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Spotlight on Global Jihad (September 22 – October 8, 2015)

September 30, 2015, marked the beginning of a new phase in the foreign involvement in the civil war in Syria, when Russian planes began launching airstrikes in northern Syria. So far, most of the Russian airstrikes, along with the launch of cruise missiles from Russian ships in the Caspian Sea, were directed against the coalition
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Spotlight on Iran (September 13 – 24, 2015)

At events held to mark the 35th anniversary of the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, senior Iranian officials repeatedly stressed Iran’s commitment to continuing its support of regional countries’ “struggle against terrorism.” Iran’s deputy foreign minister paid a visit to Moscow to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. In the meantime, senior Iranian officials continue
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ISIS Media Campaign Attacks Muslims Fleeing Westward, Especially from Its Islamic Caliphate

In response to the wave of refugees fleeing to Europe, ISIS recently initiated a media campaign strongly criticizing Muslims emigrating from Syria, Libya, and by implication Iraq as well, to the West (Europe and the United States). To wage the campaign ISIS and its operatives and clerics have used its English- and Arabic-language media.
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (September 10-21, 2015) *

As part of the pressure exerted by the Al-Nusra Front and ISIS on the Syrian Air Force’s military airbases, the Al-Nusra Front managed to take over the Abu al-Duhur military airbase, southeast of Idlib. The Al-Nusra Front published photos of Syrian fighter planes and a helicopter that allegedly fell into its hands. ISIS continues to
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (September 3-9, 2015)

This week as well, the fighting in Syria focused on the rural area north of Aleppo, which is allegedly intended to become an “ISIS-free” buffer zone. ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front are putting pressure on the military airbases of the Syrian Air Force in the various provinces, in order to challenge the regime’s ability to
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Spotlight on Iran (August 23 – September 6, 2015)

The commander of the IRGC said Iran would continue to support the “resistance front. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force, reviewed regional. Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general, said Hezbollah was proud of its relations with Iran.
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