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  Al-Nusra executed Lebanese soldier

  World | December 06, 2014 12:37 IST

  Damascus: 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 | September 28, 2014 12:16 IST

  Damascus: 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 | September 21, 2014 7:07 IST

  Beirut: 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 | August 23, 2014 7:05 IST

  Washington: 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

  Politics | June 26, 2014 12:05 IST

  Baghdad: 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