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Israel-Syria Border Becomes Flashpoint
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In Battle for Highway in North, Syria’s Civil War Writ Small
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The first Syrian rebels trained by the US in Jordan returned to Syria. EU governments rejected French and British efforts to end an arms embargo on Syrian rebels. The Syrian government threatened military action against rebels hiding in neighboring Lebanon.
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Report: Syrian regime being aided from 12 countries
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West tiptoes into Syrian war hoping to boost more secular rebels
Al Qaeda
The Path to Radicalization: Following a German Salafist to Egypt
Palestinian jihadist trainer killed fighting for Al Nusrah Front
Muhammad Ahmed Qanitah was a member of the al Qaeda-linked Tawhid and Jihad Group in Jerusalem, and previously served in Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
Syria
In Syrian Clash Over ‘Death Highway,’ a Bitterly Personal War
Syria
US sending Free Syrian Army 200,000 halal MREs
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Iran and Hezbollah ‘have built 50,000-strong force to help Syrian regime’
Syria
Iran accelerated its military support for the Assad regime, alongside Russia. Britain and France pushed the EU to lift its arms embargo on Syrian rebels. They were prepared to arm the rebels even without unanimous EU support. Russia said arming the rebels would be illegal.
Al Qaeda in Iraq launches suicide assault in Baghdad
The suicide attacks in the Iraqi capital highlight the resurgence of the al Qaeda affiliate, and the risk it poses to Iraq’s shaky political structure.
Iran
Iran steps up weapons lifeline to Syria’s Assad – envoys
Jabhat al-Nusra
Exclusive: Gaza Salafists Take Fight To Syria
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In volatile border region, fear grips Syria’s minority
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Frustration forces Western shift on Syria
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Government troops and rebels fought for control of key neighborhoods in northeast Damascus. Fighting erupted between Damascus and the Golan Heights in what could be a new battlefront. Croatia withdrew its peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights over fears they could be targeted.
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Saudi youth fighting against Assad regime in Syria
Tunisian ‘martyrs’ celebrated by Ansar al Sharia
The head of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia has said that foreign jihads have “emptied Tunisia of its young,” but his group’s Facebook page openly celebrates the “martyrdom” of Tunisians killed while fighting in Syria.
Al Nusrah Front poised to take over last major city on Euphrates River
The al Qaeda affiliate continues to push back government forces in Deir al Zour, and the group has also established the Sharia Committee for the Eastern Region to govern areas under its control.
Syria
Syria, Bosnia, and the Old Mistakes
Denmark
US criticises Denmark for letting former Guantanamo detainee “return to jihad”
France
France, Germany at odds over lifting Syrian arms embargo
Syria
Heavy fighting continued for a third day in the strategically important city of Homs in central Syria. Fighting renewed around Aleppo airport in northern Syria. A Ukrainian journalist held hostage by Syrian rebels escaped from her captors.
Syria
Syria, pressed by war, deploys all-female unit
Syria
Erosion of Syrian power accelerating, top US intelligence official says
Syria
Whole generation of Syrian children could be lost, says UN
Syria
Fighting fire with fire: Syria calls for jihad on jihadists
Syria
Rebels broke through government lines, loosening a siege in central Homs. Government forces counterattacked with artillery and an airstrike. Both President Assad and rebel leaders vowed they would fight on until the other is defeated. However, neither side has been making major advances.
Al Nusrah Front
Maghreb youth answer al-Qaeda call