ANALYSIS: With several national intelligence services using all their resources to hunt him down, the self-declared “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi needs to maintain the fighting spirit of his mujahedeen force while establishing his […]
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
US role seen in Syria attack
Military forces in recent days have repeatedly attacked a Syrian ISIL training and military camp named after Osama Bin Laden, according to eyewitnesses. Two assault team members were said to have been killed in one of […]
Syrian jihad, from Antwerp
IN DEPTH: At least 100 people have left the Netherlands to fight in Syria. In neighbouring Belgium, the number is even higher. Family members and researchers point to the Belgian group Shariah4Belgium as […]
Fight and win paradise
A recruitment brochure provides a unique glimpse into the world of jihadist headhunters, who lure young fighters to the Syrian civil war by quoting a charismatic blind sheikh imprisoned in connection with the […]
The mujahedeen paper trail
IN DEPTH: Newly revealed secret documents about foreign volunteer fighters in the mujahedeen offer new insights into the inner workings of the al-Qaeda terror group’s Syrian ally, the Al-Nusra Front. Lars Akerhaug The […]