Al Nusrah Front
What does the Lebanese Army need to confront the jihadist threat?
What does the Lebanese Army need to confront the jihadist threat?
Fighting on Golan border puts Israel on the spot
Filipino force defied UN commander in Golan crisis
US gives new priority to foreign fighters in Syria
Syrian army, Al Nusrah Front fight on Golan where peacekeepers held
Israel shoots down drone from Syria over Golan
Al Nusrah Front warns Lebanon’s Christians against following Aoun
Fiji seeks release of UN peacekeepers abducted on Syrian side of Golan Heights, as Philippines soldiers escape
32 Philippines peacekeepers rescued from militants in Golan: UN
Lebanon’s Roumieh prison a hotbed for terrorists
UN was told Golan peacekeepers seized ‘for their protection’
Islamist gains in Syria alarm some Assad allies
Al Nusrah Front advances on Quneitra, gains border crossing
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, and the Islamic Front, a coalition of several rebel groups, are using their social media pages to highlight their involvement in the rebels’ assault on the Quneitra border crossing.
Although 124 United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan Heights have recently fallen under the control of “armed elements of the [Syrian] opposition,” the UN wouldn’t say which group it is.
Fear grips towns bordering Arsal
Raid on ISIS suspect in the French Riviera
Dragged into Syrian conflict, Druze seek unity
After Tabaqa airport, what is IS’ next target?
US Mobilizes Allies to Widen Assault on ISIS
Islamic State turns radical Islam on Syria Muslims
Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in Syria: source
US Says It Told Qatar Not to Pay a Ransom for Kidnapped Journalist
Al Nusrah may resort to force to free Roumieh inmates
The Al Nusrah Front is using hostages from Lebanon’s security forces in its anti-Hezbollah propaganda. Al Nusrah, an official branch of al Qaeda, is attempting to pressure Hezbollah into withdrawing its forces from Syria.
Peter Theo Curtis, Abducted in 2012, Is Released by Nusra Front
Idlib prepares for war between factions and Al Nusrah Front
Hostage-Taking Central to Islamic State Strategy in Syria
The Long War Journal first exposed one of the two, a jihadist known as Sanafi al Nasr, as a senior al Qaeda operative in March. Al Nasr is a senior al Qaeda leader who relocated from Pakistan to Syria last year. Treasury reveals that he previously served as the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network.
A video released by the Al Nusrah Front features three fighters shortly before they head off to fight the Islamic State’s jihadists, who have advanced on rebel positions north of Aleppo.