Will the al-Qaeda affiliates ousting Assad turn to Israel next? By Mitch Ginsburg. The Times of Israel, February 10, 2013.
Jihadi warriors are fueling the violent
rebellion in Syria. Some fear their successes are reviving wider regional
ambitions.
Syria crisis: al-Qaida fighters revealing their true colours, rebels say. By Martin Chulov. The Guardian, January 17, 2013.
A schism is developing in northern Syria
between jihadists and Free Syrian Army units, which threatens to pitch both
groups against each other and open a new phase in the Syrian civil war.
Syria: how jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra is taking over Syria’s revolution. By Ruth Sherlock. The Telegraph, February 8, 2013.
Aleppo has been plunged into despair.
Riven with war, life in Syria’s most populous city has become a dog-eat-dog
existence: a battle for survival in a place where the strong devour the weak.
