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Tag Archives: Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Ansar al Sharia
From dawa to hesba: the strange evolution of Ansar al Sharia
Al Nusrah Front sharia official uses social media to condemn killing of fellow jihadist
Abu Sulayman al Muhajir used his Twitter account to condemn the killing of Abu Muhammad al Fateh, the Al Nusrah Front’s leader in the province of Idlib, Syria. Sulayman says that Fateh joined al Qaeda in Iraq in 2005 and went on to become a confidante of Abu Muhammad al Julani, Al Nusrah’s emir.
ISIS’ ‘Diyala Division’ lauds foreign suicide bombers, including Dane
The Diyala Division praised 26 suicide bombers, including foreign fighters from Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Tajikistan, Chechnya, and Denmark.
Europe
European jihadists form ISIS brigades in Syria
ISIS reportedly kills Al Nusrah Front’s commander for Idlib province
Abu Muhammad al Ansari, the emir for Idlib province, and his family are said to have been killed by an Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham assassination team.
Al Nusrah Front
Any hope for long-held civilian hostages in Syria?
Al Nusrah Front
West Aleppo faces unending assault
Iraq
Iraq closes Abu Ghraib prison amid security fears
Al Nusrah Front
Is Turkey behind the chemical attack in Syria?
Al Nusrah Front
Morocco dismantles Syria recruitment cell
Iraq
Militants close dam as Iraq violence kills 15
Al Nusrah Front
In Jordan Town, Syria War Inspires Jihadist Dreams
Iraq
Iraq insurgents turn seized dam into weapon
Social Media Jihad: Tweeting a message to Zawahiri
Three prominent Al Nusrah Front officials have now tweeted a message to Ayman al Zawahiri. The message asks him to address specific hot button issues in the infighting between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and Al Nusrah.
Jihadist ideologues call on Zawahiri to detail problems with former al Qaeda affiliate
A group of jihadist ideologues has published a message addressed to Ayman al Zawahiri. They call on Zawahiri to address the specific problems they have encountered with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), which has been disowned by al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda shura council member addresses infighting in Syria
Abu Khalil al Madani has released an audio message calling on the jihadist groups in Syria to form a common sharia committee, as well as a security committee. Much of his message echoes the mediation efforts of the past.
Chechen ISIS leader slams Al Nusrah Front for killing Moroccan commander
Omar al Shishani said that Abu Usama al Maghrebi was killed by “a commander in the Front of Defeat; and it is not the Front of Victory [Al Nusrah Front] at all.”
ISIS’ ‘Southern Division’ praises foreign suicide bombers
The suicide bombers, who conducted attacks just south of Baghdad, are from Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. The Southern Division is one of 16 administrative areas defined by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
Al Nusrah Front
Turkey realizes its blunder in Kassab operation
Iraq
ISIS jihadists open new front in Baghdad push
Iraq
ISIS expands in areas around Baghdad
Ahrar al Sham
Syria’s moderate rebels still losing ground to extremists
Zawahiri eulogizes al Qaeda’s slain Syrian representative
Ayman al Zawahiri has released an audio message eulogizing Abu Khalid al Suri, who was killed on Feb. 23. Zawahiri confirms that he knew al Suri since before the 9/11 attacks and that they had been in direct communication after the beginning of the Syrian revolution.
Al Nusrah Front
‘I am not fighting against al Qaeda… it’s not our problem’, says West’s last hope in Syria
12 Azeri jihadists reported killed in Syria
The Azeris fought alongside the Muhajireen Army, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, or the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.
ISIS parades on outskirts of Baghdad
Hundreds of Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters paraded their vehicles, which included captured Iraqi military trucks and an artillery piece, through the streets of Abu Ghraib and Fallujah.
Iraq
Iraq: Arrests rise as government attempts to block insurgents’ access to Baghdad
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Kurds blame Iran, Turkey for ISIS attacks
Turkey’s ISIS problem
Recent attacks in Nigde have raised concerns in Turkey over extremism in Syria. Tensions have been high between the Turkish military and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham since the tomb of Suleyman Shah, a small Turkish territory in Syria, fell under the threat of an ISIS attack.