Despite female Islamic State recruiters praising the “positive” aspects of life in Raqqah on their social media accounts, the group’s own material shows a different side, one that exposes its real and brutal treatment of women.
The good news in ‘Afghanistan’s Marshall Plan’
The Pakistani military claimed it “cleared” the Datta Khel area in September 2014 as part of operation Zarb-e-Azb. The US has launched seven drone strikes in Datta Khel since then.
Over the past two days, US and partner nations have carried out 10 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and 16 against the group in Iraq. Officials claimed that US airstrikes have killed over 1,000 Islamic State fighters, as well as a number of senior and mid-level commanders, since mid-November in Iraq and Syria. […]
Al Nusrah Front and rivals clash in Deraa and Qalamoun
Israel bombs Gaza for first time since summer assault
Killing top ISIS leaders won’t cripple group: experts
Anti-Taliban protesters in Islamabad demand action against pro-militant cleric
Inside Iraqi air base as Islamic State closes in
Waiting to be smuggled into Austria
One of two teenage Austrian girls who traveled to Syria in April to join the Islamic State is said to have been killed there. A suspicious package at a Vienna subway station was detonated; it was later found to have contained hand cream. The national prosecutors’ association has asked the Justice Ministry to keep their […]
A map of the 149 attacks claimed by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since Houthi rebels took Sana’a in late September shows the terror group’s reach across 14 Yemeni provinces.
The terrorist group is suspected of attacking yet another village in northeastern Nigeria and kidnapping more than 100 civilians, including women and children.
Ajnad Misr says in a statement that the US is the real “terrorist” organization, and claims to be fighting a “global system” that seeks to thwart the revolution in Egypt. The group’s rhetoric is similar to al Qaeda’s.
Among those killed was Abu Musallam al Turkumani, a top deputy of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Turkumani served in Saddam Hussein’s military before joining the Islamic State.
US backed talks between jihadi clerics and ISIS in effort to save hostage’s life
ISIS to launch battle for Lebanese town of Ersal
Security plan in south Lebanon
Islamic State Militant Seeks Chechen Wife For 15-Year-Old Child Fighter
UN: More reports of children crucified, beheaded and stoned to death by Islamic State
The State Department today added Ajnad Misr, an Egyptian jihadist group, and Ibrahim Rubaish, a senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) official, to the US government’s list of specially designated global terrorists.
Iraqi Kurdish troops open corridor to Sinjar
Botched cyberattack on Syria group blamed on IS
Pakistan Grants Bail to Key Suspect in 2008 Mumbai Attacks
Iraqi forces withdrew from the city yesterday just one month after retaking it from the Islamic State with the help of Iranian-backed Shiite militias.
Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, commander of US forces in the battle against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said it is likely to take “a minimum of three years” to reach a turning point against the group. The Pentagon said that coalition airstrikes in Iraq since mid-November have killed “multiple senior and mid-level” […]
The Tunisian Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion, which is linked to Ansar al Sharia Tunisia and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, released pictures on Twitter showing weapons taken after clashes with the Tunisian military. The group also claimed two recent attacks in the North African country.
A mass grave holding 230 bodies was uncovered in Deir Ezzor province. Those killed, including many civilians, were members of the Shaitat tribe, which had resisted the Islamic State. The US conducted six airstrikes in Syria since Dec. 15; five near Kobane and one near Abu Kamal. Only about three percent of all airstrikes in […]
A mass grave of approximately 230 Sheitaat tribesmen has been reportedly found in eastern Syria. The tribe has been battling the Islamic State since earlier this year.
In the ongoing investigation into incidents in January when Turkish intelligence trucks headed into Syria were stopped and searched, 19 new suspects have been charged with spying and obtaining state secrets. The trucks reportedly carried weapons destined for Syrian rebels. Terrorism charges were filed against the editor and general manager of a major Turkish newspaper. […]