Search: Jabhat an-Nusra (3 materials)

Anti-government extremist organizations in Syria

A brief overview of the main groups and their leaders A brief overview of the main groups and their leaders. The authors described extremist organisations on multiple parameters, such as history, social base and numbers, activity region, leaders, ideology, financing, enemies and allies, stance on the Syrian ceasefire. Project page: http://russiancouncil.ru/en/syria-extremism

15.11.2016

New Syria Ceasefire: Same Old Story

... to be groups trying to exploit this situation in their favor. As of now, there are only two organizations that everyone agrees to view as terrorists in Syria: the Islamic State of Iraq and the Greater Syria (ISIS) and Jabhat Fateh ash-Sham (former Jabhat an-Nusra). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Maxim Suchkov: A Subtle Approach: Lavrov and Kerry’s Agreement Besides, given recent rebranding of Jabhat an-Nusra which is now called Jabhat Fateh ash-Sham, it further complicates the situation. By publicly ...

19.09.2016

Political Extremist Groups and Islamic Movements in the Middle East and North Africa

Main Groups and Leaders Brief Overview The crisis developments in Iraq, Yemen, Libya and Syria are destabilizing countries in the Middle East. The growing turbulence and unpredictability threaten the very model of the nation state, which is struggling to react to the challenges posed by non-state actors in international relations – primarily by extremist groups. The inability of the state to counter the terrorist threat leads to an increase in the activities of radical elements, whose actions take...

01.10.2015

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