Very interesting piece by @Charles_Lister on the Ahrar al-Sham & Suqur al-Sham merger counterbalancing #JN http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts

Brookings

Are Syrian Islamists moving to counterbalance Al-Qaeda? Will it last?

By Charles Lister @Charles_Lister

Charles Lister explains that the recent merger of Ahrar al-Sham and Suqor al-Sham underlines the re-assertion of Ahrar al-Sham's dominance inside Syria, as the tacit alliance between Syrian insurgent...

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"By allowing the emergence of the first Shiite-dominated Arab state [Iraq], the United States has stirred the... http://fb.me/1ValHeOAL

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‏@New_Narrative

Al-Qaida affiliate Nusra Front rises in Syria as Islamic State group gets most attention, @bmroue reports: http://apne.ws/1GaNdR4

Syria Pulse @TheSyriaPulse ·

Aleppo's Christians see regime as last hope http://almon.co/2eaq 

Syria Pulse @TheSyriaPulse ·

Week-in-Review: US envoy seems to contradict @JohnKerry on #Syria diplomacy - @AlMonitor
http://almon.co/2e98 

Al-Monitor

Turkey sidelines itself in US-led coalition against IS

Turkey prefers to be a "reluctant subcontractor" rather than active participant in the international coalition against the Islamic State; US envoy seems to contradict Kerry on Syria diplomacy; Israel...

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Critical Threats @criticalthreats ·

Desknote: #ISIS Signals #Tunisia Presence with #BardoMuseum Attack http://bit.ly/1GAnGyE   by @jaredferris91

Critical Threats @criticalthreats ·

Competing Jihad: The Islamic State and al Qaeda http://bit.ly/1C9NfXA 
 #ISIS #Yemen #AQAP

Critical Threats @criticalthreats ·

Catching up on #Yemen and #ISIS? Read @AlexisKnutsen @KatieZimmerman on current situation, #AQAP, and #Houthis http://bit.ly/Zu3ZZp 

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Final battle against IS expected in Sirte soon: report - http://www.libyaherald.com/2015/03/23/final-battle-against-is-expected-in-sirte-soon/ …

libyaherald @libyaherald ·

Libya Dawn operations room in Tarhouna bombed: report - http://www.libyaherald.com/2015/03/23/libya-dawn-operations-room-bombed-report/ …

The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb ·

Yemen risks: separatism, sea lanes, Al-Qaeda, sectarianism http://bit.ly/1EDb0EM 

The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb ·

Airstrikes kill eight, Libya government tries to retake capital http://bit.ly/1HsLCnM 

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Obama must decide on US troop levels in Afghanistan: Ghani http://bit.ly/1xWUIUE 

The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb ·

U.S., allies conduct 14 air strikes against Islamic State: task force http://bit.ly/1BnPS3m 

The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb ·

UN watchdog unable to conclude all nuclear material in Iran peaceful http://bit.ly/1DPzyiA 

‏@democracynow

Iran Nuclear Talks Approach Final Week; Tehran Demands Immediate End to Sanctions http://owl.li/KGHA3 

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‏@nytimes

The unstated factor in Iran talks: The threat of nuclear tampering http://nyti.ms/1xR4Yhm 

The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb ·

Jordan to help train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS http://bit.ly/1HtzRki 

The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb ·

U.S. Congress: Iran deal must constrain nuclear program for 'decades' http://bit.ly/1ChIsDC 

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Saudi Arabia: Gulf Arab countries will take measures over Yemen if no peace solution http://bit.ly/1DORLwH 

Al-Monitor @AlMonitor ·

What is Khamenei thinking on removing sanctions? http://almon.co/2eas 

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#ISIS fighters are withdrawing inside the city of #Mosul and female ISIS fighters are deployed to ensure... http://fb.me/3JWcYuclu 

Syria Direct @SyriaDirect ·

Fires in Al-Hasakah; Nusra v. Hezbollah in Qalamoun; Aleppo rebels bomb regime meeting http://syriadirect.org/rss/1932-syria-direct-news-update-3-23-15 … 

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Monday, March 23, 2015

Are Syrian Islamists moving to counterbalance Al-Qaeda? Will it last?

Turkey sidelines itself in US-led coalition against IS

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