A top Syrian National Council official claimed that discussions are underway with all opposition military forces, including the Islamic Front, to create a “Free National Army” to fight against extremist Islamist rebel groups and the Assad regime. The Islamic Front is reportedly considering the idea, said to involve a complete restructuring of the Free Syrian […]
Al Qaeda repeats old mistakes as a new act in Falluja’s tragedy unfolds
Islamist battalions and the Al Nusrah Front clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Raqqah city; ISIS made gains in the city. An opposition activist group claimed that some 500 people, including 85 civilians, have died in clashes between ISIS and Islamist and non-Islamist groups over the past week. A senior […]
Al Qaeda seeks Libya foothold
What does rebel infighting mean for Syria conflict?
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with Islamist and non-Islamist rebels in Raqqah, Idlib, and Aleppo, and is said to be preparing numerous suicide attacks in Deir Izzour. In Hasakah, ISIS and rebel groups, including the Islamic Front, issued a joint declaration creating a unified sharia council and a joint operations room. […]
The Syrian civil war has now reached the heart of Egypt
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Syrian Rebels Deal Qaeda-Linked Group a Reversal
Stretched thin, Syrian extremists are pressured
Pushing Back Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: The Islamic Front
After the Al Nusrah Front called for a truce between clashing rebel and Islamist groups, Abu Muhammad al-‘Adnani, the spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, issued a statement denouncing the Syrian National Coalition and the Supreme Military Council as apostates and enemies unless they stop fighting the mujahideen. Al-‘Adnani also warned […]
Securing Sochi: Nostalgic for Stalin
Al-Qaeda hasn’t gone away, and is gaining
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks
Turkey declares vanishing truck to Syria ‘state secret’
The head of the Al Nusrah Front called for a ceasefire between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and clashing rebel groups in Syria, the creation of an independent Islamic council to mediate disputes, and the exchange of prisoners. An opposition activist group said that 274 people have been killed in four days’ […]
The Iraqi government’s battle to control Fallujah
Syria rebel infighting spreads to city in east
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with the Syrian Revolutionaries Front and the newly formed Jaish al Mujahideen in al Tabqa in Raqqah. Islamist and non-Islamist rebels also fought against ISIS in other Raqqah cities, and released 50 captives from an ISIS prison in Raqqah city. ISIS clashed with rebels in Aleppo, […]
Fuelled by Syria war, al Qaeda bursts back to life in Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with rebels and Islamist battalions in Raqqah. Kurdish YPG forces battled ISIS, Al Nusrah Front, and Islamist battalions in Hasakah. Regime forces clashed with Al Nusrah and Islamist battalions in Deir Izzour. Al Nusrah is reportedly mediating between ISIS and several rebel battalions in Aleppo: several […]
The Women of al Qaeda
The continuing evolution of al Qaeda 3.0
Is Turkey sending weapons to Syria under guise of aid?
Power Vacuum in Middle East Lifts Militants
Al Qaeda group leader’s letters discovered with plans to kidnap UN workers in Syria
The Al Nusrah Front released video of leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani’ conducting a battlefield tour in Aleppo. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with various rebel groups in Aleppo, and an ISIS commander is said to have been killed in Azaz. ISIS warned rebels that unless they stop attacking ISIS, release ISIS […]
While the military and allied tribes organize to retake areas of Ramadi and launch operations in other cities and towns, Fallujah, a city that once represented the seat of power for al Qaeda in Iraq, has again fallen under control of the group.
A mass demonstration against both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and the Assad regime took place in Aleppo city. ISIS clashed with rebel groups in various locations in Aleppo province. The Islamic Front and the Syrian Revolutionaries Front called on ISIS to leave the town of Atareb in Aleppo. The Islamic Front […]