Islamic State
Kurds fear ISIS use of chemical weapon in Kobane
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Al Nusrah Front
Civilians flee during break in north Lebanon fighting
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda militants push back Shi’ite rebels’ advance on central Yemen stronghold
Germany
The head of domestic intelligence said the number of Salafists in Germany has risen alarmingly over the past three years, from 3,800 to at least 6,300. German authorities say that over 450 people have left Germany to fight for extremist groups Iraq and Syria and some 150 are known to have returned, but acknowledge that […]
United Kingdom
Muhammad Mehdi Hassan, one of four young men from Portsmouth who traveled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State, has been killed in Syria. Senior Islamic State figures are reportedly threatening some 30 British jihadists with death if they leave the group. British hostage John Cantlie appeared in another Islamic State video. British military […]
Al Nusrah Front
Islamic State sets sights on sea in Lebanon
3 AQAP fighters reported killed in US drone strike
The strike took place in Baydah, where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is battling Shiite Houthi rebels for control of the central province.
Canada
Islamist preacher rejects link to Ottawa shootings, warns of threat to Britain
Islamic State
In West, ISIS Finds Women Eager to Enlist
United States
The Pentagon said yesterday that US and coalition aircraft have flown some 6,600 sorties against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria and conducted 623 airstrikes, of which 553 were carried out by the US and the other 70 by nine other nations; US officials warned that Iraqi forces will not be ready for months […]
Canada
The RCMP is monitoring 93 “high-risk travelers” who may pose an extremist threat but has not arrested any of them in the wake of two terrorist attacks this week. Ottawa shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was not on the list of high-risk travelers, although he had recently tried to travel to Syria and allegedly had jihadist connections […]
Turkey
Turkish and American officials are investigating letters containing an unidentified yellow powder that were sent to the consulates of the US, Belgium, Canada, France, and Germany in Istanbul; nine people have been sent to the hospital for observation. Turkish media reported that Basil Hassan, a Dane wanted by Denmark for attempting to kill writer Lars […]
Syria
King’s College in London estimates that one British jihadi is killed in Syria or Iraq every three weeks. US officials stated that the town of Kobane is less likely to fall to the Islamic State and the “battle line has kind of stabilized” since Kurdish forces received US air support. Smugglers are selling passage into […]
Somalia
Kenyan Defense Forces and Somalia National Army soldiers claimed to have killed over 80 “Shabaab militants in an offensive in Jamaame and Magambo areas near Kismayu in Somalia.” Shabaab fighters attacked government forces near Afgoye district in the southeastern portion of the country. Somalia’s ambassador to Ethiopia has stated that the terrorist group is greatly […]
Egypt
An attack on an Egyptian Army post on the Sinai Peninsula has killed 25 and wounded 20. Multiple reports assert that it was the result of a suicide bombing, though one “top official” claimed that the location was hit with “a mortar round and rocket-propelled grenades,” causing a secondary explosion. Meanwhile, “at least four” masked […]
Canada
Security tight in Canada as police probe Parliament gunman’s ties
Tunisia
Tunisian forces stormed a home held by armed militants in Tunis and killed six people, ending a day-long stand-off that began with an antiterrorism raid and gunfight that killed one policeman.
Libya
The Libyan military and the secular militia forces of Major General Khalifa Hafter conducted raids on the homes of Islamist militia leaders in Benghazi on Oct. 23, resulting in 29 deaths. An estimated 149 have died during fighting in the last week. According to one report, the Libyan Army met little resistance when it first […]
Nigeria
Despite yesterday’s bombing and the kidnapping of 60 additional women and girls by Boko Haram on Oct. 22, an official with Chad’s foreign ministry has asserted that the deal between the terrorist group and the government of Nigeria to free the 219 girls kidnapped in April will go forward.
Iraq
Ground offensive against Islamic State months away in Iraq: US
Islamic State
Islamic State keeps up Syrian oil flow despite U.S-led strikes
Al Nusrah Front
Who are the British jihadis who have died in Iraq and Syria?
Al Nusrah Front
One British jihadi killed in Syria and Iraq every three weeks, study finds
Jihadist training camps proliferate in Iraq and Syria
More than 30 training camps have been established by the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and allied jihadist groups in both Iraq and Syria since 2012.
Analysis: Al Qaeda’s ‘Resurgence’ focuses on Indian Subcontinent
Al Qaeda released its new English-language, online magazine “Resurgence” earlier this week. At 117 pages, the magazine covers a number of themes, but it focuses on the Indian Subcontinent more than any other region.
Free Syrian Army
US military to teach Syrian opposition forces defense only
Afghanistan
US watchdog: Afghanistan poppy production at record levels despite counternarcotics efforts
United States
US officials plan a federal court prosecution for Irek Hamidullan, a veteran jihadist from Russia who led attacks on US troops in Afghanistan. He is thought to have links to Islamist fighters in Chechnya. Abu Omar Aqidi, a senior member of the Al Nusrah Front, said Islamic State hostage Peter Kassig, an American medic, had […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Islamic State militants allegedly used chlorine gas against Iraqi security forces
Iraq
ISIS militants now world’s richest: experts