Road to the Caliphate: September 17-29, 2013

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“A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #11″

Damascus – Distribution of food aid to those in need in the city of Zabadani

Photo of a dawa activist in Zabadani (Damascus area) distributing pamphlets for Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham engaging in outreach efforts to people of Atmeh refugee camp

Text of the agreement for withdrawal of ISIS from Azaz and release of detainees

Sheikh al-Ajmi with ISIS commander and Jaayh al-Muhajirin wa-l-Ansar leader Abu ‘Umar al-Shishani in Syria

Northern Storm issues statement on Azaz truce with ISIS; accuses ISIS of not adhering fully to terms

Photo of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s dawa office in the Karamah refugee camp, Idlib

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham destroys a shrine/tomb of ‘idolatry’ in a rural Aleppo town

ISIS gives sellers of cigarettes and tobacco in town of Telmanis (Idlib) 15 days to shut doors

New pamphlets being distributed by Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in Ghouta, Damascus area

Visiting the sick in Ghouta

Dawa posters

Meanwhile, in rural Aleppo town of Manbij, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham holds a dawa meeting

ISIS brought down the cross on top of church in Raqqa Syria because they consider it haram

Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham dawa meeting in Raqqa

Photo of sharia court run by Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in rural Latakia (likely Jabal al-Akrad area)

ISIS gives FSA northern storm in Azaz 48 hours deadline to hand in all their weapons and repent to God

ISIS billboard ad in Raqqa: “People of Jihad in al-Sham, united your ranks under banner- no deity but God”

ISIS warning against ‘cursing God and the messenger’ and punishment is death

Isis Quran Lesson session

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Published by Aaron Y. Zelin