Nusra, for example, has been seeking an alliance with the powerful hardline Islamist rebel faction Ahrar al-Sham. But Ahrar al-Sham has been reluctant, seeking to be closer to the Syrian opposition ...

The United States and Russia announced on July 15 that they would coordinate airstrikes against the Islamic State and the former Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. The Nusra Front is one of ...

Conflict dynamics in southern Syria remain complex, and a recent series of assassinations has targeted high-level leaders among armed opposition groups operating in the area. The accompanying excerpt ...

Abu Muhammad al-Golani, leader of the Nusra Front, appeared on video July 28 to announce his group’s formal separation from al-Qaeda and its rebranding as the “Levantine Conquest Front.” Don’t believe ...

BEIRUT – The Nusra Front, which was formed as al-Qaida's branch in Syria, announced Thursday it was ending its connection with the terror network and changing its ...

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An undated militant photo released online on July 28, 2016, shows Abu Mohammad al-Julani. The Nusra Front leader announced in a video message that the militant group is changing its name and claims it ...

This file photo posted on the Twitter page of Syria’s al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front on April 1, 2016, shows fighters from al-Qaida’s branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, marching toward the northern ...