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Tag Archives: Syria
Islamic State
Who is paying for America’s plan to train and equip Syrian rebels?
Egypt
Egypt ready to assist Lebanon against jihadists
Iraq
Islamic State cedes little ground despite air attacks
Syria
The Islamic State attacked the sole remaining government air base in Deir el-Zour province; at least 19 regime troops and seven IS fighters have been killed thus far. The US accused the regime of continuing to use chemical weapons as recently as September. Syrian President Bashar al Assad declared US airstrikes against the Islamic State […]
Al Nusrah Front
Lebanese army ready to confront militants
Al Nusrah Front
IS leader’s ‘captured wife’ may not be who she says she is
Islamic State
Lebanon says detained woman was Baghdadi wife for three months
Ansar al Islam coordinating with the Al Nusrah Front, Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar in Aleppo
Ansar al Islam, an al Qaeda-affiliated group that operates in Iraq and Syria, has been cooperating with the Al Nusrah Front and the Chechen-led Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar in the fighting for two Shiite villages in northern Aleppo.
France
A French Town Reels After Teenage Girl Vanishes, Apparently to Join Jihadists
Al Nusrah Front
British watchtowers dot a Mideast border again – this time with Islamic State
Free Syrian Army
Lebanon may swap FSA commander for captives: General Security
Al Nusrah Front
Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader
Harakat Sham al Islam operates training camp in northwest Syria
Harakat Sham al Islam, a Moroccan-founded group allied to al Qaeda and the Chechen-led Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar, is now known to operate a training camp in Latakia province in Syria.
Syria
CENTCOM stated that the US conducted 27 airstrikes in Syria since Nov. 28; 26 targeted the islamic State and one targeted Al Nusrah. The SOHR claims the US-led coalition conducted 30 airstrikes in Raqqah on Nov. 29. US-backed rebels are awaiting Western assistance. The UN World Food Programme has halted assistance to Syrian refugees due […]
Ahrar al Sham
Islamists come out on top in new effort to unify Syrian rebel groups
Iran
Islamic State cell strikes Shiites in Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Syria says US-led strikes have not weakened Islamic State
Ahrar al Sham
Opposition fighters to form joint military command in Aleppo: rebel commander
Islamic State
Pope urges solidarity to stop aggressors in Syria and Iraq
Lebanon
Long-awaited Bekaa Valley security plan implemented
Afghanistan
US Adds Planes to Bolster Drive to Wipe Out ISIS
Jihadists tout training camps for children in Iraq and Syria
The Islamic State, the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and Junud al Sham have been showcasing camps in Iraq and Syria that are used to indoctrinate and train children to wage jihad.
Al Qaeda
ISIS gaining a toehold in Libya, experts say
Al Nusrah Front
How a French truck driver became a target of the US air war in Syria
Qatar
Qatar runs covert desert training camp for Syrian rebels
Syria
The UN is pushing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria for the delivery of aid. Regime airstrikes on the Islamic State’s de facto capital of Raqqah killed at least 90 people and injured approximately 125 more. The Islamic State stoned to death two men accused of being gay in Deir Ezzor; the group also beheaded […]
Iraq
No letup in flight of Iraqi Christians into Lebanon
Chechnya
Syrian link suspected in Chechen murder in Ankara
Iraq
Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain