Defense Minister Yılmaz said Turkey has not provided any support to the US in its air campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq, noting that the Islamic State still holds captive 49 Turks from Turkey’s Mosul consulate. Turkey is planning to set up a second refugee camp inside Iraq for Turkmen fleeing the Islamic State; […]
Kurdish pleas for US weapons may finally be heard
Jordan denied Iraqi press reports that its territory is being used by US forces to target the Islamic State in Iraq. Over 15,000 Muslim Brotherhood supporters demonstrated in Amman against the Israeli campaign in Gaza; many of the protesters shouted “Death to Israel,” and some wore the uniform of Hamas’ military wing, the Al Qassam […]
Lebanese villagers near Kfar Qouq reportedly forced Islamist fighters back across the border into Syria after an armed clash with them. Gunmen ambushed Lebanese politician and Naharnet editor Naufal Daou in the Bekaa Valley town of al-Tibeh, opening fire on his car, but he managed to escape. Security forces arrested seven people from a Syrian […]
US urges India to step up as regional power
In a final ruling, a court dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party. The Muslim Brotherhood itself was banned in September. The military claimed to have killed 60 “extremists” and arrested 102 suspects in security operations in North Sinai, and to have found 17 tunnels in Rafah supplied with arms and […]
Videos show US airstrikes targeting ISIS in north Iraq
US aids displaced Iraqis as airstrikes help Kurds
ISIS persecution of Iraqi Christians has become genocide, say religious leaders
A towed artillery piece and two vehicles with about a dozen fighters are shown being struck by US aircraft.
Obama: Iraq air strikes and aid drops will prevent ‘act of genocide’
Airstrikes, rocket launches continue after Gaza truce crumbles
President Obama said the US military intervention against the Islamic State in Iraq will not be over in “weeks” as it is a “long-term project.” He said that once an inclusive Iraqi government is formed, the US military, in conjunction with Iraqi and Kurdish fighters, will be able to “engage in some offense,” not just […]
Obama Says Iraq Airstrike Effort Could Be ‘Long Term’
The strike took place in the al Qaeda stronghold of Wadi Abida. In eastern Yemen, the military and AQAP have been battling for control of Hadramout province.
President Hollande’s office said France would soon beginning delivering first aid supplies to civilian victims of the Islamic State in Iraq. A French diplomatic source yesterday said France might offer technical support to Kurdistan forces but not military assistance.
US continues airstrikes on northern Iraq
US Military Aircraft Drop Food, Water to Iraqis for Second Night
Fear of ‘Another Benghazi’ Drove White House to Airstrikes in Iraq
Turkey downplays Islamic State threat, but concerns grow
Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, ISIS and Hezbollah
Israel strikes Gaza after militants resume rocket fire
The US military launched airstrikes against Islamic State convoys and mortar positions near Irbil. President Obama authorized airstrikes against the Islamic State if the group threatened the Kurdish capital or impeded humanitarian operations in the Sinjar Mountains. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 13 Islamic State fighters near Baqubah.
The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Hasakah; in Deir Izzour, where regime aircraft dropped flyers congratulating tribes who are battling the Islamic State; and in Raqqah, where the IS is preparing to storm the Al Tabaqa military airport. The Al Nusrah Front clashed with the Islamic Front in Hama near Morek; and was […]
Residents began returning to Arsal, and security was stepped up in the town, after Islamist militants withdrew following a ceasefire. Reports said that the Al Nusrah Front militants left town and the Islamic State militants crossed over into Syria. The militants are said to be holding at least 35 Lebanese security forces as hostages, divided […]
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters kidnapped 14 soldiers who were traveling on a bus from Hadramout to Sana’a, and executed them. The military sent reinforcements to the town of Qatn in Hadramout after heavy fighting in the area. AQAP threatened to “punish” prosecuters and other legal officials who rule against the group.
US expands airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq
The Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 21 people belonging to five armed groups linked to Ansar al Sharia, after raids in Tunis, Soukra, Dar Fadhal, Raoued, and Kram. The suspects were allegedly planning attacks, including “bombing of civil security and military targets,” on politicians, security officials, journalists, and “sensitive sites” in Tunis. Security forces […]
Libya crumbles as the United States looks the other way
ISIS targets Maghreb youths