“Jihadists have launched a fresh bid to take over the Syria-Iraq border area and set up a so-called Islamic state they can control, rebels, activists and a monitoring group say. ‘The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (Isil) goal is to link together the two areas (Syria, Iraq) to set up their state and then to continue spreading,’ said activist and citizen journalist Abdul Salam Hussain.”
Source: Isil seeks Islamic state on Syria-Iraq border | GulfNews.com
