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Rebels from al Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as the Nusra Front, wave their brigade flag as they step on the top of a Syrian air force helicopter at Taftanaz air base on Jan. 11, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Al Qaeda touts defeat of U.S.-trained Syrian rebel fighters, denounces ‘Western-backed cancer’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Free Syrian Army members train outside Idlib, Syria, Feb. 7, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Al Qaeda fighters overrun Syrian rebel bases: report

Associated Press

An armed group of men, not specified which group of rebels, gather at Syria's Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. It was unclear if the men were connected to an armed group that, the United Nations said, detained more than 40 U.N. peacekeepers during fighting in Syria early Thursday. The peacekeepers were detained on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights during a &quot;period of increased fighting between armed elements and the Syrian Arab Armed Forces,&quot; the office of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement. ( AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Al-Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels attack peacekeepers in Golan Heights

By Diaa Hadid and Oliver Teves - Associated Press

This undated image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition group, on Monday, June 30, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a parade in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Raqqa Media Center)

Extremist group takes Syrian towns, key oil field

By Barbara Surk - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo released on Monday, June 18, 2012, by the anti-government activist group Rebels Battalion of Baba Amro, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian rebels hold their weapons as they prepare to fight against Syrian troops, in Homs province, Syria. Syria's government and rebels agreed to a cease-fire on Friday, May 2, 2014, in the battleground city of Homs to allow hundreds of fighters holed up in its old quarters to evacuate, a deal that will bring the country's third–largest city under control of forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Rebels Battalion of Baba Amro, File)

Local al-Qaida leader in Syria killed in blast

By DIAA HADID - Associated Press