WN: Syrian, Iraqi jihadi groups said to be cooperating - Times of Isr

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Regional intelligence officials saw the March 4 ambush, which left 48 dead, as evidence of a growing, cross-border alliance between two powerful Islamic extremist groups -- al-Qaeda in Iraq and Jabhat al-Nusra or Nusra Front in Syria. Nusra Front is the most effective rebel faction fighting President Bashar Assad's regime, and the US designates both Sunni jihadi groups as terrorist organizations.

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