Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri directly addressed the split from his group by the Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) for the first time since its occurrence in July 2016, rejecting it and calling on fighters still loyal to AQ, and others, to seek unity against the enemy.

Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) as-Sahab Media Foundation republished a message from Sami al-‘Aridi, a former top cleric in the Nusra Front, with the addition of an introduction by AQ leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Jihadists disseminated a pro-al-Qaeda (AQ) analyst’s take on the global jihadist movement’s “current situation,” which included an assessment of the Nusra Front’s (NF) split from AQ in 2016.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri gave a eulogy for two slain officials from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Nusra Front (NF), and continued to attack the Islamic State (IS).

The burial footage of the Turkish Nusra Front (NF) sniper and trainer Abu Yusuf Turki was released on the second anniversary of his death in Syria, a result of U.S. and coalition airstrikes.

Bilad al-Sham Media, a Jabhat Fateh al-Sham-associated media group dedicated to Maldivians fighting in Syria, rereleased a Nusra Front (NF) video memorializing a Maldivian suicide-bomber and featuring a chant in which he calls fighting “obligatory.”

A hand-written letter attributed to high-ranking Nusra Front (NF) commander Abu Hammam al-Shami—previously reported to be dead—declared his dissociation from the group after it split from al-Qaeda (AQ) to become Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.

Ahrar al-Sham released an “exclusive” extended version of an interview conducted by the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper, in which Chief of Political Relations Labib al-Nahhas discussed the group’s relationship with Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.

A jihadist Telegram channel reported the death of a foreign fighter in Aleppo, whom it claimed recruiting to the country’s battlefronts.

The newly established Jabhat Fath al-Sham claimed clashes with Syrian regime forces in Lattakia and Homs, marking its first such report under the name since relinquishing its al-Qaeda affiliation as the Nusra Front.

Following the Nusra Front’s (NF) recently announced split from al-Qaeda (AQ) and consequential rebranding as “Jabhat Fath al-Sham,” members and supporters of the group on social media expressed both support and wariness of the decision.

One day after formally ending its affiliation to al-Qaeda (AQ) as the Nusra Front (NF) in a video speech by leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the newly established Jabhat Fath al-Sham (“Syria Conquest Front”) explained the separation as part of a necessary “phase” in establishing opposition unity in Syria.

Hours after formally ending its affiliation to al-Qaeda as the Nusra Front via a video speech by leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the newly named Jabhat Fath al-Sham (“Syria Conquest Front”) released a list of 10 objectives for establishing opposition unity and Shariah in Syria.

Nusra Front (NF) leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani announced breaking ties with al-Qaeda (AQ) and the group’s consequential rebranding as “Jabhat Fath al-Sham.”

The Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, released an audio speech from a figure identified as the deputy of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri telling the group to do what is necessary to preserve the Syrian jihad, even to cut organizational ties.

Nusra Front (NF) fighters, supporters, and officials on social media expressed mixed reactions to unconfirmed reports that the group would be formally leaving al-Qaeda (AQ).

Nusra Front (NF) and Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement claimed targeting the Syrian regime forces in Zara and Hirbnefsah as part of their operations within the Northern Homs Countryside Operations Room.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed initiating an attack on Syrian regime positions in al-Mallah on July 20.

Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir (AKA Mostafa Mahamed), an Australian cleric and member of the Shariah Committee of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front (NF), condemned the proposed U.S.-Russian Joint Implementation Group (JIG) for Syria.

The Islamic Police of Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a warning statement to traders in Aleppo who are monopolizing basic food and other items by inflating prices and refusing to sell.

Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir (AKA Mostafa Mahamed), an Australian cleric and member of the Shariah Committee of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, expressed happiness for the reported death of Islamic State (IS) commander Umar al-Shishani, and continued his condemnation of the IS.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed capturing al-Zuwayqat Hill in Mount al-Akrad, Latakkia, following an attack on a regime point in the area.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, and Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement reported clashes against the pro-regime forces in the countryside of Homs in reaction to the regime’s attacks on al-Zara, Hirbnefsah, and Kesayn.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed continued advance and capturing of several points in al-Malah in the northern countryside of Aleppo in a joint attack with Noor al-Dine al-Zanki.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released an audio speech from Abu Malik al-Shami, the group’s leader in al-Qalamoun, congratulating the group on the July 7 attack on the regime-held Safa checkpoint and encouraging Muslims to mobilize.

Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement and Nusra Front (NF) reported clashes with the pro-regime forces on the hills of Mount al-Akrad.

An alleged associate of the Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate group, claimed that over 150 defectors from the Islamic State (IS) had entered territory held by opposition groups, and called for a larger and more organized embrace of such fighters.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed a surprise attack on a regime checkpoint in Western Qalamoun, which resulted in an unidentified number of casualties in the enemy forces and the capturing of 14 Syrian soldiers.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed recapturing part of Leiramon in Aleppo following a suicide bombing carried out by a wheelchair-bound Saudi fighter.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, and the Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement claimed the “liberation” of the “strategic” town of Kinsabba, along with other locations in the countryside of Latakia.

Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir (AKA Mostafa Mahamed), an Australian cleric and member of the Shariah Committee of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, condemned the June 28, 2016 triple suicide bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.

Al-Janoub Correspondent of the Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a statement dispelling an alleged rumor that the group reached a truce with the Syrian regime in the al-Deir Khabia area of western Ghouta.

The Jaish al-Fath (“Army of Conquest”) coalition, spearheaded by the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate the Nusra Front (NF), launched a comprehensive attack against the regime forces in Mount al-Turkman and Mount al-Akrad in Lattakia, and claimed capturing multiple areas.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a video showing battles against the pro-regime forces in the southern countryside of Aleppo which resulted in the re-capturing of various areas in the region.

Jaish Muhammad Brigade, the foreign fighter faction operating in the northeast of Syria, released an official statement affirming its pledge of allegiance to Nusra Front (NF).

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed full control over Khalasa, Zitan, and Berna as part of the offensive launched on the pro-regime forces by Jaish al-Fath in the southern countryside of Aleppo.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a photo report showing a military training camp in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir (AKA Mostafa Mahamed), an Australian cleric and member of the Shariah Committee of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, rallied Syrian Muslims to support jihad in a video released as part of the group's series during Ramadan.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, announced repelling an attack by the pro-regime militia over Ma’raata near Khan Touman, in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo, and capturing Shiite soldiers and war spoils as a result of the clashes in the area.

As a result of Jaish al-Fath’s offensive against the pro-regime forces in Khalasa south of Aleppo, Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda branch in Syria and the leading group of the Jaish al-Fath coalition, claimed capturing the village following a suicide bombing carried out by one of its fighters.

Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, announced launching an attack on the pro-regime militia forces to capture al-Khalasa, Zitan, and Barna in the southern countryside of Aleppo.

Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, reported clashes with the Shiite militia forces in al-Mallah, Aleppo, and announced the death of an official of the Hama Media Office.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a video speech by one of its officials and a member of the group’s Sharia Committee, Abu Abdullah al-Shami, honoring Ramadan as a month of “jihad and martyrdom” and instructing followers to fast and pray for fighters.

The Aleppo Correspondent of Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed repelling the Shiite militia forces’ attempt to advance in Hamirah village, and announced the death of a NF commander in the battle.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed two suicide operations in the village of Khalasa, and the seizure of al-Hamirah village in the southern countryside of Aleppo.

Al-Janoub Correspondent of the Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a video showing the “liberation” of al-Deir Khabia area in western Ghouta.

Al-Janoub Correspondent of Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed killing four regime soldiers at a military point located in al-Maqrousa village, western Ghouta.

