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Turkistan Islamic Party had significant role in recent Idlib offensive Posted: 30 Apr 2015 08:18 AM PDT The new video shows the group's role in the recent fighting at Jisr al Shughur. The Turkistan Islamic Party has long fought in Syria alongside the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria.

Islamic State releases new video from the Baiji oil refinery Posted: 30 Apr 2015 07:28 AM PDT The jihadist group shows more fighting that has taken place at the facility. It is unclear when some of the footage was recorded, as some scenes have been previously featured in photo reports. While the Iraqi Security Forces have claimed to have regained control of the refinery after a recent Islamic State offensive, attacks are still occurring at the complex.