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Syria
A rebel media center in Raqqah closed its offices in protest against the torture of an activist by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. The Shuhada’ Bader battalion clashed with ISIS in Aleppo. Kurdish YPG forces continued to clash with ISIS and allied rebels in Aleppo, and with ISIS, the Al Nusrah Front, […]
Iran
Turkey, Iran seek cooperation to stem sectarian conflict in Mideast
Syria
The sharia council of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Aleppo sentenced the former leader of the Ghuraba’ al-Sham battalion to death. A rebel battalion took a stand with the Shuhda’ Bader battalion against the ISIS in Aleppo. The sharia council of Deir Izzour threatened an opposition TV station and prohibited it […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq, Syria a ‘transnational threat’
A senior administration official warned earlier this week that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (or Levant) is a “transnational threat” and “an increasing threat to us.” Iraq has exploded in violence since the withdrawal of American troops. The official said 38 suicide bombers have launched attacks in the last month alone.
Lebanon
Berri rejects dumping Syrian chemical arms in Lebanon
Syria
Israeli warplanes reportedly struck Russian-made regime missiles in Latakia and a military base in Damascus; Lebanon claimed its airspace was violated. In Aleppo, regime forces took control of al Safira, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with a rebel battalion and stormed a school. Abu Hamza, the leader and founder of […]
Syria
Exclusive: Syria Tries To Hold On To Its Chemical Weapons Factories
US officials: Israel struck targets near Damascus and Latakia
US officials confirmed that the Israeli Air Force again struck targets inside Syria. The strikes are at least the fifth such incident since the start of the uprising against the regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria in 2011.
Al Qaeda
Kurds in Iraq, Syria work as shield against al-Qaeda
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al-Qaeda recruits entering Syria from Turkey safehouses
Jordan
Hundreds of Syrian refugees ‘denied entry into Jordan’
Syria
Russia warned of the “huge threat” of an Islamist Syria in the event the Assad regime were overthrown militarily. Russia also expressed concern over a report that Islamists recently conducted a chemical attack in Hasakah. The Al Nusrah Front allegedly detained and killed a Kurdish civilian in Hasakah. Kurdish YPG forces continued to clash with […]
Syria
Hopes fade for Syria peace talks next month
Iran
Syria footage sheds light on Iran’s involvement
Ireland
Portrait of an Irish Jihadist as a Young Man
Hezbollah
Does Hizbollah’s partial exit from Syria mean anything?
Syria
Regime forces, opposition fighters, and aid organizations cooperated to evacuate 1,800 civilians from the besieged town of Mouadamiya near Damascus, but thousands remain trapped inside. Syria’s deputy prime minister was dismissed for an unauthorized meeting with US officials to discuss peace proposals. The leader of the Omar bin al-Khattab battalion was assassinated in Deir Izzour. […]
Hamas
Shunned and isolated, Hamas reaches unprecedented low in Gaza
Iran
Tracking the Iranian-backed fleet that’s fueling the Assad regime.
Syria
Kurdish YPG fighters continued to clash with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, and allied forces in Hasakah; a motorbike bomb detonated in Qamishli. Fighters from the Ahrar al Sham stormed al-Shmeitiya in Deir Izzour and seized a member of Syrian parliament and an al-Bousaraya tribal sheikh. ISIS set […]
Norway
Norway – Father of teen jihadis hires Breivik lawyer
Iran
Iran’s secret night flights to arm Syria’s Assad revealed
Hezbollah
Syria’s Breaking Bad: Are Amphetamines Funding the War?
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Rebel clashes highlight complexities of Syria’s civil war
Syria
A group of 22 mainly Islamist brigades, including Suqour al-Sham, al-Tawhid, Ahfad al-Rasul, and Ahrar al-Sham, jointly declared that they would not participate in Geneva peace talks unless they result in the removal of President Assad. The Syrian National Coalition claimed that Iraqi and Kurdish militia forces battled against the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic […]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Kurds capture border crossing with Iraq
Iran
Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda Sets Sights On Iraq’s Anbar Province
Syria
Tunisia’s ‘sexual jihad’ – extremist fatwa or propaganda?