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Norway
‘Norway should accept prestige Syria role’
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Al Nusrah Front
Khattab, an Arab-Israeli jihadist in Syria
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Syria
The eradication of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal has begun, with the destruction of missile warheads, aerial bombs, and mobile and static mixing and filling units; the OPCW said work will continue for the next few days. UN Arab League peace envoy Brahimi called for peace talks “without pre-conditions” in November. Kurdish YPG fighters in Aleppo clashed with fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, who were supported by rebel fighters. Grad rockets were launched by rebel forces at the Hama military airport. YPG fighters continued to clash with the Al Nusrah Front, ISIL, and rebel forces in…
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Ahrar al Sham
Qaeda in Syria wants to dominate Iraq, Turkey border zones
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Assad lashes out at Turkey for sheltering terrorists
Ironically, Assad backed the same terrorist groups in Iraq that have now turned on him.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
The story of one jihadist on his way to Syria
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Al Qaeda
Terrorism newest worry for cargo ships
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Christians under threat in Syria as Islamist extremists gain influence
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Magawir Battalions
Syrian Sufis Divided As Salafist Influence Grows
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Syria
President Assad said Turkey would pay a price for allowing “terrorists” to use Turkey’s border for attacks in Syria. Diplomatic and intelligence sources say Hezbollah is withdrawing some of its troops from Syria, leaving only “a few thousand” in country. The UN said Syria has given the OPCW inspection team additional information about Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant issued a series of jihadist posters in English. The Al Nusrah Front has launched a website inviting questions and featuring an interview with its emir, Abu Muhammad al Julani.
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Syria
Turkey renews permit to send troops to Syria
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Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant clashed with Kurdish YPG fighters in Aleppo and Hasakah. Rebels in Reef Dimashq executed two men as sharia punishment and threw their corpses into a marketplace. Fighters from the Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al-Sham, Liwa’ al-Haq, al-Miqdad bin Aswad battalion, and other rebel factions stormed an Alawite village in Homs. Ahrar al-Sham, Suqoor al-Sham brigades, Jaish al-Islam, Tawhid brigade, al-Furqan brigades, and al-Haq brigade called for an immediate ceasefire in Azaz between ISIL and the Asifat al-Shamal brigade, and a resolution by sharia court in Aleppo City. Activists in Raqqah accused ISIL…
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Ennahda
Top Tunisia imam calls Eid strike
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels
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Syria
Missed Opportunity in Syria Haunts UN Official
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Emir of Muhajireen Army denies reports of his death
Omar al Chechen granted a short interview in which he also denied permitting a meeting between the Northern Storm Brigade and a US senator.
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Pakistan hands over suspected green-on-blue killer for trial
The difficult work of bringing green-on-blue killers to justice moves a step forward with the recent transfer of a rogue ANA soldier from Pakistan to Afghanistan. In the process, Coalition authorities are faced with the problems of Taliban influence and safe havens in Pakistan.
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Syria
Regime forces clashed in Aleppo with fighters from the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jeish Mohammad, Nour al-Deen al-Zanki, and Ahrar al-Sham. ISIL fighters clashed with the A’seft al-Shamal rebel brigade in Azaz, and with Kurdish YPG fighters elsewhere in Aleppo. ISIL seized two checkpoints and a base from the Northern Storm brigade in Azaz and is advancing toward the Turkish border. An ISIL spokesman recently warned against the establishment of anti-al Qaeda militias in Syria. The Al Nusrah Front released video of a late June raid on a transport and armament battalion in…
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Al Qaeda’s affiliates continue joint operations in Syria
Reporting from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shows that al Qaeda’s two affiliates inside Syria continue to collude despite a leadership dispute that became public in April.
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Syria
Foreign extremists dominate Syria fight
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Qaeda Branch in Syria Pursues Its Own Agenda
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Syria
Sources say the recent formation of the Army of Islam, including some 50 Islamist rebel groups but not the al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusrah Front and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has come at the urging of Saudi Arabia. ISIL, whose ranks are swelling with non-Syrians, is seeking to consolidate control in the north. An analyst said jihadists have secured more territory in Syria than they did in Afghanistan or Iraq. Al Nusrah, ISIL, and rebel fighters clashed with regime forces in Aleppo; Kurdish YPG fighters attacked ISIL in Aleppo. An Al Nusrah emir was killed fighting with regime…
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Syria
Open Letters: Open Letter to All States and Non-State Actors Involved in the Syrian Conflict
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Jihadist media unit releases posters for Palestinian fighters killed in Syria
The Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center, a media outlet for the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, praised six jihadists killed in Syria, including an Israeli fighter.
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Al Qaeda
Moroccan al-Qaeda suspect caught in Europe
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Syria
UN shifts Syria aid focus to prepare for long term
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Syria
Are the reports of a Syrian ‘sex jihad’ a hoax?
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Saudi Arabia
Insight: Saudi Arabia boosts Salafist rivals to al Qaeda in Syria
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Syria
Foreign Minister Mouallem told the UN that Syrian “terrorists” are being supplied with chemical weapons, and claimed there are no moderate militants in Syria, where jihadists from 83 countries are allegedly fighting. He likened the terrorism suffered by Syria to the 9/11 attacks. Syria said it would not sit at peace talks with the Syrian National Coalition. The Al Nusrah Front and rebels took over a checkpoint in Deraa. An Al Nusrah suicide car bomber detonated at a checkpoint in Reef Dimashq. Kurdish YPG forces in Raqqah clashed with Al Nusrah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and…
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France
French were ‘hours’ from military strikes on Syria before phone call from Obama
