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Members of the Nusra Front walk along a street in the
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Maqdesi…Possibilities of Convergence between ISIS, Nusra

by Hani Nasira | Jun 21, 2016 | Features

While “Nusra Front” from al-Qaeda and some other factions are fighting ISIS near Manbij, ISIS’s has lost the control over it on 6 June facing a Kurdish militia supported by Washington. The latest developments raised arguments on a possible converge and coordination...

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Stanley Cohen, one of the defense lawyers for Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law and former spokesman of Al-Qaeda Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, speaks to media in front of the federal courthouse in Manhattan on September 23, 2014. (AFP/Yana Paskova)

Maqdisi’s arrest killed negotiations over Kassig’s release: Cohen

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Dec 20, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat US lawyer Stanley Cohen spoke of his “extraordinary anger” on hearing of the brutal execution of American aid worker Peter Kassig by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), ending six weeks of...

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Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada listens to Islamist scholar Sheik Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi during a celebration after his release from a prison near Amman. (Reuters Photos)

Abu Qatada, Maqdisi can unify Islamist ranks against ISIS: experts

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Sep 27, 2014 | Middle East

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two of Jordan’s Salafist preachers, Abu Qatada and Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, can lead Islamist efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Hashemite Kingdom, experts claim. The newly released preachers, considered respected...

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A Jordanian army convoy travels toward the eastern border of Jordan with Iraq near the Karameh border crossing in Jordan on June 25, 2014. (Reuters/Muhammad Hamed)

Jordanian authorities arrest ISIS, Nusra Front suspects

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Aug 27, 2014 | Middle East

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordanian authorities have launched a crackdown on alleged supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Al-Nusra Front, arresting more than 40 suspects on Monday and Tuesday. The arrests are thought to be a precautionary...