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Russia, China veto UN bid to refer Syria to international court
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Al Nusrah Front rejects Syrian rebels’ revolutionary covenant
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has rejected a charter signed by a number of other leading insurgency groups. Al Nusrah argues that the charter is not rooted in proper Islamic principles, among other supposed flaws.
Morocco
Over 1,000 Moroccan jihadists in Syria
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Hama; Deraa; Reef Dimashq; and Aleppo, where they were joined by Al Muhajireen wal Ansar. Regime forces advanced closer to Aleppo’s central prison. Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Deir Izzour, where […]
France
Hollande issues warning on chemical strikes
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front objected to the “revolutionary covenant” announced by the Islamic Front and four other groups. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Deraa; Hama; Reef Dimashq; and Aleppo, where they were joined by Fajer Al Sham, Al Jabha Al Islamiyya, and Jaysh Al Mujahideen. The body of […]
Israel
Israel adjusts to Syrian insurgents on Golan border
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian death toll reaches new grim milestone
Al Nusrah Front
Syria rebels face setback in south
Al Nusrah Front
Islamic extremism on rise in Jordan
Syria
The head of the regime’s air defenses died after being wounded in fighting near Damascus. Syrian National Coalition defense minister Asaad Mustafa resigned. The Islamic Front, Jaish Al-Mujahideen, Ajnad Al-Sham, Failaq Al-Sham, and Alweiat Al-Furqa issued a “revolutionary covenant” declaring that their targets are the regime, Hezbollah, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the […]
Egypt
Egyptian Brotherhood split on using force
Al Nusrah Front
Maaloula a ghost town after rebel ouster
Syria
Detainees in Homs spurned by regime and rebels alike
Shabaab leader calls for mediation in Syria, says Zawahiri is ‘our Sheikh and Emir’
Abu Zubayr, the emir of Shabaab, restates his support for Ayman al Zawahiri and calls for mediation in Syria.
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Latakia, Aleppo, and Deraa. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Hama and Reef Dimashq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham battled rebel and Islamic Front fighters in Aleppo, and clashed with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic […]
Muhajireen Army commander calls for Muslims to wage jihad in the Ukraine
Abdul Karim Krymsky, the deputy emir of Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar, calls on Muslims in the Crimea and the Ukraine to “start on the path of jihad.”
Russia
Russia says ‘Friends of Syria’ stance destructive
Syria
“Friends of Syria” London meeting agrees to increase support for Syrian opposition
Al Nusrah Front
Water war takes its toll on Aleppo
ISIS suspected in car bombing at Syrian-Turkish border
A car bomb exploded near the Syrian-Turkish border, killing 43 people. Reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham may have been behind the attack.
Syria
A car bomb exploded near the Bab al Salama border crossing, controlled by the Islamic Front; the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham is suspected in the attack, which killed 43 people and injured over 80. Two UK journalists who had been beaten and shot by rebels were freed by the Islamic Front and […]
Egypt
Text of Sisi interview with Reuters
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and the Jaysh al Mujahireen wal Ansar (Emigrants Army) continued to clash with regime forces near the air force intelligence building in Aleppo. The Islamic Front also battled regime forces in Idlib, Hama, and Reef Dimashq. The Islamic Front and rebels have agreed to a weeklong truce with […]
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS continues advance on Deir Ezzor as FSA calls for support
Africa
Hezbollah cutting costs as Iranian aid dries up
Treasury Department designates 2 ‘al Qaeda leaders’ in Syria
One of the two newly-designated jihadists, Abd Al Rahman Muhammad Zafir Al Dubaysi Al Juhni, has a lengthy al Qaeda pedigree and sat on al Qaeda’s elite Shura council in Pakistan before relocating to Syria. Treasury says Al Juhni is now part of an al Qaeda group in Syria that is planning attacks against Western targets.
Iran
Hagel talks to Saudis about Syria, Iran
Syria
In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed two rebel commanders, blew up a reservoir, and battled Islamic and Kurdish YPG fighters. ISIS’ H’isbah detachment issued new rules for Raqqah. A car bomb exploded near an ISIS checkpoint in Deir Izzour. Kurdish YPG forces attacked ISIS in Hasakah. Rebel and Islamic Front […]
Jaysh al-Mujahedeen
Syrian moderates try to rebuild opposition force