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Syria
Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say
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Syria
Syria meets deadline for chemical weapons disclosure
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Syria
A former chemical weapons chief in the regime’s army said he had on three occasions defied orders to use chemical weapons, and claimed that the regime has already transferred some of its chemical weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon and to Iran via Iraq. A Free Syrian Army spokesman claimed that the regime sent chemical weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon nearly three months ago. The Syrian National Council rebuffed Iran’s offer to mediate with the Assad regime. Syria met the first deadline in the US-Russian deal for the surrender of its chemical weapons. A top Russian official said the Kremlin might…
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Al Qaeda ramps up attacks in Iraq
More than 70 Iraqis are killed in a series of suicide assaults and bombings in Baghdad and Bayji as the country teeters on the brink of civil war.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Turkey’s Syria Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse
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Syria
Tunisia women ministry to fight ‘sex jihad’ trips to Syria
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Russia
Russian rebels in Syria ‘pose threat to Olympics’
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Al Qaeda
Attack Points to Al-Qaida Surge in Yemen
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda lures Syrian children into its new schools
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Syria
Syria delivered a partial chemical weapons inventory to the OPCW, and is expected to complete it soon. Kurdish YPG forces clashed with Al Nusrah and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Hasakah. Regime forces bombarded an ISIL checkpoint in Raqqah; ISIL executed an Alawite man. Al Nusrah, ISIL, and rebel forces bombarded a town in Raqqah. ISIL partially withdrew from Azar in Aleppo after a truce was negotiated by the Liwa al Tawhid brigade between ISIL and a Free Syrian Army brigade. Fighters from Ahrar al Sham, Al Nusrah, al Haq brigade, al Meqdad Bin Aswad battalion,…
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2 Free Syrian Army brigades join Al Nusrah Front
The Raqqah Revolutionaries Brigade and the God’s Victory Brigade, two well-known Free Syrian Army units in Raqqah, have pledged loyalty to the Al Nusrah Front over the past several days.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syria details part of chemical arsenal, more to come
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Israel
The Mossad’s secret war on the Syrian WMD machine.
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Qatar
Plenty of money for weapons in Syria, little for refugees
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Libya
Syria groundwork began months ago
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Syria
Deputy Prime Minister Jamil said the conflict has reached a stalemate and the government will call for a ceasefire at the Geneva Two conference. US intelligence indicates the Assad regime has been moving chemical weapons since the US-Russian deal was reached for their surrender. The Supreme Military Council said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant recently raided an SMC arms depot filled with light weapons and ammunition provided by Gulf states in coordination with the CIA. The Free Syrian Army’s Northern Storm Brigade tried to retake the border town of Azaz from the ISIL. A roadside bomb blew…
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Al Nusrah Front
Moroccan terror suspect arrested in Ceuta
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Russia
Syria moves chemical weapons again, motive unclear
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Al Qaeda
Court document references al Qaeda-linked chemical weapons program in Somalia
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Salafi jihadist from Gaza reportedly killed fighting for ISIS in Syria
A Palestinian from the northern Gaza City of Beit Hanoun reportedly died recently in a “martyrdom operation” while fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria. Mohammed Za’anin is at least the fourth jihadist from Gaza to have been killed fighting in Syria.
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Report: American-supplied arms fell into al Qaeda’s hands
According to Syrian opposition sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, some light weapons and ammunition “funneled” by the CIA into Syria have been captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al Qaeda affiliate.
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Israeli Arab killed in Syria fought with Al Nusrah Front
An Israeli Arab recently killed in Syria is reported to have fought alongside the Al Nusrah Front prior to his death.
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Syria
Snipers haunt Syrian Christian town of Maalula
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Syria
President Assad said disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons would take about a year and cost $1 billion. He strongly denied that his government was behind the Aug. 21 gas attack, and said Syria is committed to the US-Russian agreement for the surrender of Syria’s chemical arsenal. Syria gave Russia materials said to implicate the rebels for the gas attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reportedly detained two doctors in Aleppo and killed one of them. ISIL stormed the town of Azaz near a Turkish border crossing in Aleppo, killing five Free Syrian Army fighters and arresting 100…
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Free Syrian Army
In enemy care: Syrians treated in Israeli hospitals
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Russia
Russia handed materials by Syrian regime implicating rebels in chemical attack
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Syria
UN Data on Gas Attack Points to Assad’s Top Forces
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Syria
The pilot of a Syrian helicopter shot down over Latakia by a Turkish warplane may have been killed. The Syrian military said the helicopter had mistakenly crossed over into Turkish airspace while looking for infiltrating rebels. A car bomb exploded on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey in Idlib, injuring at least 12 people. Kurdish YPG fighters continued to clash with Al Nusrah, Islamic State of Iraq, and rebel fighters in Hasakah. A Damascus-based jihadist coordinating group issued a statement about Abu Suheib al-Firansi, 63, a French businessman who converted to Islam and has joined…
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Israeli Arab reportedly killed fighting regime forces in Syria
Mueid Juma’a is thought to be the first Israeli killed in the ongoing Syrian civil war. At least 10 Israelis are believed to have fought alongside the rebels. Some have returned to Israel and been arrested by authorities.
