Israeli Arab killed in Syria fought with Al Nusrah Front
An Israeli Arab recently killed in Syria is reported to have fought alongside the Al Nusrah Front prior to his death.
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Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham attack Syrian villages
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, has claimed that it and the Ahrar al Sham Islamic Movement attacked three Alawite villages in the province of Homs.
Islamists dominate Syrian insurgency
A recent study by a British defense consultancy estimates that nearly half of the Syrian opposition forces are aligned with extremists, and that only a small minority are affiliated with basically secular or nationalist groups.
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Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
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Maaloula’s cathedral and churches empty of Christians as Syria’s latest front-line fight takes its toll
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant overruns air defense base in Hama
The al Qaeda affiliate assaulted the 66th Brigade’s air defense base and ammunition depot in Hama.
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Videos show Iranian officers supervising Syrian soldiers
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Syrian rebels face another foe: Al Qaeda-linked militants
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What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria
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US weapons reaching Syrian rebels
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Battle for Syria Christian town of Maaloula continues
Al Qaeda and the threat in Syria
Testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security, on al Qaeda in Syria and the threat it poses to the US. Al Qaeda affiliates and allied jihadist groups dominate the insurgency in the heart of the Middle East.
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Christian village becomes a battleground in Syrian war
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Syrian Christian Village Besieged By Jihadists
Videos show joint Al Nusrah, Free Syrian Army attacks in ancient village
According to the New York Times, videos posted online suggest “cooperation” between al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham, and a Free Syrian Army brigade in an assault on Malula earlier this week. Separately, Ahrar al Sham condemned the prospect of Western intervention in Syria.
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Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports
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Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West
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Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria
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Islamist rebels go into hiding ahead of Syria strikes
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Exclusive: Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack
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Proliferation of armed groups in Syria points to long war
Jihadists concerned over potential US strikes in Syria
While some jihadist groups in Syria threaten to avenge the Syrian regime’s recent chemical weapons attacks, online forum members are concerned that jihadists in Syria will be the target of US strikes in the days ahead.
Al Qaeda, rebel groups vow to avenge chemical attack in Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant announced that it would coordinate with other Syrian rebel groups, including the Free Syrian Army, to take revenge for a chemical weapons attack last week in the capital that is said to have killed more than 300 people.
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Drums of war in Middle East
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American Tells of Odyssey as Prisoner of Syrian Rebels
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Syrian Kurds’ flight drags Iraq deeper into neighbor’s war
State Department confirms al Qaeda in Iraq leader has relocated to Syria
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for a deadly string of bombings inside Iraq on Aug. 10. The State Department also confirmed that the ISIL’s emir has relocated to Syria.
Free Syrian Army commander celebrates victory with al Qaeda affiliate
FSA commander Abdul Jabbar al Okaidi celebrates the takeover of the Minnigh airport with Abu Jandal, a known al Qaeda leader. “We’re here to kiss every hand pressed on the trigger,” al Okaidi said.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leads charge to take Syrian airport
An “emigrant lion from the Peninsula of Muhammad” drove a BMP packed with explosives into the Minnigh airbase in Aleppo province; assault teams then took the airbase. Free Syrian Army units fought alongside al Qaeda’s affiliates during the attack.
Report: Al Qaeda conference call led to US diplomatic closures
The Daily Beast reports that a conference call involving “more than 20 al Qaeda operatives” is what prompted the closing of more than 20 US diplomatic facilities.