Episode 56- Syrian Jihad: Jabhat al Nursa and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham

Summary: Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajaltamimi">@ajaltamimi</a>) talks to me (<a href="https://twitter.com/rejectionking">@rejectionking</a>) about the Syrian jihad including the key players, Iraq's role in the conflict, the political goals of groups like Jabhat al Nursa and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham, and the role of foreign support. <br> <br> Check out Aymenn's latest: "W<a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/where-does-jabhat-al-nusra-end-and-the-islamic-state-of-iraq-ash-sham-begin/">here does Jabhat al-Nursa end and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham begin?</a>" and <a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/the-islamic-state-of-iraq-and-ash-sham-expands-into-rural-northern-syria/">"The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham expands into Rural Northern Syria."</a><br> <br> You can check out Aymenn's complete body of work <a href="http://www.aymennjawad.org/">here</a>. <br>