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Somali women carry weapons during a demonstration organized by the Islamist Al-Shabab group which is fighting the Somali government in Mogadishu, July 5, 2010. (AFP Photo/Abdurashid Abikar)

The Women of Al-Qaeda

by Huda Al-Saleh | Jan 5, 2014 | Features

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although the fighting in Syria has been accompanied at every stage by warnings about the spread and growing influence of jihadist groups, it has shone a spotlight on a development which has taken everybody by surprise: the increasing...

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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)

Opinion: Assad and the jihadists are all extremists

by Fayez Sara | Dec 17, 2013 | Opinion

Only a few people in the world would not concede that the regime of Bashar Al-Assad is an extremist one. In fact, those people give justifications not devoid of lies and allegations in order to deny the reality of the regime’s extremist policies and stances. Among...

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A fighter from Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra takes a position as he aims his weapon in Nqareen area near Aleppo November 12, 2013. Picture taken November 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

Opinion: The “Exile” and “Separation” of Syria’s Islamist Groups

by Mohamed Sami Al-Kayyal | Dec 15, 2013 | Opinion

In the study of recently formed jihadist groups in Syria, there has been little emphasis on their ideology and declared beliefs. Nor has there been an attempt to analyze them or assess them within the social and historical conditions in which such groups have operated...

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This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.
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Bin Laden’s life on the run revealed by Pakistani inquiry

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2013 | World

Islamabad, Reuters—Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over for speeding but not apprehended, thanks to the incompetence of Pakistan’s intelligence and security services, an official report into his killing said on...

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks to a crowd of people in north Khartoum, on June 8, 2013. Bashir ordered a halt to the flow of oil from South Sudan, less than two months after southern crude began moving again, official radio said. AFP PHOTO/EBRAHIM HAMID

Opinion: The Sudanese Autumn

by Osman Mirghani | Jun 13, 2013 | Opinion

The Sudanese government’s stance on its relations with South Sudan is both confused and confusing. Three months after signing the cooperation agreement between the two states, feelings of animosity and threats between the two parts of Sudan have resurfaced....