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Rebel-held areas mark rise of assassinations

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Unknown armed group on Thursday has killed a rebel commander and Syrian journalist in Marrat al-Nu’man in the eastern countryside of Idlib province, source told Zaman al-Wasl. Hussein al-Qasim, commander of ‘Ashab...

Suspected French jihad recruiter arrested in Paris

PARIS (AP) — French authorities have arrested a man suspected of being one of the top recruiters of young jihadis for the civil war in Syria, the Interior Ministry said Thursday, describing him as "a particularly dangerous individual." Mourad Fares, 30, was arrested Wednesday...

Islamic State threatens to behead Iraqi journalist: RSF

An Iraqi journalist has been kidnapped by Islamic State militants who are threatening to behead him if he refuses to work for them, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned Thursday. Raad Mohammed al-Azzawi, a cameraman, was taken prisoner on September 7 in Samarra,...