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Islamic State of Iraq

Type: Organization

Name: Islamic State of Iraq

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Jihadists In Syria: A Struggle For Power – OpEd

FSA soldiers cleaning their AK-47s during the Battle of Aleppo (October 2012). VOA News; Scott Bobb reporting from Aleppo, SyriaThere is more than meets the eye to the civil war raging in Syria. On the surface it is an armed conflict between forces of ... [Published Eurasia Review - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, jihadist, Al-Qaeda

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

Syria: fears for prominent human rights lawyer abducted at weekend

A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went missing at the weekend after an apparent abduction is at grave risk of abuse, Amnesty International has said.Abdullah al-Khalil, who became head of the local council for al-Raqqa Governorate after armed ... [Published Amnesty International UK - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Human Rights, Kidnapping, Syria

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Iraq post-U.S.: Car Bombs and Violence Galore

WASHINGTON ? According to recent reports by Reuters, more than 60 people were killed in a series of car bombs across Iraq. Shi?a Muslims were targeted and this recent spike in sectarian violence worries Iraqi politicians and other analysts.The past week ... [Published Accuracy in Media - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Car Bomb, Iraq, Sunni Islam, Al-Qaeda, Sectarian Violence

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Sectarian attacks in Iraq stoked by spillover from Syrian war

Ability of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki to contain crisis may hinge on events beyond his control A recent tide of sectarian tensions that erupted into the worst violence seen in Iraq in five years is testing the government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Sunni Islam, protest, Sectarianism, al-Fallujah (Iraq)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Iraq Hit By Wave Of Deadly Bombings

by RFE/RLA string of car bombs across Iraq has killed more than 70 people.In the latest attack on May 20, at least eight Iranian pilgrims were killed when their bus was bombed north of Baghdad.Earlier on the same day, multiple bombing attacks on May 20 ... [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 20 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Bombing, Sunni Islam, Car Bomb, Shia Islam

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Bomb Attacks Kill More Than 70 In Iraq

(Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011.The ... [Published Winn FM - May 21 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Bomb, Sunni Islam, Sectarianism

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Al-Qaeda

West fearful as Syria jihadist group splits over al-Qa'ida link

Jabhat al-Nusra, the much-feared militant jihadist group that has taken control of large rebel-held areas of northern Syria, has split in two following its leadership's public declaration of allegiance to al-Qa'ida. Some of its fighters have withdrawn ... [Published Irish Independent - May 20 2013]

Entities: jihadist, Al-Qaeda, Syria

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

Jihadists' control of Syrian oilfields signals a decisive moment in conflict

Source of funding is helping al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra to sideline western-backed rebels and reshape the Middle East The stranglehold that Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies have achieved over Syria's oilfields signals a decisive moment in the conflict ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013]

Entities: jihadist, Al-Nusra Front, Salafism, Ankara

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence

The four "Sahwa" militia fighters were killed in an attack on their headquarters on the outskirts of Garma, 9 km (six miles) east of Falluja, a city in the western province of Anbar.Gunmen also ambushed and kidnapped 10 Sunni policemen near Ramadi, the ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 18 2013]

Entities: Kidnapping, Iraq, Police, Islamic State of Iraq

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mass Executions in Syria in Name of “Islamic State of Iraq and Levant”

Al-Nusra Front militants executed three Syrians in Al-Riqqa field in Syria because they supported the Syrian regime.A video published over the internet showed a masked militant reading a statement in the name of the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant before ... [Published Al Manar TV - May 17 2013]

Entities: Islamic State of Iraq, Al-Nusra Front, Syria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Iraqi Forces Capture 'Islamic State of Iraq' Cell in Anbar

Iraqi army and police forces last week broke up a seven-member cell comprised of top leaders and emirs in the "Islamic State of Iraq". ... [Published Iraq Updates - Defence & Security - May 17 2013]

Entities: Islamic State of Iraq, Police

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

Al Nusrah Front’s emir to be added to US terrorism list

Banner of the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The US State Department will add Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists in a decision to ... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 16 2013]

Entities: Al-Nusra Front, Islamic State of Iraq, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Al-Qaeda

Quotes

"Whether the Syrian authorities or local armed groups are behind the incident, the two men are at grave risk of abuse,” said Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme."

