Islamic State in Cross-Hairs as Al-Qaida’s Jabhat al-Nusra Front in Syria Reemerges

BACKGROUND Among the global terrorist groups, Islamic State and Al Qaida stands as one of the dangerous jihadist groups with deep roots in Syria and Iraq. Islamic State was formed in April 2013 under it former name Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Islamic State was an offshoot of the Al Qaida in Iraq...