Afghanistan
DOD highlights information from Iraq as emphasis shifts away from Afghanistan
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Islamic State
Erdogan: Turkey Won’t Give Hostage Release Details
Iraq
The military claimed it killed 13 Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, and a financial official in Mosul. The US launched seven airstrikes against the Islamic State in Sinjar, Haditha, and southwestern Baghdad since Sept. 19. Thirteen Iraqis were killed in bombings and mortar attacks in Shia areas in Baghdad.
Libya
Report: Qatar arming Islamist extremists
Egypt
A bomb detonated near the Foreign Ministry in Cairo, killing at least four people. Three bombs also exploded simultaneously in Tanta with a fourth bomb in Mahalla. Another bomb detonated on the Cairo-Zagazig railway. Sixteen detainees escaped Mahalla police station on Sept. 19 after setting a fire with clothes and blankets.
Jordan
Security forces have arrested a number of suspected Islamic State members who are thought to have been planning terrorist attacks in Jordan; they have admitted to links with IS commanders in Syria. So far 11 of the suspects have been charged, and investigations are ongoing. Senior Muslim Brotherhood official Mohamed Saeed Bakri was arrested last […]
Yemen
Prime Minister Mohamed Basindawa resigned as Shia Houthi rebels seized control of government buildings in the capital. Basindawa accused President Hadi of acting in an “autocratic” manner. The Interior Minister urged police to cooperate with the Houthis and described them as “friends.”
Iran
Iran seeks give and take on Islamic State militants, nuclear program
Islamic State spokesman again threatens West in new speech
The terrorist organization continues to threaten the West in propaganda videos and audio recordings.
Iraq
US military struggles to preserve options in Islamic State fight
Islamic State
Islamic State closes in on Syrian town, refugees flood into Turkey
Germany
German authorities arrested two suspected Shabaab operatives, 30-year-old German-Tunisian dual citizen Mounir T. and 22-year-old German citizen Abdiwahid W., on their arrival in Frankfurt yesterday after being deported from Kenya. On Aug. 29, Kenyan antiterrorism police had arrested German nationals Warsame Abdul Wahid and Tebourbe Mounir in Nairobi after they arrived from Somalia; they were […]
Al Nusrah Front threatens to execute 2nd Lebanese hostage
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has threatened to kill a second Lebanese hostage. The group has already executed a Lebanese soldier who had been held in its custody since August.
Houthis
Fighting rages in Yemeni capital despite accord
Albania
Pope in Albania Urges Muslims to Condemn Extremism
Egypt
Arab States Lag in Media War Against Extremists
Houthis
Yemeni government reaches agreement with Shia Houthi rebels
Islamic State
Tony Blair: fight against ISIS could evolve to use ‘combat force’
United Kingdom
Drones are filling Britain’s skies: Look up now to see what is looking back down at you
Islamic State
Venturing Into ISIS Recruiting Territory: A Reporter’s Chronicle
Islamic State
US Criticizes Efforts to Intimidate Times Reporter in Turkey
Kenya
Kenya to stay course in quest to stabilize Somalia: President Kenyatta
Iraq
US political promises against ground troops clash with military realities
United States
National Security Adviser Rice declined to say when the US would begin launching airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria. The White House said President Obama would not have to approve each and every strike. Army chief of staff General Odierno said the deployment of ground troops remains an option for the planners of the […]
Iraq
ISIS creates police force in northwest Iraq
Iraq
Islamic State ihadists, looters threaten ancient sites in Iraq, Syria
Islamic State
In US, Growing Skepticism over ‘No Boots on Ground’ War Plan
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Tunisia offshoot offers backing to ISIS
Syria
At least 18 Islamic State fighters, including one Chinese, were killed and five armored personnel carriers were destroyed by Kurdish forces in northern Syria, where the IS took over three more Kurdish villages, in addition to the over 60 villages already seized in the area. The IS executed 11 Kurds near Ayn al Arab, including […]
Lebanon
The Army shelled terrorist positions in Arsal and killed a number of militants. The Al Nusrah Front claimed a suicide car bombing on a Hezbollah checkpoint in Khreibeh near the Syrian border that reportedly killed three people and destroyed a cannon. Al Nusrah released a video of its execution of a captive Lebanese soldier, and […]