Baghdad Traces Iraqi Terror Links To Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ali Abel Sadah

Ali Abel Sadah

Jan 15, 2013

Police present a suspected al-Qaeda militant to the media in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, October 7, 2012. Six suspected militants accused of bomb attacks and armed robbery were arrested after raid operations, police in Kirkuk said. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed (IRAQ - Tags : - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS) — Police present a suspected al-Qaeda militant to the media in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, Oct. 7, 2012. — REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

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A fighter from Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra runs with his weapon as their base is shelled in Raqqa province, eastern Syria, March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Hamid Khatib (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS) - RTR3EZGW

Jabhat al-Nusra Declares Allegiance to Al-Qaeda

Mushreq Abbas

Fighters from the Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra sit in their tank near Taftanaz military airport January 12, 2013. Picture taken January 12, 2013.REUTERS/Abdalghne Karoof (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTR3CFWU

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Mohammad Harfoush

Mohammad Harfoush

Members of Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra take their position on the front line during a fight with Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad in Aleppo December 24, 2012. Syria special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi discussed solving the country's conflict with President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, but the opposition expressed deepening frustration with the mission following what it called the latest massacre of civilians. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTR

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Bruce Riedel

Protesters carry Al-Qaeda flags during an anti-government protest after Friday prayers in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, Syria, March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RTSAD3X

Iranian military official: We will 'uproot' Jabhat al-Nusra

Ali Hashem

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict