The softer side of Salafist jihad?
Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliates again attempt to put on a benevolent face.
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Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Syrian Kurds take fragile steps towards autonomy
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Kurdish Struggle Blurs Syria’s Battle Lines
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Christian towns emptied by sectarian violence
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Erdoğan, Kurds, Syria and Turkish military
Al Nusrah Front launches joint assaults with numerous Syrian rebel groups
In one attack in Idlib, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria claimed that “2,000 fully-equipped mujahideen” from eight different “brigades” fielded “8 tanks, a BMP armored vehicle,” and an assortment of mortars, rockets, machine guns, and other heavy weapons to overrun Syrian military forces. Free Syrian Army units participated in the attack.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
War in Syria inspires Kurdish unity
Social Media Jihad: More mourning for AQAP’s deputy
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has issued a statement mourning the death of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s deputy leader, Said al Shihri. The statement quickly made the rounds on jihadist social media sites.
Al Qaeda affiliate kidnaps priest in Syria: report
Reuters reports that a Jesuit priest has been kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). In June, another priest was targeted by the Al Nusrah Front.
Analysis: Al Qaeda’s Iraqi, Syrian affiliates jointly battle Kurds
Despite a dispute between the emirs of the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the two al Qaeda branches are jointly fighting against their Kurdish enemies.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
War in Syria inspires Kurdish unity
Al Nusrah Front and Ansar al Khilafah seize town near Aleppo, execute Syrian soldiers
Both groups claimed credit for overrunning the Syrian military and Hezbollah in Khan al Asal, a town where chemical weapons are reported to have been used in the past.
Qatar-funded Syrian rebel brigade backs al Qaeda groups in Syria
The Ahfad al Rasoul Brigade said that it would join al Qaeda’s affiliates and fight a Kurdish militia. It is funded by Qatar and is represented on the US-backed Supreme Military Command.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant eulogizes Tunisian suicide bomber
Hamza al ‘Awni said that on the ground, the ISIL and the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, another al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, are “without differences.”
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Jihadists turn to Twitter
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Iraq jailbreak highlights al-Qaeda affiliate’s ascendancy
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Kurds free Qaeda-linked rebel commander in Syria after clashes
Al Qaeda, Kurdish rebels fight along Turkish border
The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and reportedly the Free Syrian Army are fighting the PKK-linked YPG in northern Syria.
Tunisian jihadist calls for clerics, youth to fight in Syria
The video was released by the Muhajireen Army, but is credited to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.
Al Nusrah Front
Aid workers ‘targetted by jihadists in Syria’
Al Nusrah Front
Kurdish-Islamist fighting spreads to Syrian oil fields
Free Syrian Army
No Quick Impact in US Arms Plan for Syria Rebels
Hundreds of Pakistani jihadists reported in Syria
Many of the fighters are from the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, the anti-Shia terror group that serves as muscle for al Qaeda.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian rebels fear ‘side war’ as infighting spirals
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Rebel Infighting Undermines Anti-Assad Effort
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
NGO: Syria rebels, Qaeda affiliates fight in northwest
Free Syrian Army issues ultimatum to al Qaeda over murder of commander
A 24-hour deadline to turn over the al Qaeda commander has already passed. The FSA is using the incident to demand weapons from the West.
‘313 Brigade’ claims car bombing that targeted Hezbollah in Beirut
The 313 Brigade shares the same name as an al Qaeda military formation that is based in Pakistan.
Syrian jihadists behead Catholic priest, 2 others
The Vatican reported last week that the priest was captured by fighters “linked” to the Al Nusrah Front for the People in the Levant, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. A graphic video of his beheading has been published on the Internet.
Free Syrian Army
Sending Missiles to Syrian Rebels, Qatar Muscles In