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Syria Talks: The Aleppo Dilemma

... group that advocates jihad. Nusra’s popularity in Syria may see an unprecedented spike due to its successful offensives in Aleppo countryside where it managed to take over several towns controlled by the government-allied Shia militias despite Russia’s aerial campaign. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser Igor Ivanov: Is a Collective Security System Possible in the Middle East? Jabhat Al Nusra’s growing popularity is also underpinned by the fact that it clashed with the Islamic State in the south of the country meaning that a rumored merger between the two groups is not in the cards at the moment. In fact the focus of ...

13.05.2016

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Identifying the Strategy behind Russia’s Air Strikes in Syria

... number of rebel groups, including Katibat Al Tawhid Wal Jihad (dominated by ethnic Uzbeks), Jaish Al Muhajireen Wal Ansar (dominated by Chechens) and possibly a group of Tatars originally from Crimea, recently pledged allegiance to the Al Qaeda-linked Jabhat Al Nusra. It appears that since Russian air strikes began the number of such merges intensified, which plays into Moscow’s strategy. Now Russia may argue that all these groups are de facto affiliated with Al Qaeda, hence air strikes against rebels are justified. Yet Russian air ...

05.10.2015

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