Islamic Front endorses jihad, says ‘the Muhajireen are our brothers’
The charter of the newly formed Islamic Front indicates that the group is willing to work with al Qaeda’s two branches inside Syria.
Tag Archives: Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Number of foreign fighters from Europe in Syria is historically unprecedented
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Inside Syria: Al-Qaeda Was Here
Syria
The Assad regime said it would participate in the Jan. 22 peace talks in Geneva but would not “hand over power.” The head of the Free Syrian Army said it was not the right time for peace talks and asked for more arms and ammunition. The Chechen-led Emigrants’ Army swore allegiance to the Islamic State […]
Syria
Nun emerges as power broker and publicist in Syria; rebels condemn her as ‘Assad’s nun’
ISIS praises slain commander who fought in Iraq, Libya, and Syria
Abu Abdullah al Libi fought against US forces in Iraq, the Ghaddafi regime in Libya, and against Bashir al Assad’s regime before being killed in Syria in September.
Iran
US and Saudis in Growing Rift as Power Shifts
Syria
Rebel groups advanced in eastern Damascus and southeast Aleppo; the Syrian National Coalition said it was due to the recent merger of Islamist groups into the Islamic Front. A human rights organization condemned abuses against women in Syria, including rape, kidnapping, and use as human shields. The UN set a Jan. 22 date for the […]
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham captured a Free Syrian Army supplies distribution warehouse in Atmeh, seized four tent-laden trucks, and hauled the warehouse’s three FSA officers and a Suqour al Sham commander into sharia court in Dana on the Turkish border. Fighting raged in East Ghouta over the weekend, where at least […]
Jordan
Syria Seen as Most Dire Refugee Crisis in a Generation
Syria
Syria conflict: Children ‘targeted by snipers’
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front and other Islamist groups captured Syria’s largest oilfield, in Deir Azzour province; it is not known if it is operational. Regime airstrikes in Aleppo killed 40 civilians. Gunmen in Hama failed to assassinate National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar but killed his driver.
Analysis: Formation of Islamic Front in Syria benefits jihadist groups
The formation of the Islamic Front has been characterized as a blow to al Qaeda, but the new Islamist alliance shares al Qaeda’s goals and continues to fight alongside the global jihadist group.
Syria
As Syrian Chemical Attack Loomed, Missteps Doomed Civilians
Syria
Seven large Islamist groups, amounting to about 45,000 fighters — Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam, Suqour al-Sham, Liwa al-Tawhid, Liwa al-Haqq, Ansar al-Sham, and the Kurdish Islamic Front — announced their “gradual merger” into an Islamic Front to battle the Assad regime and create an Islamic state. The group’s spokesman said the Al Nusrah Front wanted […]
Iran
Iran’s Secret Army
Al Nusrah Front
‘Islamist posturing’ is a strategy to raise funds, says Syrian rebel
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with rebels in Idlib. ISIS imposed ‘sharia’ restrictions on clothing for schoolgirls in Idlib. ISIS, the Al Nusrah Front, and other Islamist rebels clashed with regime forces in east Reef Aleppo and near the 80th brigade base. Gunmen kidnapped a media activist in Deir Hafer in […]
OPCW
Companies, port sought to destroy Syria poisons
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Briton ‘doing his duty’ by fighting for group linked to al Qaeda in Syria
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, along with the Al Nusrah Front, carried out four suicide car bombings today in the Qalamoun region, killing at least seven regime soldiers. ISIS, Al Nusrah, and two allied rebel groups attacked regime positions in Reef Dimashq. Regime forces in Damascus reportedly detained Raja al-Nasser, the General […]
Al Nusrah Front
US officials warn of insurgents streaming into Syria
Lebanon
Young Palestinian Refugees Join Jihadists Fighting in Syria
Britain
Briton killed fighting in Syria civil war
Caucasus Emirate
Chechens drawn south to fight against Syria’s Assad
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Meet the Syrian Rebel Commander Assad, Russia and the US all fear
Syria
How an unemployed blogger confirmed that Syria had used chemical weapons
IMU praises slain Syrian Islamist brigade commander
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s condolences for the death of the commander of the Al Tawhid Brigade speaks volumes as to how the Syrian Islamist group is perceived by global jihadists.
Al Qaeda
No tolerance for militants headed to Syria, Turkish FM Davutoğlu says