Road to the Caliphate: December 8-14

Primary Sources:

“A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #34″

“Messages from the Land of Epic Battles #14″

The position of the Islamic Front on the initiative of Dr. Yousef Al-Ahmad regarding the Maskanah events that took place with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

Muslimah (Muslim women) clothing store in Islamic State

Syria- entrance to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham police station in Azaz

ISIS dawah meeting in Raqqa with civilians

Da’wa office in the city of al-Sabkha

Syria- institute for teaching girls knowledge of Shari’a, run by Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham

Aleppo – Maskanah city

Aleppo – Kafr Hamra Police Station

Secondary Sources:

Syria: Why Some Revolutionaries Are Picking Assad Over Islamist Rebels – TIME

Outmuscled Syrian opposition seeks protection from al Qaeda – Reuters

Al-Qaeda’s Governance Strategy in Raqqa, by Chris Looney – Syria Comment

Syria’s Jihadists Linked to Organized Crime