BEIRUT — The most powerful Syrian rebel faction on the fringes of Damascus began abandoning its stronghold in the once rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta on Monday, opening the way for government forces to secure full control of the area, after seven years of revolt.
TEL AVIV – An Istanbul-based newspaper affiliated with Turkish President Recep Tayyep Erdogan recently published an article calling for the formation of an “Army of Islam” to fight Israel.
Contents: The Ghouta ‘ceasefire’ turns into a Syrian army scam to steal humanitarian aid; Syria says close to defeating Jaysh al-Islam in Eastern Ghouta
A Russia-ordered “humanitarian pause” has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus, giving a brief respite to the residents of the besieged area that has been under intense attack by the Syrian government for weeks.
TEL AVIV — Hamas is acting to infiltrate the ranks of the Islamic State group in Sinai, a senior jihadist associated with IS claimed to Breitbart Jerusalem.
TEL AVIV — Abu Baker Almaqdesi, a radical Islamist who returned to his native Gaza after fighting for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, claimed in an interview that IS-linked groups in Gaza and the Sinai made a strategic decision to turn their arms against Israel.
JAFFA, Israel – Fierce fighting has been taking place in Alghouta region, near Damascus, for several weeks, but the parties are rebel groups fighting each other.
TEL AVIV, Israel – Hamas has pledged to crush the Army of Islam, a Gaza-based Salafi group that has openly threatened Hamas and labelled it heretical and its policies “anti-Islamic.” Earlier this month, the group released a video accusing Hamas of straying
TEL AVIV – The Army of Islam, a Gaza-based Salafi organization that was involved in the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, is attempting to become the Islamic State’s sole representative in Gaza and the West Bank, according to militant Salafi sources in Gaza close to the organization.
TEL AVIV – Following in the footsteps of the Islamic State, another Gaza-based Salafi organization has launched a campaign against Hamas, accusing it of espousing an “anti-Islamic” doctrine.
Salafi militants in Gaza have released a video under the banner “prepare us,” in which they call on Islamic State sympathizers and other jihadists to help them “get ready for war in the Holy Land.” The video is the latest
Caged prisoners believed to be former army officers from dictator Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect were paraded through streets of a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, apparently used as human shields to deter further bombardments in the area, according to video clips and images posted on social media.
The Gaza-based terrorist group Jaysh al Islam [Army of Islam] has reportedly pledged its services to the Islamic State terror group’s branch in the Sinai Peninsula, according to a message that circulated jihadist Internet networks this week.
