Syria

Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 27 – September 2, 2015)

The main battle zones in Syria this week: in the area north of Aleppo, which is reportedly intended to form an “ISIS-free” buffer zone, ISIS recorded several local achievements in a number of villages near the border with Turkey; in the areas of Al-Zabadani and Idlib, a second ceasefire agreement collapsed
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 20-26, 2015)

According to Turkish and Western media reports, the US and Turkey are planning to establish an “ISIS-free” buffer zone north of Aleppo, near the Turkish-Syrian border. ISIS has called for a general mobilization of operatives to travel to Libya and carry out jihad in order to “defend Islam” in Libya.
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 20-26, 2015)

According to Turkish and Western media reports, the US and Turkey are planning to establish an “ISIS-free” buffer zone north of Aleppo, near the Turkish-Syrian border. ISIS has called for a general mobilization of operatives to travel to Libya and carry out jihad in order to “defend Islam” in Libya.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 19 – 25, 2015)

This past week terrorist events focused on the four rockets launched into Israeli territory from the Syrian-controlled central Golan Heights. The IDF Spokesman reported that a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) squad fired the rockets. This past week popular terrorism continued in Judea and Samaria, manifested mainly by Molotov cocktails and stones thrown at Israeli security
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Spotlight on Iran (August 9 – 23, 2015)

A conference of the Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly was held in Tehran. Senior officials of the Iranian regime used the platform to stress Iran’s commitment to supporting its regional allies even in the post nuclear-agreement era, including the provision of weapons. The Iranian foreign minister visited Syria and Lebanon, emphasizing Iran’s support of Syria and
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 13-19, 2015)

This week as well, the fighting in Syria was concentrated to the north and east of Aleppo In the various battle zones in Iraq, ISIS deployed suicide bombers and car bombs against the Iraqi security forces and the Shiite population. ISIS’s branch in Libya is gradually establishing itself around the important coastal city of Sirte,
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