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.
Syrian Qaeda wing pledges loyalty to ISIS in border town
Syrian Kurdish leader: Turkey turns blind eye to ISIS
Jordan Salafist leader Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi, freed, quiet so far on ISIS-Nusrah rift
Syria jihadists now using Humvees seized in Iraq: NGO
Iran rejects US action in Iraq as militants push east
Iraq militants take Syria-border post in drive for caliphate
How ISIS is spreading its message online
Ansar al Islam, a jihadist group founded in northern Iraq in September 2001, has claimed a number of attacks against the Iraqi government since the rebel offensive began earlier this month.
Iraqis, Saudis call the shots in ISIS ‘capital’ Raqqah
The jihadist ideologue known as Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi has been released from a Jordanian prison. Officials in the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, and other jihadists are celebrating Maqdisi’s release.
Syrian army crushes rebel push near Turkish border
ISIS menaces al Qaeda in Libyan city of Derna
US Officials Fear Moner Mohammad Abusalha’s Jihad Video Will Inspire Others
America’s Allies Are Funding ISIS
Abu Iyad al Tunisi, the head of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, has released a statement calling for jihadists in the Levant to reconcile based on recent events in Iraq.
With ISIS advancements, nearby Jordan must be concerned, analysts say
Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul
Syria Islamist factions in new push against rivals
Baghdadi, leader of Iraq insurgents, is jihad’s rising chief
Interview with Former UN Peace Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi
Turkey finally designates Al Nusrah a terrorist group
European women find appeal in Syrian jihad
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham took partial control of Samarra after more than 150 fighters stormed the city.
In well over a dozen countries, evidence has emerged that jihadists who trained or fought in Syria are engaging in terrorist activities in their home countries and elsewhere.
The Imam Bukhari Jamaat, which fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front and Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar, touted its training camp, which is thought to be located near Aleppo.
Syria bomber was Florida-born, raised in middle-class family
US officials have identified the first American suicide bomber in Syria as Moner Mohammad Abusalha, who reportedly grew up in Florida. Abusalha went by the alias “Abu Hurayra al Amriki” and joined the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.
Report: Florida man may be 1st American suicide bomber in Syria
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