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Al Nusrah Front issues ‘clarification’ on the creation of an Islamic emirate
The Al Nusrah Front has released a statement saying that it has not “yet” announced the creation of an Islamic emirate and it will only do so after other jihadist groups agree with the decision.
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From Twitter to Terrorist
Leaked audio features Al Nusrah Front emir discussing creation of an Islamic emirate
An alleged audio recording featuring Al Nusrah Front emir Abu Muhammad al Julani was leaked online. Julani discusses the creation of an Islamic emirate, or state, in Syria as a counterweight to the Islamic State and other actors.
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Lebanese jihadis pledging allegiance to the Islamic State
Al Qaeda ally calls for statement on Islamic State’s caliphate
Hani Sibai, a longtime ally of Ayman al Zawahiri, has called on al Qaeda to issue a statement regarding the Islamic State’s announced caliphate.
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Fears of ISIS grow in Lebanon
Updated: Popular Australian cleric seeks to travel to Syria, join Islamic State
Shortly after the Islamic State declared the formation of the caliphate, Musa Cerantonio, a popular cleric, announced he was planning to travel to Syria.
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NGO: ISIS expels thousands in east Syria
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Who controls Syria’s oil?
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Al Nusrah Front weakened in Syria by ISIS Islamic State: Analysts
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Jordan Salafi leader warns of chaos
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Islamic State Militants Seize Oil Field, Expand Syrian Domain
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Obama’s Blueprint for Fighting Terrorism Collides With Reality in Iraq
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Caliphate declaration ‘heresy,’ Islamists say
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US seeks more security at some foreign airports
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Airport security may be tightened permanently after US warning – UK deputy prime minister
Islamic State consolidates gains in eastern Syria
With the fall of Mayadin as well as Shujail, the home town of the Al Nusrah Front’s emir, the Islamic State controls contiguous territory along the Euphrates River Valley from the town of Jarabulus, which borders Turkey, in Syria’s northern Aleppo province to the town of Anah in Anbar province in Iraq.
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Islamic State seizes oil field and towns in Syria’s east
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Urduni, Lebanon’s elusive new ’emir’
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb calls for reconciliation between jihadist groups
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has issued a statement praising the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s (ISIS) gains in Iraq and calling for reconciliation between jihadist groups in Syria. The statement was authored prior to the ISIS declaring that it ruled over a caliphate and rebranding itself the “Islamic State.”
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Russia seeks UN ban on oil trade with ‘terrorists’ in Syria
The Islamic State’s rivals in Syria reject announced Caliphate
The Islamic State’s jihadist rivals in Syria have rejected its claim to have established a Caliphate. Leading ideologues in the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, have rejected the Islamic State’s announcement as well.
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Is Lebanon at risk of becoming the next jihadi hub?
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White House fears al Qaeda offshoot may be planning bomb plot on airliner flying to America
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Syrian rebels buckling in face of jihadists
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Abu Qatada acquitted of conspiracy in Jordan
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Jordan shaken by threats from ISIS, Iraq, Syria
Egyptian Al Nusrah Front commander on Syrian border defects to ISIS
Abu Yusuf al Masri, a leader in Albu Kamal, swore allegiance to a senior “Chechen” commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. The move could strengthen ISIS’ hold on the Iraq-Syrian border.
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Syrian Qaeda wing pledges loyalty to ISIS in border town