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En Route to Useful Syria: Al-Qaeda Back in the Game?

... on its territory, which has been confirmed both by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani , the most influential Shiite figure. However, the level of Russia-Iraq cooperation still depends on Washington's stance. The weakening of Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies caused by Mr. Assad's army and Russian air support has markedly strengthened ISIS in northern Syria. Many analysts agree that Moscow is siding with the Shiite Crescent, although Russia's stance is quite clear. President ...

20.11.2015

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Divisions within the Global Jihad

al-Qaeda vs ISIS In late April 2015, the media reported that the leaders of Islamic State (IS) and Taliban declared jihad against each other. Earlier, there had been violent clashes between supporters of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Jabhat al-Nusra leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, who refused to swear allegiance to the future caliph. Given the exacerbated divisions among various different radical groups, two questions arise: what is the nature of these differences, and whether Islamic ...

25.05.2015

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