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Members of al Qaeda’s Nusra Front gesture as they drive in a convoy touring villages in the southern countryside of Idlib. REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI

Al-Qaeda Leaders Fight Iran in Syria…and Iran Welcomes Them!

by Huda Al Husseini | Jun 2, 2016 | Opinion

Mullah Omar successor, Mullah Akhtar Mansour was targeted by a drone as soon as he returned from his secret visit to Iran. This may not be his first visit to Iran as it is said that he was there in February and March for medical treatment. EU Special Representative in...

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U.S. Charge d’Affaires and Interim Ambassador Richard H. Jones speaks during a ceremony reviewing three Huey II helicopters donated by the United States to the Lebanese armed forces, at the Beirut air base, Lebanon March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Lebanese Military Gets U.S., British Aid for Guarding Border with Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 31, 2016 | Middle East

Lebanese armed forces, at the Beirut air base, Lebanon March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher” width=”620″ height=”414″ class=”size-large wp-image-55349085″ /> U.S. Charge d’Affaires and Interim Ambassador Richard H. Jones...

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File photo shows a fighter from Jabhat al-Nusra in front of a burning vehicle at their base in Raqqa. (REUTERS/Hamid Khatib/File)

Blowing up the Al-Nusra Front

by Tam Hussein | May 21, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

In the past two years, Western media coverage has focused on the growing popularity of Salafist jihadi groups like the Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat Al-Nusra) in Syria. These groups have become both an argument to intervene militarily, as well as a reason to stay out. While...