Nine new statements from Jabhat al-Nuṣrah

Check out my new article for al-Monitor: "The Evolution of the Jihadi Role in the Syrian Rebellion"


Unlike other actors in the current Syrian conflict, gaining access to Jihadists is fraught with security concerns on all sides.
Broadly, a “Jihadist” is a Sunni Muslim pan-Islamist who subscribes to a worldview that taking part in a violent, military holy war, or Jihad, in the name of Islam is the best means for bringing about the end to “apostate” regimes. The Jihadists then aim to replace these governments with ones that administer Islamic Shariah law based on their interpretation. While Jihadists have been most associated with al-Qaeda over the past decade, not all Jihadists are al-Qaeda and not all Jihadists agree with its global focus even if there is some ideological overlap.
For journalists and researchers, there is hesitation about coming into contact with Jihadists, due to the potential of kidnap or even execution. For Jihadists, concerns over operational security and the potential for infiltration and espionage has loomed large when meeting unknown outsiders.
But there is another way to understand them, and gain access to the Jihadist mindset, conversations and ideology: the Internet. Jihadists provide extensive information about themselves in online forums, on websites and social media platforms — information that can be used to better understand their ideological debates as well as the activities they are conducting on the ground.
The Syrian case is no different. The changes in focus and messaging over time helps one better understand how Jihadists entered the conflict and how far they have come in the past 19 months.
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Thirteen new statements from Jabhat al-Nuṣrah


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Ambush of the Military Security Forces in the Eastern Region

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Martyrdom Operation Upon the Headquarters of the Political and Criminal Security in the City of Qāmshlī

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Martyrdom Operation Upon the Headquarters of the Political Security in the City of Dayr az-Zūr (Deir al-Zour)

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Ambush on a Convoy of Military Security in Dayr az-Zūr (Deir al-Zour)

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Targeting the Nuṣayrī Enemy in the City of Dayr az-Zūr (Deir al-Zour)

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Martyrdom Operation Upon the Headquarters of al-Hajānah and al-Raḥbah in Dayr az-Zūr (Deir al-Zour)

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Some of the Military Operations in the Eastern Region

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Some of the Military Operations in the City of Idlib of Pride and Its Countryside

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Some of the Security Operations in the City of Idlib of Pride and Its Countryside #2


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Martyrdom Operation Upon the al-Lūwīs Factory – Barracks of the Nuṣayrī Enemy 9/11/12

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Attack on the Radio Building and Pounding the Oil Plant With Mortar Fire in the City of Sarāqib

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Battle of Arīḥā in the City of Idlib of Pride

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Ambush of a Convoy Coming From Bāb al-Hawā Toward the City of Idlib 8/14/12
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al-Manārah al-Bayḍā’ Foundation for Media Production presents a new video message from Jabhat al-Nuṣrah: “Beginning of the End #2″

UPDATE 10/21/12 10:15 AM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below video message:

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — “Beginning of the End #2″ (Ar)
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NOTE: Click here for the first part in this video series.



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New statement from Jabhat al-Nuṣrah: "Blowing Up the Air Force Intelligence Branch in Damascus – Ḥarastā"

 

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — “Blowing Up the Air Force Intelligence Branch in Damascus – Ḥarastā”
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Three new statements from Jabhat al-Nuṣrah


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Some of the Military Operations in the City of Aleppo and Its Countryside

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Attack On the Nayrab Military Airport in Rural Aleppo – 9:29:12


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat al-Nuṣrah — Some of the Military Operations in the City of Aleppo and Its Countryside #2
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Six new statements from Jabhat al-Nuṣrah