On July 28, al-Nusra Front announced it was severing all ties with its parent organization, al-Qaeda, and changing its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (Conquest of Syria Front). Al-Qaeda gave its blessing to the move, reflecting [ More … ]
The leader of al-Nusra Front, one of the most powerful rebel groups in Syria, has announced that the group is breaking its link with al-Qaida and changing its name, in an apparent attempt to be [ More … ]
Kurdish militias have retreated from a strategic neighborhood in Aleppo after Ahram al-Sham rebels and Al-Nusra Front members launched a heavy offensive across the city, the Russian military say. Al-Nusra Front is a branch for [ More … ]
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