The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, along with the Al Nusrah Front, carried out four suicide car bombings today in the Qalamoun region, killing at least seven regime soldiers. ISIS, Al Nusrah, and two allied rebel groups attacked regime positions in Reef Dimashq. Regime forces in Damascus reportedly detained Raja al-Nasser, the General Secretary of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria. Al Nusrah raised its flag over a Shiite shrine in Raqqah after the rebel group controlling the area pledged allegiance to Al Nusrah. ISIS publicly executed two captive Kurdish YPG fighters in Raqqah. ISIS, Al Nusrah, and rebels killed several YPG supporters in attacks on two villages in Hasakah. A British Muslim from London is said to have died fighting for al Qaeda forces in Syria. US intelligence officials expressed concerns about the hundreds of jihadists drawn to fight in Syria and the rise of “migrant brigades” among the rebel forces. Al Nusrah claimed to have killed at least 145 regime fighters in Aleppo between Nov. 7 and Nov. 17 with help of the Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement and the al-Fajr Movement.
