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Nowhere does this seem truer than in neighbouring Syria. Names of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups such as Jahbat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) have become familiar ...

THE civil war in Syria, a nightmare for most Syrians, is a dream come true for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the latter name being variously translated as "Greater Syria" or "the ...

the Abdullah Azzam Brigades and Lebanese branches of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) and the Nusra Front, both familiar names from the Syrian civil war. All three are affiliated ...

seeking greater autonomy for Kurds. “We can’t tolerate armed militia in any form," Fidan said. He said such groups should be integrated “under one national army” in Syria and noted that ...

In March 2011, demonstrations against Assad's rule swept across Syria, demanding greater freedoms and end to corruption. After the government cracked down, the revolt spiralled into a civil war ...

One of the main objectives of the cross-border military operation that Turkey intends to launch in Syria is to prevent ... is viewed as a second stage of the ‘Greater Kurdistan’ project ...