Islamic State
Predator drones being flown over ISIS’ Syrian ‘capital’
Yearly Archives: 2014
Iraq
A President Whose Assurances Have Come Back to Haunt Him
Chile
Chile government to beef up security following bomb attack
Al Qaeda
Killing and preaching, Nigerian militants carve out ‘caliphate’
Iraq
The Islamic State killed 17 Iraqis in a suicide assault in the town of Dhuluiya, and launched a large-scale assault on the town of Ziwiya. The US targeted the Islamic State in five airstrikes in Irbil and near the Haditha Dam. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 22 Islamic State fighters in Jurf al Sakhar.
Syria
Reconnaissance aircraft at high altitudes were spotted in Hasakah and Raqqah where the Islamic State is operating. At least 10 fighters from the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front were killed in clashes with regime forces in Reef Dimashq, where Al Nusrah executed a man accused of spying for the regime. In Hama, an […]
Iraq
Israel provides intelligence on ISIS
Iraq
West widens contacts with Syria’s Kurds
United Arab Emirates
Trial began for 11 of 15 suspects accused of supporting al Qaeda-linked groups, namely the Al Nusrah Front and the Ahrar al Sham; nine of the suspects are Emiratis, two are Syrians, and four are from the Comoros Islands. The Emiratis are accused of joining the two groups; five suspects are accused of other terrorism-related […]
Islamic State
IS using children as suicide bombers: UN
Bosnia-Herzegovina
The state court ordered five men held on terrorism charges for sending fighters to extremist groups in Iraq and Syria. Three suspects had returned from fighting in Syria; a fourth, Husein Bosnic a.k.a. Bilal, the head of Bosnia’s Salafist movement, has called for young Muslims to join the Islamic State. The five suspects are among […]
Iraq
Between a rock and a hard place: An interview with Anbar Governor Ahmed Dulaimi
Islamic State
State Dept: 40-plus countries ready to help fight ISIS
Lebanon
The Islamic State said that Abou al-Hassan al-Filastini a.k.a. Ahmed Taha, its emir for Qalamoun, was killed while fighting the Lebanese Army in Arsal on Aug. 4. Taha was said to have earlier joined the Abdullah Azzam Brigades. The Army arrested three Syrians and three Lebanese in Ras Baalbek yesterday, and confiscated “109 detonators, reels, […]
Fatah
Fear and loathing mar Fatah-Hamas ties in Gaza
Christians
Eastern churches renew calls to prohibit attacks on Christians
Boko Haram
Nigeria fights back against Boko Haram
Jordan
A judge has postponed sentencing in the terrorism trial of al Qaeda-linked cleric Abu Qatada a.k.a. Omar Mahmoud Othman until Sept. 24. Qatada has continued to denounce the Islamic State, saying its caliphate is a “bubble that will soon burst.” A government spokesman recently claimed that Jordan’s borders are secured from terrorists and smuggling, and […]
Islamic State
Jihadists aim to create ‘house of blood’: new UN rights chief
Libya
The commander of the Benghazi-based Omar Mukhatr Brigade, which has been allied with Ansar al Sharia, February 17 Brigade, and Libya Shield, escaped an assassination attempt with serious injuries. A leading lawyer was kidnapped from a Tripoli courtroom last week. Thirty Libyan Army cadets left their training in the UK after roughing up a British […]
Al Nusrah Front releases English-language summary of monthly operations
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has released an English-language pamphlet highlighting its activities throughout the month of August. The publication focuses on the group’s military operations, including targeting Assad’s forces and Hezbollah fighters, as well as its social work.
Somalia
Shabaab killed 12 people, including several soldiers, in two suicide attacks that targeted African Union and Somali convoys south of Mogadishu. The government shut down two radio stations in the capital after accusing them of reproducing Shabaab propaganda.
Islamic State
US attempts to combat Islamic State propaganda
Iraq
The Islamic State and the politics of official narratives
Algeria
Tunisia nabs terror cell
Caucasus Emirate
One Year After Leader’s Death, North Caucasus Insurgency Soldiers On
AQAP endorses new branch of terror network in the Indian subcontinent
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has congratulated its “brothers” in al Qaeda for creating a new branch in the Indian subcontinent. AQAP offers “special congratulations” to “our Sheikh and good Emir,” Ayman al Zawahiri.
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters captured the town of Michika in Adamawa state near the Cameroon border. An Adamawa university closed due to fear of Boko Haram attacks. The military claimed to have recaptured Bama in Borno and killed 50 Boko Haram fighters. Over 20 Boko Haram militants were said to have been killed after they attacked […]
Afghanistan
Iran says Afghan, Pakistani Islamic State volunteers arrested
United Kingdom
Authorities evacuated Luton Airport, about 30 miles north of London, after a suspicious item was found in the security search area. Incoming flights were canceled and the airport road was closed. The item was later destroyed in a “controlled explosion.” Sir Peter Wall, the outgoing head of the Army, warned that the UK has little […]