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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 22 – 28, 2015)

This past week there was an increase in terrorist attacks on its southern and northern borders and throughout Jerusalem: Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at the western Negev at the end of Israel’s Independence Day. There were two stabbing attacks and a vehicular attack in the Jerusalem area and at the Cave
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (April 16-22, 2015)

ISIS continues its efforts to establish its presence in the northern and southern outskirts of Damascus. In the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp, clashes continue between. In Iraq, fighting continues in the refinery compound in the city of Baiji, north of Baghdad. There are additional indications that Turkish authorities have stepped up their counterterrorism measures against jihadi
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 15 – 21, 2015)

This past week Israel’s south remained quiet. In Judea and the most prominent event was the vehicular attack carried out at bus stop at the French Hill junction in Jerusalem. Senior Hamas figures attending Palestinian Prisoners’ Day events said the organization intended to abduct Israeli soldiers and “settlers” everywhere. Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (April 2-15, 2015)

In early April 2015, an ISIS force comprising an estimated 1,000 operatives attacked the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp on the southern outskirts of Damascus. In the city of Tikrit, Iraq, ISIS suffered its worst defeat since its series of victories in June 2014. The coalition of rebels headed by the Al-Nusra Front (Jaysh al-Fatah), which took
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Pragmatic cooperation between enemies

Pragmatic cooperation between enemies: the Syrian regime and ISIS maintain tacit understandings about operating oil and gas fields and marketing their products.
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (March 26 – April 1, 2015)*

An important event of the week was the conquest of the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria. The conquest of the city of Idlib is a major blow to the Assad regime and an important achievement for the Al-Nusra Front, which led the campaign over the city. In the important city of Tikrit, the fighting
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