Al Qaeda
The Attacks Briefly Disrupted Operations but Underscored a Worrying Expansion of Ideologically Driven Turkish Cyber-Activism Into Western Civilian Infrastructure
![Jamal Maarouf: “When Daesh [ISIS] stood as a firm stumbling block before us and prevented us from continuing the fight against Bashar’s army, we had to fight it and expel it from Idlib and its countryside, Hama countryside, Jabal al-Turkoman [in Latakia] and Aleppo countryside.” Above: Aleppo, Syria, March 12, 2016. Military convoys of the Syrian opposition forces head to fight ISIS.](https://cdn-mef.meforum.org/dims4/default/2d4d160/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3931x2948+660+0/resize/500x375!/brightness/10x0/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-mef.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcd%2F92%2Fb95ba9514dbdb21456f4274a85c6%2Fsyrian-opposition-forces-03-12-2016.jpg)
A Discussion of the History of the Syrian Revolutionaries Front, the Conflict with Jabhat Al-Nusra, and How Maarouf Views the Current Situation in Syria
Islamist Militancy Attracts Followers from Marginalized Groups or Communities Without Opportunities to Address Grievances
The Strengthening of Jihadist Networks Further Destabilized Syria and Led to the Collapse of a Counterterrorism Policy
Syria Should Return to the Community of Nations, but Not on the Rhetoric of a Single, Untested Leader
Following the Fall of Assad’s Regime, the Narratives of Resistance and Assad’s Alliances With Iran and Hezbollah are Shifting.
