Tajik, Kazakh, and Russian fighters killed in Syria
Jihadists from across the globe have been flocking to Syria over the past several years, and some are no doubt passing through training camps run by al Qaeda and allied groups.
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Former Guantanamo detainee killed while leading jihadist group in Syria
Ibrahim Bin Shakaran, a Moroccan who spent more than three years at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility before being freed, has been killed while leading Sham al Islam in Latakia. Bin Shakaran had run a recruiting network for Abu Musab al Zarqawi after being released by the US.
Al Nusrah Front
Armenia Concerned Over Fate Of Families In Syria’s Kesab
Syria
Former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Bin Shakaran, a.k.a. Brahim Benchakroun or Abu Ahmad al Maghribi, was reportedly killed in Latakia while leading his Sham al Islam group. Fierce fighting continued near a strategic hilltop in Latakia between regime forces and rebels, including the Al Nusrah Front, Ansar al Sham, Sham al Islam, Junoud al Sham, the […]
Chief of Syrian Revolutionaries Front says al Qaeda is ‘not our problem’
Jamal Maarouf, who is backed by the West, admits to fighting alongside the Al Nusrah Front as well as providing weapons to the al Qaeda group.
Free Syrian Army
The Free Syrian Armies: Institutional Split
Syria
In a letter to the UN, Syria has accused “terrorist groups” of planning a gas attack in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Jobar that would be blamed on the regime. The head of the ‘moderate’ Syrian Revolutionaries Front, a Free Syrian Army offshoot, said the group fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front and has no […]
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.
Muhajireen Army releases video of Syrian training camp
The video includes footage of the building and detonation of a small homemade bomb, as well as exercises in small fire team tactics and an obstacle course.
Syria
The president of the Syrian National Coalition visited rebel troops in Latakia, where the Al Nusrah Front, Islamic fighters, and Free Syrian Army forces are battling regime troops. Al Nusrah claimed a joint offensive in Latakia with Ahrar al Sham, Ansar al-Sham, and Sham al-Islam; one of the commanders, Abu al Hassan, was said to […]
Iran
Apocalyptic prophecies drive both sides to Syrian battle for end of time
Egypt
Converging Interests May Lead to Cooperation Between Israel and Gulf States
Syria
Regime forces recaptured a strategic hilltop in Latakia during fighting with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front, and Syria’s information minister accused Turkey of helping foreign fighters enter the province. An observer group claimed that over 1,000 fighters have been killed in Latakia since March 21. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic […]
Syria
Turkish border province punishes Erdogan on Syria in polls
Al Qaeda
France in new tack to fight roots of terrorism
Turkish military fires into Syria in response to stray Syrian rocket
Turkish forces fired into Syria today in retaliation for a stray rocket that hit a mosque in bordering Hatay province.
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.
Syria
Regime forces launched an offensive to retake Kasab in Latakia from the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front. At least 50 fighters from the Al Nusrah Front and rebels were killed in recent clashes with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Hasakah. Rebels reportedly killed over 20 regime soldiers in two […]
Al Qaeda’s American propagandist notes death of terror group’s representative in Syria
Adam Gadahn, al Qaeda’s American propagandist, lamented the death of Abu Khalid al Suri, Zawahiri’s personal representative in Syria, and called for an investigation into the suicide attack that killed him.
Syria
Regime forces backed by Hezbollah captured two towns in the strategic Qalamoun region near the Lebanese border. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham reportedly killed up to 35 fighters from the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front during clashes in Hasakah. Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Reef […]
Syria
UK-Syria aid viewed through ‘lens of terror’
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syria: the jihadi town where ‘brides’ are snatched from schools
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and rebels battled regime forces in Latakia. Activists claimed that opposition forces have blocked regime reinforcements from reaching Latakia. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Hama, in Idlib, and in Deir Izzour. Arabs in Raqqah allied with the Islamic State of […]
Al Qaeda
Syria spillover taints Turkey poll in border province
Al Nusrah Front
Who are the ‘media activists’ covering the Syrian war?
Al Qaeda-linked Saudi cleric in Syria praises fighters from Islamic Caucasus Emirate
Abdallah Muhammad al Muhaysini, a Saudi cleric and a rising star in the jihadist world, thanks fighters from the Islamic Caucasus Emirate for battling Syrian forces in Shaykh Najjar.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Turkish tomb in Syria becomes flashpoint for conflict
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Kurds, rebels find common enemy in ISIS