Road to the Caliphate: October 16-24, 2013

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