Behind the lines: The Jihadi connection between Sinai, Gaza and Islamic State

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A militant Islamist fighter films his fellow fighters taking part in a military parade to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic caliphate

A militant Islamist fighter films his fellow fighters taking part in a military parade to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic caliphate

(photo credit: REUTERS)

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NOVEMBER 1, 2014 03:48

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