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US seeks to include ‘moderate’ Islamists in Syrian coalition
Despite the Islamic Front’s obvious ties to al Qaeda, the US government hopes the coalition of Islamist brigades will denounce the international terrorist organization.
Does the Islamic Front ‘battle al Qaeda’?
The answer is no, as the Islamic Front has far more in common with al Qaeda than many want to admit.
Islamic Front brigade launches joint raid with al Qaeda’s Syrian branches
In addition to conducting operations with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, Ahrar al Sham was involved in the recent takeover of a large cache of weapons and munitions owned by the Free Syrian Army.
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Beheadings and spies help al Qaeda gain ground in Syria
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Tracking Central Asians’ Trails To Jihad In Syria
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Beheadings and spies help al Qaeda gain ground in Syria
4 battalions from Qatar-backed Islamist brigade defect to wage ‘armed jihadist struggle’
The four battalions broke from the Ahfad al Rasoul Brigade after one of the group’s top leaders defected to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
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Europe could feel the backlash from jihadist conflicts
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US: American fighters in Syria a security risk
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Aleppo braces for major regime offensive
Islamic Front endorses jihad, says ‘the Muhajireen are our brothers’
The charter of the newly formed Islamic Front indicates that the group is willing to work with al Qaeda’s two branches inside Syria.
ISIS praises slain commander who fought in Iraq, Libya, and Syria
Abu Abdullah al Libi fought against US forces in Iraq, the Ghaddafi regime in Libya, and against Bashir al Assad’s regime before being killed in Syria in September.
Analysis: Formation of Islamic Front in Syria benefits jihadist groups
The formation of the Islamic Front has been characterized as a blow to al Qaeda, but the new Islamist alliance shares al Qaeda’s goals and continues to fight alongside the global jihadist group.
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‘Islamist posturing’ is a strategy to raise funds, says Syrian rebel
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US officials warn of insurgents streaming into Syria
IMU praises slain Syrian Islamist brigade commander
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s condolences for the death of the commander of the Al Tawhid Brigade speaks volumes as to how the Syrian Islamist group is perceived by global jihadists.
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‘Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war’
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Big push by Syrian military suspected as refugees pour into Lebanon
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Iraq keeps eye on Kurd-jihadist battle in Syria
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Islamist rebels in Syria use faces of the dead to lure the living
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Elusive Al-Qaida leader in Syria stays in shadows
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Rebel clashes highlight complexities of Syria’s civil war
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Syrian Kurds capture border crossing with Iraq
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In Syrian civil war, emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria boosts rival Jabhat al-Nusra
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Syrian rebels cast doubt on leader’s ‘death’
Al Nusrah Front denies emir killed by Syrian troops
Syrian government news agencies claimed that Abu Muhammad al Julani was killed, but the al Qaeda group denied the reports.
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Syrian jihadists’ new recruitment technique: slick suicide attack videos
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Violence Reverses Gains in Iraq
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Fearing retribution, Syrian minorities keep low profile in exile