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Families of Lebanese soldiers held hostage by ISIS protest in Riad al-Solh Square, Beirut, Sunday, July 31, 2016. NNA

Lebanon: Relatives of ISIS Hostages Warn they Would Escalate Protests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The families of nine Lebanese soldiers taken captive by ISIS have hinted that they would take escalatory measures and resume protests, which have led to road closures in the past, if the Lebanese government did not reveal any new information on the fate of...

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An image released on July 28, 2016 by Al-Manara al-Bayda, the official news arm of the al-Nusra Front, allegedly shows the group’s chief Abu Mohammad al-Jolani/AFP

Al-Nusra Uncovers its Face Following Split from Qaeda

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 29, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The leader of al-Nusra Front Abu Mohamad al-Jolani struggled on Thursday to show a new face of the organization while announcing a decision to end the relationship of al-Nusra’s Syria branch with al-Qaeda. Jolani was trying to comfort the West that his...

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Members of the Nusra Front walk along a street in the
northwestern city of Ariha in Idlib province [Reuters]

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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People inspect a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Idlib city, Syria, Sunday. | REUTERS

Jets Bomb Ahrar Al Sham Camp, Large Numbers Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2016 | Middle East

London: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday that unidentified jets hit a major camp for the Islamic Ahrar Al Sham opposition group in the province of Idlib, northwestern Syria, leaving a large number of dead and injuries. The Observatory was quoted by...

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Hezbollah supporters wave flags during a rally. Reuters

U.N. Envoy Says Lebanon under Threat over Hezbollah Expansion

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 14, 2016 | Middle East

So-called Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian war and more recently in Iraq risks a spillover of sectarian tensions into Lebanon where ISIS and al-Nusra Front are reported to be expanding, U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larsen warned Friday. Roed-Larsen expressed...