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CIA halts spying in Europe
CIA halts spying in Europe
British Muslim scholars tell ISIS that holding hostage goes against Qur’an
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.
Turkey opens border to Syrian Kurds fleeing IS
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.
Testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats on the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe.
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.
Australian Federal Police to take over Parliament security after ‘chatter’ about possible terrorist attack; investigation into ‘beheading plot’ continues
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.
US Goal Is to Make Syrian Rebels Viable
US Faces Tough Struggle on Ground to Oust ISIS
Assad’s army stretched but still seen strong
US: Syrian rebel training may take 12 months
French Lower House Approves Bill to Crack down on Jihadists
The Islamic State is gaining ground in Aleppo province, where it has now captured 21 Kurdish villages in the north near the Turkish border, in an offensive that began in early July. Kurdish YPG forces defending the area claimed at the time that the IS had used chemical weapons against them. Regime airstrikes targeted IS-held […]
The military claimed it killed 23 Taliban fighters in airstrikes in North Waziristan. The Interior Ministry warned the government of Sindh province that jihadists may target officials and buildings in suicide attacks. Police seized more than 500 pounds of explosives in Quetta.
US Targets IS Training Camp in Iraq for First Time
Egypt targets Brotherhood’s Al-Azhar bastion
Interior Minister Machnouk said Lebanon will combat terrorism without coordinating with the international coalition. The mayor of Arsal dismissed rumors that residents are providing fuel to terrorists. Relatives of the over 20 kidnapped Lebanese troops urged the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State to stop making death threats against their sons. Security forces are […]
Kurds issue call to arms as Islamic State gains in Syria
For Britain, Fighting ISIS Might Add to Risk at Home
Who’s who in coalition to defeat Islamic State
Zintanis blockaded by Islamist Libya Dawn forces battled militias near Gharian. Tebus in Obari repelled advances by a non-local Tuareg militia, said to be the same one that was asked by Libya Dawn to take over Sharara oilfield last month. Salah Benali, a leader of the Derna militia Shoura Council of Islamic Youth, was killed […]
The Air Force has stepped up security along the Libyan border in anticipation of terrorist attacks. A previously unknown group, Djound Al-Khilafa en Algerie (Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria) pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on Sept. 13; the group is said to have emerged from AQIM cells in central Algeria and to be […]
President Hollande said France would provide air supportfor Iraqi army efforts against the Islamic State in Iraq, but would not participate in strikes on the IS in Syria and in any case would not be providing ground troops for the effort against the group. He indicated that French airstrikes against IS targets in Iraq would […]
The Islamic State released a video showing British hostage John Cantlie, a journalist seized in Syria in November 2012, promising to show “the truth” about the IS in future videos. UK Muslim groups and leaders called for the IS to release British aid worker Alan Henning, whom IS recently threatened to murder.
US military contractors ‘hit by Chinese hackers’
The border town of Kobane is under siege from the Islamic State, which continues to advance in Aleppo province.
Over 800 police conducted raids across Sydney, with 25 search warrants, looking for suspects linked to an Islamic State beheading plot. At least three raids were also conducted in Brisbane. Fifteen people have been detained in Sydney, including Omarjan Azari, 22, and are thought to have been tasked by Australian IS operative Mohammad Ali Baryalei […]
The military claimed it killed 11 Taliban fighters in North Waziristan and another 23 in Khyber; three soldiers were also killed. Police killed seven “militants” in Karachi. Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed that Pakistani Navy officers were involved in the failed attempt to hijack a Pakistani warship and launch missiles at US […]