Takeover of a university the latest power grab by Al Qaeda offshoot, which is building a caliphate of its own
, northwestern Syria. - Russian air strikes killed at least 13 civilians, including six children, on March 14 inHayat Tahrir al-Sham is a direct descendant of Al Qaeda’s Syrian branch, Jabhat al-Nusra. That group was formally established by Al Qaeda’s central command and the leadership of the Islamic State of Iraq in January 2012, after the latter sent fighters to join the battle to overthrow Assad and set up an emirate.
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