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Christopher Anzalone

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA
Christopher Anzalone
The Multiple Faces of Jabhat al-Nusra/Jabhat Fath al-Sham in Syria’s Civil War
April 1, 2016
Jabhat al-Nusra has long been one of the most militarily effective armed actors against the Syrian Ba’thist regime and it continues to play a central role in the country’s civil war. With a leadership that mixes the transnational jihadi ideology of al-Qaeda with Syria-specific interests, the group is also at the forefront of battling the Islamic State in Syria. In the midst of its battlefield offensives, Jabhat al-Nusra is also busy building governing structures to control territory in different parts of the country including Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, and Aleppo governorates.

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