Al Nusrah Front
Syrian rebels break uneasy peace in Golan Heights
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France
France ‘ready’ for military action in Iraq and Syria
Syria
A suicide bombing in Idlib killed Hassan Abboud, who is the head of Ahar al Sham and the Islamic Front’s political leader, along with more than a dozen other leaders among some 50 said to be attending a meeting. Influential al Qaeda leaders mourned the deaths; one said Abboud had been in direct contact with […]
Al Qaeda members mourn Ahrar al Sham, Islamic Front leaders on Twitter
Several influential al Qaeda members have used their Twitter feeds to mourn the slain leaders of Ahrar al Sham and the Islamic Front. The jihadists were killed in an explosion earlier today. One well-connected jihadist, who appears to be an al Qaeda media operative, claimed that the head of the Islamic Front had been in communication with Ayman al Zawahiri.
Al Qaeda
Blast kills leader of Syrian Islamist group, other top figures
Head of Islamic Front, other senior leaders killed in explosion
The Islamic Front announced today that more than one dozen of its senior leaders were killed in a car bombing in Idlib. Among the slain leaders is Hassan Abboud, who was the leader of Ahrar al Sham and the head of the Islamic Front’s political office. Abboud was especially close to Ayman al Zawahiri’s representative in Syria.
Iraq
UN Security Council to set out plan to stop foreign fighters joining extremist groups in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere
Islamic State
Predator drones being flown over ISIS’ Syrian ‘capital’
Iraq
A President Whose Assurances Have Come Back to Haunt Him
Syria
Reconnaissance aircraft at high altitudes were spotted in Hasakah and Raqqah where the Islamic State is operating. At least 10 fighters from the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front were killed in clashes with regime forces in Reef Dimashq, where Al Nusrah executed a man accused of spying for the regime. In Hama, an […]
Iraq
Israel provides intelligence on ISIS
Iraq
West widens contacts with Syria’s Kurds
Christians
Eastern churches renew calls to prohibit attacks on Christians
Al Nusrah Front releases English-language summary of monthly operations
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has released an English-language pamphlet highlighting its activities throughout the month of August. The publication focuses on the group’s military operations, including targeting Assad’s forces and Hezbollah fighters, as well as its social work.
Iraq
The Islamic State and the politics of official narratives
Caucasus Emirate
One Year After Leader’s Death, North Caucasus Insurgency Soldiers On
Iraq
Destroying ISIS May Take Years, US Officials Say
Iraq
Obama to set out plan to go on offensive against Islamic State
US airstrikes target Islamic State at the Haditha Dam
The US air campaign against the Islamic State has expanded into Anbar province.
Syria
Regime aircraft carried out airstrikes for a second day on an Islamic State training camp in Raqqah, killing at least six fighters; 31 people, including at least eight civilians, were killed by a strike on a bakery in Raqqah. The Islamic State captured and then released an Al Nusrah Front commander in Deir Izzour. Regime […]
Al Qaeda veteran takes on a more prominent role as spokesman in Syria
Abu Firas al Suri long served as a clandestine figure in al Qaeda’s international terrorist network. Today he serves as the Al Nusrah Front’s spokesman. He is tasked with defending Al Nusrah’s capture of more than 40 UN peacekeepers.
Iran
US: ‘No plans’ for military coordination with Iran over IS
Iraq
US Fears Syrian Chemical Weapons Falling to Extremists
Syria
In Raqqah, airstrikes hit the al Takae camp, the Islamic State’s largest camp in the province, causing massive explosions. IS fighters targeted an “unknown reconnaissance aircraft” over Raqqah city without hitting it; activists claimed it was a US drone. In Deir Izzour, regime aircraft killed 18 IS fighters and commanders; among them was an American […]
The Islamic State’s global reach
A closer look at recent developments in a number of countries should dispel any illusions that the Islamic State’s aspirations and activities are only regional.
NATO
US says NATO group ‘core’ will form larger coalition to counter Islamic State
Islamic State
UK could launch strikes against ISIS in Syria without Assad’s support, says PM
Albania
Balkan fighters abroad: Holy warriors
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Obama says will ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
Syria
This Islamic State has executed 31 people in Syria over the last 10 days of August, in Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, and Raqqah. Regime forces carried out an “unprecedented” 25 airstrikes in the rebel-held Jobar district of Damascus today, targeting the Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front. Regime forces also clashed with Al Nusrah near […]