Primary Sources:

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #16″

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #17″

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “On the Latest Developments in the City ‘Ā’zāz’ and Fighting With ”Āṣifat al-Shamāl'”

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #18″

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #19″

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #20″

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #21″

ISIS and JN Eid Gathering at an ISIS HQ

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham dawa gathering for Eid in Jarabulus

Dozens of sheep distributed to Locals of Raqqah

Abu Hanthalah and Turki al-Ashari’i during JN and ISIS Eid Gathering

Cubs of Zarqawi Military Training Camp – Ghutah

ISIS graffiti in Sakhna, Homs- Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham- A rightly guided Caliphate

Aleppo – Sharia courses for some Mujahidin

Secondary Sources:

Battling on two fronts, moderate Syrian rebels struggle for funding, lose fighters – The Washington Post

How One Syrian Radio Station Took on Al Qaeda – FP Passport

Primary Sources:

“Messages from the Land of Epic Battles #9”

“A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #14″

“A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #15″

“Messages from the Land of Epic Battles #10″

“Important Disclaimer About the Mass Media”

“Congratulations to the Muslims on the Occasion of ‘Īd al ‘Aḍḥā”

Wilayat al-Raqqah – A collection of books for the new curriculum (Tawhid – Fiqh – Behavior)

The book of Shaykh Abu Hamzah al-Muhajir – The Prophet’s State – distributed in al-Sham and elsewhere

New Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham billboard from Raqqa- My hijab is my might/glory

Entrance to Dara’at ‘Izzah

Announcement from ISIS on submitting complaints about conduct of ISIS members in Raqqa if necessary

Aleppo – Dana City Municipality

Pamphlet for the veil distributed by Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in Raqqa

“Work is underway to Unify the Military effort between the Jabhat al-Nusrah and the Islamic State at all levels, in all regions”

ISIS sharia court in Azaz

al-Sham – Graduation of students from the hafiz al-Qur’an halaqat

Scene from an Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham da’wah meeting in Azaz

Secondary Sources:

Al-Qaeda-linked groups taking root in Syria – The Washington Post

Jihadists flooding into northern Syria put Turkey on edge – Fox News

Brown Moses Blog: Analyzing Events in Azaz – A Detailed Look At ISIS’ Takeover

Islamist militants destroy Sufi shrine in eastern Syria: activists – Reuters

Primary Sources:

Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al ‘Adnānī al-Shāmī: “May God Be With You, Oh the Oppressed State”

“A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #13″

Photo of an Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham road sign in Raqqa

Photo of Syrian schoolgirls with Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham banner and famous ISIS schoolbag

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham opens a clinic in the town of Azaz

ISIS’ Maktab al-Ighatha is distributing ISIS-branded food boxes to civilians in Aleppo, Syria

Syria: Statement from ISIS local commander in Idlib on events in Hazano

Syria: Photo of an Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham public execution of an Alawite soldier

Entrance to al-Bab

Secondary Sources:

Syria: massacre reports emerge from Assad’s Alawite heartland – The Guardian

Qaeda tells Syria schoolgirls to wear Islamic clothes: NGO – Yahoo News

Qaeda Branch in Syria Pursues Its Own Agenda – NYTimes

Al Qaeda-linked group advances on Syrian rebels near Turkey _ Reuters

Al Qaeda’s affiliates continue joint operations in Syria – The Long War Journal

Rebel Feuding in Syria Affects Northern Border Town – NYTimes

Watching Syrian Rebels Fight Among Themselves for the City of Raqqa – VICE

‘Everyone Is Scared of ISIS.’ – Foreign Policy