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