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How Al Qaeda Exploited The Syrian Civil War

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 [...] More
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Al Qaeda in Syria: The Split That Wasn't

Al Qaeda in Syria: The Split That Wasn't

Regardless of its name change and highly publicized “split” from al Qaeda this past summer, Jabhat Fateh-al Sham (JFS), formerly known as Jabhat [...] More
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Al-Nusra: Stronger than Ever

Three months after its “split” from al Qaeda, which in reality is simply a feint, Jabhat Fateh al Sham (JFS), formerly known as Jabhat al Nusra, may [...] More
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The Myth of a "Locally Focused" Former Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria

The recent “cancellation” of Jabhat al Nusra’s operations along with the formation of a new entity independent from al Qaeda, named Jabhat Fatah al [...] More
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