Syrian Crisis, Al-Qaeda fights for Syria border territory
Al-Qaeda in Syria is fighting to drive rivals out of areas
bordering Turkey and Iraq in a bid to control territory stretching from Iraq
into northern Syria. Across the north and east, the group, known there as
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has set up checkpoints on roads to
border crossings, and opened fronts to crush other rebel groups fighting to
oust President Bashar al-Assad. Residents have told of a strategy that involves
ISIL taking over resources and routes using brutal methods aimed at forcing the
population into submission.
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