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Jakarta :: Indonesia | 15 days ago
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I grew up in the 1990s when early supporters of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) were considered cool. That was before I went to college, during which I thought that being a leftist activist carrying Frans Magnis Suseno's Karl Marx and shouting
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Syrian Conflict Casts Long Shadow Over Iraq
Damascus :: Syria | 19 days ago
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May 13 With no resolution in sight, the conflict in Syria is causing all sorts of headaches in neighbouring Iraq, where a Shia-led government is concerned at the prospect of regime change while its Sunni Arab opponents back the rebels. Caught between
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Islamist Rebels' Gains in Syria Create Dilemma for U.S.
Aleppo :: Syria | 22 days ago
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Islamist Rebels Create Dilemma on Syria Policy Edlib News Network Enn, via Associated Press An image provided by citizen journalists shows Nusra Front rebels at an air base in Idlib. In Syria's largest city, Aleppo, rebels aligned with Al Qaeda
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A power struggle between Jabhat al-Nusra and al Qaeda in Iraq?
Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 month ago
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But the response from the al-Nusra leader, Abu Muhammad Al-Julani, suggests that the alignment between the two groups might not be so exact. Indeed, al-Nursra's pledge of allegiance to AQI might be due deference to what it regards as vital support.
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Al-Nusra pledge gives a lifeline to Syria regime
Aleppo :: Syria | 1 month ago
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Sunday 14 April 2013 Last Update 13 April 2013 10:25 pm The public pledge of allegiance to Al-Qaeda by Syria's fiercest rebel group, Al-Nusra Front, serves the interests of President Bashar Assad's regime, analysts say. It's a point in the regime's
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Syrian Rebels Break With Radical Group Over Alliance With Qaeda Wing
Aleppo :: Syria | 1 month ago
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The relentless pursuit of power should not be one of our goals, said a statement by the coalition, the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front, referring to the alliance between Syria 's Nusra Front and the Qaeda branch. This is not the right time to declare
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Presence of foreign fighters in Syria being overestimated
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 month ago
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This week's announcement from Al-Qaeda's Iraqi branch that they have merged with the Syrian jihadi group Nusra Front damaged claims by secular opposition members that Syria's conflict is driven by a popular domestic pursuit of civil and political
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Syria activists reject al Qaeda call for Islamic state
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 month ago
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Syrian activists on Thursday dismissed as "blatant interference" a weekend call by al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri for an Islamic state to be established in the strife-torn country. "The Local Coordination Committees in Syria completely reject the
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Syrian rebels + al Qaeda = trouble
Aleppo :: Syria | 1 month ago
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Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad" and a director at the New America Foundation. Jennifer Rowland is a program associate at the New America Foundation.
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Opinion: Troublesome link between rebel group, al Qaeda
Aleppo :: Syria | 1 month ago
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Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad" and a director at the New America Foundation. Jennifer Rowland is a program associate at the New America Foundation.
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