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US left with no point man in Syria after ‘moderate’ rebels fire commander
Whatever happened to the Western supplies stolen in Syria?
US officials said last month that the supplies stolen by Islamist rebels from Free Syrian Army warehouses had been returned. The Syrian opposition’s Supreme Military Council maintains that the materiel was never returned.
British suicide bomber no poster child for humanity
A photo showing a British suicide bomber and father of three embracing children at a Syrian refugee camp just months before he detonated in an attack underscores the perversity of the Islamist tactic.
Al Nusrah Front
Border control, political accord needed to shield Lebanon
Jihadists release video of British suicide bomber in Syria
Abdul Waheed Majeed, who is thought to be the first British suicide bomber in Syria, is seen in a video dedicated to Al Nusrah Front commander Saifullah al Shishani, a Chechen recently killed in Aleppo.
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Confessions of a French jihadist in Syria
What’s wrong with this conflict map of Syria?
A FRONTLINE map of Syria mixes the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, and the Islamic Front in with the “opposition.”
‘American’ jihadi with ISIS explains defection from Al Nusrah Front
“Abu Muhammad al Amriki” said he lived in the US for 10 or 11 years. He joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham after other groups turned on it earlier this year.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
British Jihadists Torture Syrian Rebel
More ties between Ansar Jerusalem and the Syrian jihad reported
A close look at Ansar Jerusalem’s attempted assassination of Egypt’s interior minister on Sept. 5, 2013 reveals multiple connections to al Qaeda’s international network.
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda’s expulsion of Islamist group in Syria prompts high-level US debate
Al Nusrah Front praises Chechen commander killed in Aleppo
The emir of al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front and a sharia official from the Muhajireen Army confirmed Saifullah al Shishani’s death and noted that he had sworn allegiance to Al Nusrah.
Al Nusrah Front
Analysis: Is Syria now a direct threat to the US?
Chechen commander for Al Nusrah Front reported killed in Aleppo
Saifullah al Shishani, a Chechen commander in the ISIS who recently defected to the Al Nusrah Front, reportedly was killed during fighting in Aleppo.
Treasury Department identifies another Iran-based facilitator for al Qaeda
The Treasury Department confirmed today that the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network, known as Yasin al Suri, is operational once again. Treasury also designated an additional “associate” of al Suri’s.
Al Nusrah Front
Syria-trained US militants pose threat, officials say
ISIS confirms death of senior leader in Syria
Abu Bakr al Iraqi, who is also known as Haji Bakr, served as a top lieutenant to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi and as the military commander for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham before he was killed in Syria earlier this year.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades announces joint attack with Al Nusrah on Hezbollah
The group announced the joint operation the same day that al Qaeda denounced the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
Pro-al Qaeda Saudi cleric calls on ISIS members to defect
Influential al Qaeda-linked jihadists have denounced the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) in recent weeks and are now calling on its members to defect. They have supported Ayman al Zawahiri and al Qaeda’s senior leadership in their dispute with ISIS.
Al Qaeda’s general command disowns the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda’s general command has disowned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), which has been fighting with other jihadist groups in Syria and pursuing its own agenda.
Al Nusrah Front launches another suicide attack in Lebanon
The Al Nusrah Front, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham continue to target Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Report: Senior al Qaeda facilitator ‘back on the street’ in Iran
Al Jazeera reports that Yasin al Suri, the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network, is facilitating the terror network’s operations from Iranian soil once again. Al Suri was detained by the Iranian government after the US government exposed his network, and the deal between Iran and al Qaeda, in 2011.
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Al Qaeda groups in Syria want to attack US
Ahrar al Sham
The Dawn of the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham
Ahrar al Sham leader criticizes head of Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Hassan Abboud, a top official in Ahrar al Sham and the Islamic Front, has issued a stinging rebuke of ISIS emir Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Earlier this week, ISIS rejected a reconciliation effort that would have put an end to the infighting between jihadist groups in Syria.
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Rebels in Syria Claim Control of Resources
Saudi cleric’s reconciliation initiative for jihadists draws wide support, then a rejection
Saudi cleric Abdallah Muhammad al Muhaysini offered a reconciliation initiative for the jihadists in Syria to end their infighting. His proposal mirrored a message issued by Ayman al Zawahiri. Although the initiative garnered much support, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has rejected it.
State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf responds to LWJ
State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf emailed this response to the Long War Journal after we criticized her characterization of al Qaeda.
Lebanon
Regional wave of Sunni extremism reaches Lebanon