Saudi Arabia
US police probe ‘suspicious’ case of missing student of Saudi origins
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Islamic State
Grand Theft Auto: ISIS? Militants reveal video game
Islamic State
How Islamic State uses Syria’s oil to fuel its advances
Turkey
Turkish intelligence warned officials in all 81 provinces about some 22 bomb-laden Islamic State vehicles in the country as well as 30 possible suicide bombers. Police are monitoring IS groups in Ankara and Konya, as well as IS cells in Hatay, Adana, Gaziantep, Kilis, Şanlıurfa, İstanbul, and Mersin. A deputy prime minister said 60,000 Syrian […]
Islamic State
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
Pakistani Taliban commander killed during fighting in North Waziristan
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan said that Mohammad Hassan recently was freed from a prison in Afghanistan before rejoining the fight in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Norway
Authorities said that five Norwegian military officers will be sent to the US to help with the US-led coalition against the Islamic State; the officers will be engaged in planning, most likely for the training of security forces. Noting that Norway has not yet decided the extent of its full contribution to the coalition, Defense […]
Belgium
A Belgian news report said authorities have foiled several terrorist attacks in Belgium and arrested a number of suspects who had returned from fighting with the Islamic State in Syria. While up to 400 Belgians are reported to have gone to Syria to join the IS, the actual number is thought to be higher, and […]
Indonesia
Detachment 88 counterterrorism forces have arrested four ethnic Uighurs in the Poso district of Sulewesi who had entered the country with fake passports and are suspected of links to the Islamic State. The suspects were reportedly trying to meet with Santoso, the head of the Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen. Militants in Santoso’s group are thought to […]
Al Qaeda
Judge Questions Plea Deal With Man Tied to Lethal Qaeda Bombings
Iraq
Kurdish Peshmerga forces expand ISIS offensive
Germany
A recent report by the Interior Ministry notes that 40 women are among the 348 people known to have left Germany to fight for Islamist groups. The report also states that of the 120 German jihadists who have returned from Syria, only about 24 have agreed to cooperate with authorities. German authorities are currently conducting […]
Morocco
Morocco Expands Laws Against Jihad Seekers
Iraq
Interview with Ahmad Chalabi on Islamic State, Iraq and Syria
France
Kerry sees role for Iran in ISIS war, France joins air campaign
Libya
Libya army chief declares emergency
Mali
5 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali
Boko Haram
6 killed in Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon
Boko Haram
Nigeria – Boko Haram kills scores at Borno market
Denmark
The Justice Ministry introduced new temporary asylum measures in response to a dramatic influx this year of refugees, particularly from Syria. The government also said Danish citizens and residents who travel to fight in foreign conflict zones will be stripped of their passports or residency, and Danish citizens will be imprisoned when they come home.
CIA
CIA halts spying in Europe
Islamic State
British Muslim scholars tell ISIS that holding hostage goes against Qur’an
France
The French military carried out its first airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq, attacking a logistics depot in the northeast. President Hollande said precautions had been taken to ensure there were no civilian casualties, and more strikes will be carried out in the coming days. Some jihadists on Twitter called for retaliation against France.
Islamic State
Turkey opens border to Syrian Kurds fleeing IS
Al Nusrah Front threatens life of Lebanese soldier held hostage amid fighting
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has repeatedly threatened to kill a Lebanese soldier in its custody this week. In a tweet earlier today, the group said that the soldier was the “first casualty” in its stalled negotiations with the Lebanese military.
Islamist foreign fighters returning home and the threat to Europe
Testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats on the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe.
France launches airstrikes in northeastern Iraq
As France enters the fray, reports emerge that the US military must get get permission from the White House to deploy air controllers embedded with Iraqi troops.
Australia
Australian Federal Police to take over Parliament security after ‘chatter’ about possible terrorist attack; investigation into ‘beheading plot’ continues
Al Qaeda leader released from Iranian custody reported killed
Abu Amru al Masri was previously described as a “mid-level commander,” in one of Osama bin Laden’s documents that was dated June 11, 2009.
Al Nusrah Front
US Goal Is to Make Syrian Rebels Viable