Fears for safety of human rights lawyer abducted in Syria [Published Amnesty International USA - May 21 2013]

For her part, Tzipi Livni, a member of Netanyahu's security cabinet and a former foreign minister, said she "doesn't think there is anyone in Israel eager to take action" in Syria, hinting at concerns that any strike could provoke a broader conflict

News Analysis: Syria's crisis inspires sectarian violence next doors, causes regional instability [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]

"The Sunnis in Iraq were the rulers for centuries. And, suddenly, the situation has changed," Askari said. "The Sunnis know very well they cannot win this war."

Sectarian attacks in Iraq stoked by spillover from Syrian war [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]

'We were daily wage workers,' he said. "We were sitting there [on the street] waiting for work and as usual we gathered near a street food cart and the place was very crowded. I crossed the street to the other side when all of a sudden it turned dark, dust filled the area. I was showered with metal wreckage and wounded on my legs."

Iraq Hit By Wave Of Deadly Bombings [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 20 2013]

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Is Jabhat al-Nosra breaking apart? [Published Syria Comment - 2 hours ago]
Jihadists In Syria: A Struggle For Power – OpEd [Published Eurasia Review - 5 hours ago]
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Iraq post-U.S.: Car Bombs and Violence Galore [Published Accuracy in Media - 23 hours ago]
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Sectarian attacks in Iraq stoked by spillover f... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]
Bomb attacks kill 79 Shi’ites across Iraq [Published Times of Malta - May 21 2013]
Car bomb explosions in Baghdad kill more than 60 [Published Yerkir - May 21 2013]
Bomb Attacks Kill More Than 70 In Iraq [Published Winn FM - May 21 2013]
Powerful tornadoes strike in four US states [Published Nigeria Punch - May 21 2013]
Car bombs target Iraq Shias, killing 43 [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 20 2013]
Iraq Hit By Wave Of Deadly Bombings [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 20 2013]
Living in Hell, Iraqi Christians Dream of Paradise [Published Inter Press Service - May 20 2013]
The Majlis Shura al-Mujahidin: Between Israel a... [Published Jerusalem Post - May 20 2013]
Car bombs target Shias in Iraq, killing 60 [Published Tehran Times - May 20 2013]
Car bomb blasts claim more than 60 lives in Iraq [Published Global Times - May 20 2013]
Car bombs target Iraqi Shi'ites, killing at lea... [Published Hampton Roads Daily Press - May 20 2013]
West fearful as Syria jihadist group splits ove... [Published Irish Independent - May 20 2013]
Militants kill 10 Iraq policemen in checkpoint ... [Published Morning Call - May 19 2013]
Jihadists' control of Syrian oilfields signals ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013]
Al-Nusra Front Posts Two More Execution Videos [Published Islam Times - May 19 2013]
Al-Qaeda plunders Syria's oilfields [Published Irish Independent - May 19 2013]
Syria’s rebels take over oilfields once belongi... [Published Ya Libnan - May 19 2013]
Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq vi... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 18 2013]
Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's ... [Published Reuters - May 18 2013]
Iraq: Trouble On The Other Side Of The Euphrate... [Published Eurasia Review - May 18 2013]
49 killed in double bomb attack at Sunni mosque... [Published Mail Online UK - May 17 2013]
43 killed in Iraq bomb attacks [Published RTE Online - May 17 2013]
Insight: Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-b... [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]

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Is Jabhat al-Nosra breaking apart? [Published Syria Comment - 2 hours ago] by Aron Lund for Syria Comment There’s been some very interesting reports about conflicts within Jabhat al-Nosra, the salafi-jihadi rebel group that has been designated an al-Qaida-connected terrorist organization by the USA and several other countries. ...
Al Nusrah Front’s emir to be added to US terror... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 16 2013] Banner of the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The US State Department will add Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists in a decision to ...
Al Nusrah Front's emir to be added to US terror... [Published The Long War Journal - May 16 2013] Banner of the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The US State Department will add Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists in a decision to ...
Al Nusrah Front's emir to be added to US terror... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 16 2013] Banner of the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The US State Department will add Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists in a decision to ...
Ansar al Sharia Tunisia member: "Rome shall be ... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 15 2013] Sheik Kamel Zarouq, a member of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, gave an address which was posted online on April 30. MEMRI has posted parts of the video as well as a transcript of excerpts from the video. You can also view the video on YouTube . Zarouq's ...