Syrian Revolutionaries Front again supports al Qaeda and the Islamic Front in Quneitra
The Western-backed Syrian Revolutionaries Front continues to fight alongside Al Nusrah, the Islamic Front, and other Islamist groups in southern Syria.
Yearly Archives: 2014
Libya
The Parliament fired the Central Bank governor and said the Grand Mufti will be sacked soon. Prime Minister al Thinni accused Qatar of sending three military planes laden with weapons for the Islamist coalition Libya Dawn to Mitiga Airport. Libya has also accused Sudan of sending a plane with supplies for Libya Dawn, but it […]
Mali
The UN mission reported that one Chadian peacekeeper was killed and four were seriously wounded when their vehicle hit a landmine near Aguelhok in northeastern Mali. The head of the UN mission condemned the attack as a war crime.
Nigeria
A Nigerian Air Force jet with two pilots aboard went missing in Adamawa state on Sept. 12; the jet had been involved in fighting Boko Haram. That same day, hours after battling the Army in Konduga, about 50 Boko Haram militants stormed the village of Ngom, 12 miles outside of Maiduguri, and killed a number […]
United Kingdom
Prime Minister Cameron vowed that Britain will hunt down the Islamic State killers of UK citizen David Haines. He listed steps the UK will take against the Islamic State, including supporting US airstrikes, but did not indicate that the UK will be conducting airstrikes. Police are questioning a man who boarded a crowded train in […]
Islamic State
Kerry says some nations offer ground troops to fight Islamic State
2 al Qaeda commanders reported killed in US airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
The pair of al Qaeda commanders are said to be members of the Badr Mansoor Group, which was described in one of Osama bin Laden’s documents as an al Qaeda “company.”
Afghanistan
Taliban advance into Sangin threatens British military gains in Helmand
Australia
Prime Minister Abbott said Australia is sending 600 troops, as well as eight Super Hornet fighter jets and two other aircraft, to the UAE for possible deployment against the Islamic State in the Middle East, at the request of the US government. The father of Australian IS jihadist Mohamed Elomar warned Australians to watch for […]
Philippines
Immigration authorities said they plan to send extremist cleric Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips back to Canada; Philips, who is banned from United States, Britain, Australia, Kenya, and Bangladesh, was detained by authorities in Davao a few days ago as he presented a security threat. Intelligence officials said they are monitoring the movement of Philippine jihadists […]
United States
The Pentagon said yesterday that the US has carried out about 160 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq over the last month, and that it is preparing to “to be more aggressive going forward” in the US counterterrorism campaign. The Pentagon also plans to oversee training of some 5,000 Syrian rebels in Saudi Arabia […]
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it killed 35 Islamic State fighters in Jurf Al Sakhar. The US destroyed an Islamic State mortar emplacement and an armed vehicle in two airstrikes near the Mosul Dam. Prime Minister Abadi suspended Iraqi air and artillery strikes on residential areas. The Obama administration is using the 2002 AUMF to justify […]
Iraq
White House: Iraq war vote Obama opposed could be used for ISIS strikes
Egypt
Egypt’s Brotherhood says leaders to quit Qatar haven
Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah Front and allied rebels seize most of Syria’s Golan truce line
France
Report: France aided Somalia al Shabaab leader assassination
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS Strikes Deal With Moderate Syrian Rebels: Reports
Syria
State media claimed that Khaled Maarouf, a son of Syrian Revolutionaries Front leader Jamal Maarouf, was killed in a “terrorist attack” car bombing at an SRF checkpoint in Deir Sinbul in Idlib; another report said Jamal may also have been injured in the attack. The SRF recently agreed to a ceasefire with the Islamic State […]
Lebanon
Authorities conducted raids in Tripoli, and arrested three men wanted by Interpol, including Sami Mohammed Dib Bakir a.k.a. Minaa, a Syrian said to be a dangerous member of the Al Nusrah Front. State media also reported “moves by Nusrah-linked armed groups.” Gunmen kidnapped a Lebanese man in Arsal reportedly because he was working with Hezbollah.
Islamic State beheads British citizen, threatens another
The Islamic State released a video of the beheading of David Cawthorne Haines, a British citizen who was kidnapped while providing security for an aid group in Syria’s Idlib province in March 2013.
Libya
Islamist Libya Dawn forces continued their onslaught in Warshefana, raining down 350 rockets yesterday in a barrage that killed 38 people and wounded over 80. The area is now besieged, as residents fear leaving their homes due to shelling, and roads have been blocked by Libya Dawn forces; Warshefana forces defending the area are outnumbered […]
Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent claims 2 attacks in Pakistan
AQIS has claimed two attacks in Pakistan. On Sept. 2, the group assassinated a Pakistani officer. An AQIS spokesman claims that the group attempted to take over a docked Pakistani ship on Sept. 6 and fire missiles at American warships.
Iraq
Struggling to Starve ISIS of Oil Revenue, US Seeks Assistance From Turkey
Qatar
Lawmaker Assails Foreign Donations to Think Tanks
Iraq
Iraq PM says will protect civilians after US-Iraq air strikes against Islamic State
Kazakhstan
My Son The Jihadist
Uganda
Security forces claimed to have foiled an imminent Shabaab terrorist attack on one of Uganda’s installations, and to have made arrests in Kampala in the case. The US Embassy warned about the possibility of an attack and said security had been stepped up around sites such as Entebbe airport. The Internal Affairs Ministry also noted […]
China
China urges central Asian neighbors to step up extremism fight
On the CIA estimate of number of fighters in the Islamic State
It should come as no surprise that the CIA concludes that the Islamic State has upwards of 31,500 fighters.
Nigeria
A Boko Haram commander known as Amir was reportedly killed by Nigerian troops in Konduga, outside Maiduguri; the Army is claiming that some 200 Boko Haram militants have been killed, including a photojournalist for the group and a suicide bomber. The Army is said to have deployed 400 troops to intercept the militants. A Sept. […]