The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/al-nusra-front/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png al-Nusra Front | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/al-nusra-front/ 32 32 French cement maker Lafarge goes on trial on charges of financing jihadists in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-cement-maker-lafarge-goes-on-trial-on-charges-of-financing-jihadists-in-syria/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:52:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3680810 Unprecedented case alleges millions given in payments to Islamic State and al-Nusra Front in 2013-2014; former executives could face up to 10 years in prison

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]]> Germany raids Islamic money-laundering network accused of sending cash to Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-raids-islamic-money-laundering-network-accused-of-sending-cash-to-syria/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:59:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2627344 Report says hawala network suspected of transferring over $116 million in profits from drug trafficking and other illegal businesses; some of it may have funded militant groups

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]]> Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria detains former commander who defected https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-qaeda-linked-group-in-syria-detains-former-commander-who-defected/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:47:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2332043 Jamal Zeina split from group once known as Nusra Front earlier this year to set up a new hardline organization

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]]> French jihadist gets 22 years in prison for recruiting Islamists to Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-jihadist-gets-22-years-in-prison-for-recruiting-islamists-to-syria/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:10:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2227669 Mourad Fares found guilty of enlisting youths to Islamic State, leading al-Nusra Front terrorist cell

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]]> Norway populist party quits government over return of jihadist’s spouse https://www.timesofisrael.com/norway-populist-party-quits-government-over-return-of-jihadists-spouse/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:52:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2224301 Progress Party rejects repatriation on humanitarian grounds of woman who was married to Islamic State fighter; PM loses majority but remains in power

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]]> Arab Israeli woman charged with joining terror group in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-israeli-woman-charged-with-joining-terror-group-in-syria/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 13:00:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2087099 22-year-old accused of traveling to war-torn country to die as a martyr for the al-Nusra Front out of extremist ideology

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]]> New film ‘Of Fathers and Sons’ is a bleak look at children training for jihad https://www.timesofisrael.com/of-fathers-and-sons-a-bleak-look-at-children-training-for-jihad/ Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:34:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1963643 After spending over two years with a family of committed Islamists in Syria, filmmaker Talal Derki says the experience has left him shaken and scarred

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]]> Freed from Syria, Japanese reporter happy to go home after 3 years in ‘hell’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/freed-from-syria-japanese-reporter-happy-to-go-home-after-3-years-in-hell/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 08:46:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1948423 Jumpei Yasuda recounts al-Qaeda captivity, where he wasn't allowed to bathe for 8 months, says he's uncertain how to catch up with a changing world

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]]> Two Arab Israelis indicted for trying to join Syrian jihadists https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-arab-israelis-indicted-for-trying-to-join-syrian-jihadists/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:07:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1944421&preview=true&preview_id=1944421 The pair allegedly flew to Istanbul in March 2016 seeking training from Islamic State and Nusra Front, intending to return to Israel and commit terror attacks

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]]> UN envoy proposes rebel pullback from Syria’s Idlib https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-envoy-proposes-rebel-pullback-from-syrias-idlib/ Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:33:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1922544&preview=true&preview_id=1922544 Staffan de Mistura also calls for evacuation corridors to allow civilians to voluntarily leave the war zone, under UN monitoring

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]]> Trump will demand of Putin a total Iranian exit from Syria — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-will-demand-of-putin-a-total-iranian-exit-from-syria-report/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:28:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1879297 Diplomat tells Arabic newspaper US policy doesn't oppose Assad remaining in power, but okays Israeli strikes on Iran's military assets in the country

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]]> Palestinian camp Yarmouk, back in Assad hands, gutted by years of war https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-camp-yarmouk-back-in-assad-hands-gutted-by-years-of-war/ Mon, 21 May 2018 20:28:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1855332 Refugee camp was scene of heavy battles as sides fought over capital; 2014 photo drew comparison to ghetto during World War II

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]]> US: German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-german-jihadist-tied-to-9-11-attacks-caught-in-syria/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 02:13:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1833894 Pentagon confirms US-backed forces captured al-Qaeda operative who helped recruit terrorists for attacks on New York, Washington

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]]> Kurdish commander claims German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/kurdish-commander-claims-german-jihadist-tied-to-9-11-attacks-caught-in-syria/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:47:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1833323 Pentagon looking into reports that al-Qaeda recruiter Mohammed Haydar Zammar was detained by separatist forces

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]]> Former Qaeda leader in Syria ‘welcomes’ Israeli airstrikes https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-qaeda-leader-in-syria-welcomes-israeli-airstrikes/ Sun, 11 Feb 2018 14:53:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1789033 Saleh Al-Hamwi tweets rare public support for Jerusalem, but contends Iran succeeded in creating deterrence over Syrian skies

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