bombings in 2013
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Ahrar al Sham
Fighting Among Rebels Boosts Syrian Regime
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Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham captured al Bab in Aleppo from rebel units, setting up checkpoints and conducting house-to-house searches. State media claimed that security forces killed scores of Islamic Front fighters in Damascus and destroyed a large quantity of weapons and uncovered terrorist tunnels in Aleppo. ISIS and rebels clashed in Aleppo, but ISIS and rebels also fought against regime forces in the province. A car bomb near an Islamist movement checkpoint in Idlib killed at least five rebel fighters. In Homs, Islamist rebels executed three members of Syrian intelligence, and ISIS executed at least 14…
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Al Nusrah Front
Syria Rebels Turn Against Most Radical Group Tied to Al Qaeda
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Al Nusrah Front
Iraq’s Maliki to revive Sunni militia role against al Qaeda
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Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham recaptured much of Raqqah city; the Ahrar al Sham did not oppose ISIS. Rebel and Islamist battalions, including one affiliated with Al Nusrah Front, clashed with ISIS in Raqqah. In Aleppo, the ISIS clashed with Islamist battalions in Jarabalus city and at the Bab al-Salama border crossing; ISIS also killed a senior commander in the Mujahideen Army’s Nour al-Din Zanki brigades. State media claimed that security forces in Damascus killed and wounded a number of Islamic Front fighters in Adra and a number of Al Nusrah Front fighters in Madaya. One ISIS…
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United States
Top envoys insist Syria peace talks must proceed
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Islamic Front
Syrian rebels, al Qaeda infighting escalates on Turkey’s doorstep
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Islamic Front
As Assad lingers, Turkey focuses on ISIS
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Australia
Australia spying on Syria fund-raisers amid terrorism funding fears
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Al Qaeda
ASIO spying on Syria fund-raisers amid terrorism funding fears
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Syria
A top Syrian National Council official claimed that discussions are underway with all opposition military forces, including the Islamic Front, to create a “Free National Army” to fight against extremist Islamist rebel groups and the Assad regime. The Islamic Front is reportedly considering the idea, said to involve a complete restructuring of the Free Syrian Army’s Supreme Military Council. Six Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters were killed in Idlib in clashes with Islamist and rebel battalions. On Jan. 6, a Belgian ISIS emir in Idlib threatened that hundreds of ISIS fighters are ready to carry out suicide…
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda repeats old mistakes as a new act in Falluja’s tragedy unfolds
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Syria
Islamist battalions and the Al Nusrah Front clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Raqqah city; ISIS made gains in the city. An opposition activist group claimed that some 500 people, including 85 civilians, have died in clashes between ISIS and Islamist and non-Islamist groups over the past week. A senior Al Nusrah commander said the group has been providing weapons and cars to the ISIS to assist in its battle against the Iraqi government. The number of civilians killed by a suicide truck bomb in Hama yesterday has risen to at least 20. Former employees…
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda seeks Libya foothold
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Ahrar al Sham
What does rebel infighting mean for Syria conflict?
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Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with Islamist and non-Islamist rebels in Raqqah, Idlib, and Aleppo, and is said to be preparing numerous suicide attacks in Deir Izzour. In Hasakah, ISIS and rebel groups, including the Islamic Front, issued a joint declaration creating a unified sharia council and a joint operations room. In Hama, a truck bomb detonated near a school in the mainly Shiite town of Kalat, killing at least 18 people, and an Egyptian ISIS commander defected to Al Nusrah. Former ISIS prisoners alleged horrific crimes on the part of their captors, including summary executions…
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Ansar Jerusalem
The Syrian civil war has now reached the heart of Egypt
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Denmark
How Syria’s chemical weapons are being destroyed
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Al Nusrah Front
Syrian Rebels Deal Qaeda-Linked Group a Reversal
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Al Nusrah Front
Stretched thin, Syrian extremists are pressured
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Ahrar al Sham
Pushing Back Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: The Islamic Front
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Syria
After the Al Nusrah Front called for a truce between clashing rebel and Islamist groups, Abu Muhammad al-‘Adnani, the spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, issued a statement denouncing the Syrian National Coalition and the Supreme Military Council as apostates and enemies unless they stop fighting the mujahideen. Al-‘Adnani also warned that ISIS would defend itself from attack, especially from the “Army of the Mujahideen,” a coalition of eight rebel groups, saying ISIS would “crush the conspiracy in its cradle.” An opposition activist group reported that Islamist rebels have taken over ISIS headquarters in Aleppo city,…
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Caucasus Emirate
Securing Sochi: Nostalgic for Stalin
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda hasn’t gone away, and is gaining
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Saudi Arabia
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks
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Islamic Front
Turkey declares vanishing truck to Syria ‘state secret’
