Road to the Caliphate: August 3-August 25, 2013

Primary Sources:

Abū Hamām Bakr Bin ‘Abd al- ‘Azīz al-‘Atharī — “Extend Our Hands in Bay’at to al-Baghdādī”

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “On the Battle of the “Last Ten Days”: Liberating the Mannagh Airbase in the State of Aleppo”

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #1 and #2”

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “On the Operations ‘Cleansing of the Coast’ in the State of al-Lādhakīyyah (Latakiya)”

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #3, #4, and #5”

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “Messages from the Land of Epic Battles”

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “Messages from the Land of Epic Battles #2”

The Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham – al-Raqqah – Serving breakfast in a number of mosques in the city of Tabqa

al-Bab: The Islamic State held a public feast by order of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, rejoicing in the release of the Iraqi prisoners

The Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham are distributing free food “for the needy” in Rif Aleppo for Eid

Setting up a prayer tent in the city of Adana on the occasion of Eid

Setting up a prayer tent in the town of Ma’arat Dibsi on the occasion of Eid

A statement regarding the PKK militia from the battalions fighting in Aleppo

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s outreach to children in Aleppo

Photos of children who received presents from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham this Eid

An Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham billboard from al-Raqqah- ‘My hijab is my glory’

Gas distribution at nominal prices in all regions of Dayr al-Zur

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham implemented the hadd on two of the shabiha

Pro-Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham parade in Aleppo

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s latest dawa outreach in an Aleppo suburb

What is the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham – Eastern al-Ghutah District

Secondary Sources:

As Islamist rebels rise in Syria, liberal activists take a step back SYRIA NEWS | Zaman Alwsl

Free Syrian Army commander celebrates victory with al Qaeda affiliate – Threat Matrix

Islamist militants drive Free Syrian Army out of al-Raqqah

Syria: Islamist infighting sweeps Raqqa | Asharq al-Awsat

Syria-based al Qaeda group issues threat to Western aid workers – CBS News

In Raqqa, Islamist Rebels Form a New Regime | Syria Deeply

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