Iraq
In war on Islamic State, what would victory look like?
Yearly Archives: 2014
Afghanistan
ISAF commander General Campbell described the Taliban’s recent gains in Afghanistan as “fleeting.” The Taliban killed four Afghan soldiers in a suicide attack that targeted a military bus in Kabul. In his Eid address, Taliban emir Mullah Omar claimed victory and urged Afghan security personnel to attack Coalition soldiers.
Iraq
The Islamic State took control of Hit and Anbar province and attacked military headquarters in Ramadi and at Al Asad Airfield. Twenty-four military personnel were reported killed in Hit. The US launched seven airstrikes against the Islamic State near Ramadi, Fallujah, Baghdad, and Mosul. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 50 Islamic State fighters in […]
Islamic State
Iraqi Kurds fight ISIS with aged weapons
Syria
A suicide bomber killed at least 53 people, including 47 young children, in an attack on a school in an Alawite neighborhood in Homs city. Clashes been the Kurdish YPG and the Islamic state continued around Kobane in Aleppo. Over 300,000 Kurds have been displaced by the Islamic State from Kobane and its environs, and […]
Egypt
US envoy Allen arrives in Iraq, to visit Jordan, Egypt, Turkey
Iraq
Pope Convenes Mideast Envoys Amid Islamic State Threat
Iraq
Pamphlet argues Baghdadi’s legitimacy as head of caliphate
Iraq
Panetta unloads on White House for pulling US forces out of Iraq
Lebanon
The Al Nusrah Front denied reports that it had promised not to execute captive Lebanese troops, and said it has withdrawn from negotiations for their release and will execute captives for any measures taken against Sunnis. The head of the Lebanese Army said the military is pursuing a terrorist cell in Tripoli and expects more […]
Guantanamo
Uruguay more wary of Guantanamo prisoner transfer
Al Qaeda
Bombing in Pakistan and a Wave of Attempts Point to a New Drive by Militants
Australia
Tony Abbott ready for Australia to join fight against Islamic State despite measured response
Christians
Inside Islamic State: Sex slaves, child fighters, mass executions
Chechen unit from Islamic State reportedly fighting at Kobane
Omar al Shishani’s Al Aqsa Brigade is often spearheading the Islamic State’s advance in key areas of Syria.
Al Nusrah Front propaganda focuses on Iranian influence in Lebanon, Syria
The Al Nusrah Front continues to use its Lebanese hostages in its propaganda campaign against Iran and Hezbollah.
Turkey
The Parliament authorized the deployment of Turkish troops in Syria and Iraq and the temporary basing of foreign troops in Turkey; the opposition called the vote an attempt to curry favor with the West and topple the Assad regime, not a serious move against the Islamic State. Authorities arrested 16 female anti-Islamic State protesters on […]
Boko Haram denies emir Shekau killed, releases video
Shekau mocks recent claims by Nigerian officials of his death.
Islamic State seizes Hit, assaults Iraqi military headquarters in Anbar
The Islamic State raised the black flag of jihad in Hit and attacked military headquarters in Ramadi and at Al Asad Airbase in the latest phase of its offensive to consolidate control of Anbar province.
Egypt
Security sources claimed that the military has killed Mohamed Abu Shatiya, a field commander for Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis), during clashes south of Rafah. Two tonnes of explosives were seized by security forces from a nearby tunnel into Gaza. The terror group has released a video threatening to conduct attacks during Eid al-Adha, […]
Iraq
Islamic State committing ‘staggering’ crimes in Iraq: UN report
Libya
A double suicide car bombing attack on Saiqa special forces and Operation Dignity troops at Benghazi’s Benina airbase has killed at least 12 people and wounded 60. Islamists also killed four troops in a separate clash in the city. The Rafallah Al-Sahati Brigade, which is part of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shoura Council and closely linked […]
Nigeria
Boko Haram released a new video purporting to show leader Abubakar Shekau dismissing reports of his death; the Nigerian military said it is studying the video but maintains that Shekau is dead. In proceedings closed to journalists, the High Court in Lagos sentenced three Boko Haram members each to 25 years in prison for terrorism […]
AQAP claims 3 attacks in Shabwa and Sana’a
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took credit for three attacks, against both the Yemeni military and the Houthis, that took place on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Shabwa and Sana’a provinces.
United Kingdom
Former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg, who had been jailed on terrorism charges, including the allegation that he attended a terrorist training camp in Syria between October 2012 and April 2013, was released from Belmarsh Prison after charges were dropped. The West Midlands police chief refused to discuss the “new material” that led to the dismissal […]
Pro-al Qaeda ideologues propose truce between Islamic State, rivals
Jihadist ideologues, including several who have backed al Qaeda against the Islamic State, have proposed a truce between the rival factions in Syria. The initiative is similar to the calls made by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, both of which have urged the jihadists to unite against the “Crusader” West.
Belgium
Europe Tries to Stop Flow of Citizens Joining Jihad
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian rebels unhappy with coalition airstrikes
Islamic State
Are Turkish troops trapped at Syrian tomb?
CIA
US civilian casualty standard eased in Iraq, Syria