Al Nusra Front
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Al-Nusra executed Lebanese soldier
World | Dec 06, 2014, 12:37 PM ISTDamascus: The Al-Nusra Front, Al Qaeda's wing in Syria, has killed a Lebanese soldier and vowed to kill more in retaliation to the arrest of women by the Lebanese authorities.In an online video Friday by
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US hits jihadists in Syria, Qaeda threatens coalition
World | Sep 28, 2014, 12:16 PM ISTDamascus: The Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda's Syrian franchise, has threatened reprisals against nations participating in air strikes against the Islamic State group, denouncing them as “a war against Islam.”Group spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri said in a
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Al-Qaeda affiliate executes Lebanese soldier
World | Sep 21, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTBeirut: A Lebanese soldier has been executed by the Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian affiliate of Al-Qaeda, the government said yesterday.The soldier "was killed by terrorist groups who threatened to kill other hero soldiers in captivity",
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US targets key financiers of Al Qaeda, Al Nusra Front
World | Aug 23, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTWashington: The US on Friday imposed sanctions on two alleged key financiers of al-Nusra Front and Al Qaeda, authorities said.Abdul Mohsen Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Sharikh and Hamid Hamad Hamid Al-Ali were added to the Department of
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Iraq PM warns against exploiting militant offensive
National | Jun 26, 2014, 12:05 PM ISTBaghdad: Beleaguered Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki warned rivals today against exploiting a Sunni militant onslaught for political gain and insisted that any new government must be based on an election he won. His remarks came