How Al Qaeda Exploited The Syrian Civil War

By Charles Lister

Charles Lister is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute and the author of "The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency" (Oxford: 2016).

The Cipher Brief sat down with Charles Lister, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, to discuss al Qaeda in Syria’s latest rebranding, how the group is expanding its influence across the country, and the implications for U.S. security.

The Cipher Brief: How influential is al Qaeda in Syria? What are the group’s objectives there?

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