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US Trained Forces in Syria Surrender Weapons to Al Qaeda Affiliate

By Dustin Braden - Sep 26, 2015 11:53 AM EDT

A U.S. trained rebel group handed over a quarter of their supplies to the Al Qaeda affiliated al Nusra front in a major setback for the U.S. effort to create a group of "moderate" rebels on the ground to affect the outcome on the ground of the Syrian Civil War.

Video: Female Jidahi Group 'Equal To Men' Emerges In Syria

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 12, 2015 06:11 PM EDT

A group of Syrian female jihadists, which is in no way less than men, has put out a video to propagate its aims.

Qatar working to free hostages from jihadist groups in Syria

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 26, 2014 09:03 AM EDT

The government of Qatar is using its close relationships with radical Islamist groups throughout the Middle East in an effort to free a number of U.S. citizens who are currently being held hostage.

Lebanese Army surrounds Islamist-controlled town of Arsal

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 06, 2014 10:59 AM EDT

The Lebanese Army has surrounded the town of Arsal, on the Syrian border, in an effort to expel radical Islamist fighters that have overrun it.

1st American suicide bomber in Syria returned to US after training

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 31, 2014 11:06 AM EDT

The first confirmed American suicide bomber in the Syrian Civil War was able to return to the United States for months before he carried out his final deadly mission on behalf of the al-Qaida aligned Nusra Front.

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