The Lattakia Correspondent of Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, published a photo report of graduates from the “Central Training Camp” of the group.

The Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, released a video speech by one of its officials, Abu Abdullah al-Shami, condemning what it perceives as an anti-revolution role taken by the U.S. in Syria, and claiming that America committed a "grave sin" in hitting its fighters in airstrikes.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, released a video showing the recapture of several towns and villages in Aleppo’s southern countryside.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate group, announced the death of Muhannad Adnan al-Ibrahim, an official in Aleppo.

The Nusra Front, (NF) Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria released an infographic, claiming employment and supply increases in Hama province, Syria.

Jihadists on social media disseminated issue 15 of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) “Inspire” magazine, encouraging Western Muslims to use it as a resource for attacks.

Syrian rebel groups of the Northern Homs Countryside Operations Room claimed capturing al-Zara village in the northern countryside of Homs, after announcing the launch of operation “Revenge for Aleppo.”

The Homs correspondent of Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, released a video of an attack on the pro-regime forces in Tal al-Durra in the southern countryside of Hama, carried out with the cooperation of rebel groups of Northern Homs Countryside Operations Room.

The Syria-based Jihad Callers Center led by the pro-Nusra Front cleric Abdullah al-Muhaysini released videos showing two groups of graduates trained for the massive recruitment campaign “Mobilize.”

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri again urged fighters in Syria to unite in the face of the enemy and its conspiracies, calling it a matter of "life and death".

Groups participating in the Jaish al-Fath (“Army of Conquest”) coalition, spearheaded by the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate the Nusra Front (NF), announced that they “liberated” several areas from the Syrian regime in Aleppo, releasing photo reports and videos from the areas.

The Syria division of the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) reported that its fighters participated with those from the Nusra Front and Jund al-Aqsa in liberating Khan Touman and other locations in southern Aleppo.

Nusra Front (NF) published videos containing a message by the fighter who carried out a suicide bombing in Khan Touman, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, and footage of the initial attacks by the group on the pro-regime forces in the area.

The Jihad Callers Center, a Syria-based group led by pro-Nusra Front Saudi cleric Abdullah al-Muhaysini, released a video focusing on a 10-year-old student at one of its religious schools, and featuring a clip of him inciting to fight.

Groups participating in the Jaish al-Fath (Army of Conquest) coalition, spearheaded by Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate the Nusra Front (NF), have announced a new offensive against the regime forces in Khan Touman and the nearby villages in south Aleppo, releasing multiple reports, updates, and photos from the area.

Damascus Province of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria published photos of its executing a man it identified as a Nusra Front official behind assassinations in the al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp.

An alleged Nusra Front (NF) fighter urged Muslims to donate or migrate to Syria as fighters or professionals instead of supporting victims of airstrikes solely on social media.

A German-language jihadi Telegram channel called for migration to Syria amid a recently renewed offensive against regime forces in Syria.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed killing Rafed Taha, the military commander of Islamic State (IS) in northern Homs, and called upon the IS fighters to repent.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a video discussing the beginning and the progression of the revolution in Syria, predicting the Syrian regime will collapse in less than three years.

A self-proclaimed widow of killed Nusra Front (NF) fighter in Syria promoted a Facebook page dedicated to raising money for widows of jihadi fighters.

Jihadist and Islamist scholars in Syria launched a massive social media recruitment campaign, aiming to “mobilize more than five thousand Sunni young men” to Syrian battle fronts.

Jihadists on social media disseminated a biography of a killed Saudi Nusra Front (NF) fighter identified as “Abu Muhammad al Jazrawi,” detailing his multiple trips to Syrian battlefronts.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Syria, released a video featuring a Hezbollah fighter captured after the battle in al-Eis, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, who expressed appreciation for the humane treatment he received from NF fighters.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, claimed recapturing al-Eis from pro-militia regime forces following intense clashes.

The Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, claimed attacking Zitan and Barnah in south of Aleppo in an attempt to seize the villages from the Syrian regime.

Syrian rebel factions including Ahrar al-Sham, Jaish al-Islam, Nusra Front, and Faylaq al-Sham announced seizing numerous villages in battles against the Islamic State in North Aleppo and Daraa, and against the Syrian regime army in Lattakia.

Damascus Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed seizing control over several positions held by the Nusra Front, during which they killed 10 fighters from the al-Qaeda branch, and captured an unidentified number of others.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) each gave eulogies for Abu Firas al-Suri, an official in al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, accused Ahrar al-Sham for the death of military leader Abu al-Homsi Sakkar in Idlib, warning the group about recruitment from other factions.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, claimed killing a large number of Syrian soldiers after raiding their headquarters in Kunefis village, in the northern countryside of Homs.

The Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, confirmed the death of Abu Firas al-Suri in a U.S. airstrike, and accused America of "blatantly" helping the Syrian regime with this action.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria released a video showing a Syrian warplane downed in the southern countryside of Aleppo and a testimony by its pilot, who was captured injured.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, released a video on water and electricity plant projects in the countryside of Hama.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, released a video memorializing a Maldivian suicide bomber for the one year anniversary of the taking of Idlib.

Jihadists are reporting that Nusra Front official Abu Firas al-Suri, his son, and several people with him were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Idlib, Syria. Pro-NF jihadists posted the news on Telegram and Twitter on April 3, 2016, and mourned his death.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate group, announced the taking of al-Eis village in Aleppo, along with surrounding areas.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, released a video of a military training camp located in the northern countryside of Homs.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, released a video celebrating the fifth year of the Syrian Revolution while claiming to have experienced a spike in recruitment.

In the second consecutive day of clashes with the Nusra Front in the western Qalamoun, Damascus Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed killing 17 fighters and forcing the remainder to flee.

Abu Baseer al-Hindi, a slain British fighter of Indian descent, was memorialized in a video released by the al-Latakia media division of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front.

The Nusra Front (NF) promoted an upcoming tribute video for “Abu Baseer al-Hindi,” a killed British fighter of Indian descent.

Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, announced the death of Tareq Mez’al al-Masalmah (a.k.a. Abu Salah al-‘Askari), the group’s military emir of al-Jnoub Province.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, claimed to have attacked the Syrian regime army in the northern countryside of Homs, in which the group killed a number of soldiers and destroyed a tank.

A German-language Telegram account pertaining to an alleged jihadist in Syria shared a personal email address, offering advice for jihad and migration.

A message attributed to Nusra Front (NF) leader Abu Mohammad al-Joulani congratulated Syrians for the fifth anniversary of the Syrian Civil War, and asserted, “we are from the people of al-Sham and al-Sham is from us.”

Rabitat Ahl al 'Ilm Fi al-Sham (the Association of Scholars in Sham) released a statement demanding the cessation of hostilities between Nusra Front (NF) and Division 13, and demanded the release of captives from both parties.

The Jihad Callers Center, a Syria-based group led by pro-Nusra Front Saudi cleric Abdullah al-Muhaysini, released a video publicizing the work of a child preacher, showing, for example, his lecturing children and adults.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a video showing their discovery of Hezbollah fighters positioned to attack the group’s supply route in Arsal Hills located on the border of Qalamoun.

Following the Nusra Front claim that “Division 13” stormed its headquarters and the houses of its fighters in Idlib, a new statement from NF demanded that the responsible parties from both sides be trialed in an independent Sharia court under the supervision of three prominent scholars.

The Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a video on locally manufactured mortar weapons, their use in battle tactics, and mortar group training.

The Idlib correspondent of the Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, issued a statement on actions against its fighters in Idlib by the FSA faction Division 13.

The Nusra Front (NF), al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Syria, claimed capturing al-Eis from the Syrian regime in the southern countryside of Aleppo.