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Ideological

commitment

s and

overtures

“Previously, Jabhat al-Nusra had

attempted to play down its extremist

ideology and conceal its links to AI to

avoid alienating the !yrian population"#

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!ocial 'edia

Presence

“Jabhat al-Nusra releases videos o( its

attacks and operations through its

media network al-'anara al-)ayda *the

+hite 'inaret" hese videos are

uploaded to a pro-al-a.ida /ihadist

(orum, !humukh al-Islam"#

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0ecruitmentand

Processes

“Potential recruits are re1uired to 2ghton the (ront-line and must be vouched

(or by Jabhat al-Nusra commanders

be(ore they are accepted" 3ue to Jabhat

al-Nusra.s high level o( operational

security, it only recruits individuals who

have undergone a vetting process"#

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4567 0eturn

to Aleppo

*post mis

4568 pullout

and de(eat

by I!I!

“returns to Aleppo under complex

political and military conditions# as

there is “increasing talk o( a ma/or

military campaign by !yrian (orces to

restore the city#

 JAN “convoys had been dispatched in

light o( the need to rein(orce the Aleppo

(ront and protect it (rom the military

operation being prepared by the !yrian

army#

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leaders to establish a uni2ed police

apparatus (ully devoted to ensuring

security within the city i( all 2ghters

head toward the con(rontation lines

against the !yrian army"#

 “reshuCe the cards o( the armed

groups in Aleppo, who are not pleased

to see Jabhat al-Nusra regaining

control#

“(ull military, political and

administrative integration was

announced yesterday between al-!ham

9ront and huwar al-!ham#

Dxpansionis

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Political

;ndertaking

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Briticisms o(

International

0esponses

 ;nited !tates has been “critici?ed (or

“excessive# (ocus on destroying Islamic

!tate while at the same time providing

only marginal support to moderate

opposition groups#

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Assessment

o( JAN

 Jabhat al Nusra has weakened the

moderate opposition and penetrated

other !unni opposition groups in !yria

so thoroughly that it is poised to bene2t

most (rom the destruction o( I!I! and

the (all or transition o( the Assad

regime,#

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9orecast (or

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ascendancy

in !yria

“he likeliest outcome o( the current

strategy in !yria, i( it succeeds, is the

de (acto establishment and ultimate

declaration o( a Jabhat al Nusra emirate

in !yria,# the report said, serving as “a

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Planned

!trategies

towards JAN

;"!" oEcials also contend that pursuing

a political solution will also work against

 Jabhat al Nusra=s ambitions"

“!uch a result would provide the basis

(or a consolidated (ront against various

radical groups including Nusra and

I!I&,# a ;"!" intelligence oEcial told

GHA"

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