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Al Qaeda launches suicide assault on security forces in western Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraqi and the Levant killed nine policemen in Haditiha in a coordinated assault on police and military bases.
Al Qaeda ramps up attacks in Iraq
More than 70 Iraqis are killed in a series of suicide assaults and bombings in Baghdad and Bayji as the country teeters on the brink of civil war.
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Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say
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Turkey’s Syria Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse
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Al Qaeda lures Syrian children into its new schools
2 Free Syrian Army brigades join Al Nusrah Front
The Raqqah Revolutionaries Brigade and the God’s Victory Brigade, two well-known Free Syrian Army units in Raqqah, have pledged loyalty to the Al Nusrah Front over the past several days.
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Syria details part of chemical arsenal, more to come
Report: American-supplied arms fell into al Qaeda’s hands
According to Syrian opposition sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, some light weapons and ammunition “funneled” by the CIA into Syria have been captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al Qaeda affiliate.
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.
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Al Qaeda’s staggered bombings designed for maximum casualties
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
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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Dining with Al Qaeda
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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
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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Who are the Syrian rebels?
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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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As US weighs war, fears of power of jihadis in Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant calls on Egyptians to wage ‘jihad’ against army
A new audio message from an ISIL spokesman denounced the Muslim Brotherhood as being worse than secularists. In addition, the spokesman called on Egyptian Muslims to wage ‘jihad’ against the army.
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Islamist rebels go into hiding ahead of Syria strikes
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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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American Tells of Odyssey as Prisoner of Syrian Rebels
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Syrian War Fueling Attacks by Al Qaeda in Iraq, Officials Say
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Al-Qaeda expands in Syria via Islamic State