The Islamic Front, a coalition of several leading insurgent groups in Syria, has issued a statement rejecting any attempt by its fellow insurgency groups to unilaterally create a new government.
Gloves come off between Syrian regime, Islamic State
Al Nusrah Front, Islamic State compete for foreign fighters
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid through four Syrian border crossings all controlled by rebel groups.
Who controls Syria’s oil?
Chechen in Syria a rising leader in extremist group
Syria jihadists now using Humvees seized in Iraq: NGO
Syria Islamist factions in new push against rivals
Harakat Hazm: America’s new favorite jihadist group
Water war takes its toll on Aleppo
A car bomb exploded near the Syrian-Turkish border, killing 43 people. Reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham may have been behind the attack.
ISIS continues advance on Deir Ezzor as FSA calls for support
Syrian moderates try to rebuild opposition force
Latakia captives speak out about their ordeal, others still missing
The Islamic Front, which frequently fights alongside al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front in Syria, tunneled under a historic hotel being used as a regime forces base and blew it up, leveling it and adjacent buildings in Old Aleppo. The Islamic Front carried out a similar attack on the hotel on Feb. 14.
The al Qaeda-allied Islamic Front is using US TOW antitank missiles in clashes in Aleppo against the forces of President Bashar al Assad and allies.
The Southern Front, a new coalition of “moderate” fighting groups in the Syrian south, is seeking to present itself as untainted by links to extremist groups in Syria, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusrah Front. But evidence, including a recent claim by Al Nusrah itself, points to the contrary.
Syria’s Dagestan ruled by the sword of ISIS
Any hope for long-held civilian hostages in Syria?
The Yarmouk Brigade, portrayed as a moderate rebel group in the south of Syria, is featured in an article in which rebels complain about the paltry flow of weapons from the US.
Turkey realizes its blunder in Kassab operation
A journey through Syria’s Daraa
Adam Gadahn, al Qaeda’s American propagandist, lamented the death of Abu Khalid al Suri, Zawahiri’s personal representative in Syria, and called for an investigation into the suicide attack that killed him.
Turkish tomb in Syria becomes flashpoint for conflict
The Ansar al-Sham Battalions
Defying allies, Qatar unlikely to abandon Syria rebels
Twice during congressional hearings last year, The Long War Journal warned that jihadists were looking to secure Mohammed Zammar’s release in Syria. Zammar recruited the Hamburg cell, including the suicide hijack pilots for 9/11.
Siege of Syrian arms depot in Tal Al Jabiyeh exposes chemical weapons fears
Syrian rebel force to receive Saudi arms has worked with al Qaeda group
More than 170 Islamist fighters from the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front are reported to have been killed in an ambush outside of Damascus. “Most of them [were] Saudis, Qataris and Chechens,” Syrian television claimed.