Iran
Iran denies that Khamenei replied to Obama letter on Islamic State
Author Archives: Bill Roggio
Denmark
Denmark attacks: ‘We have tasted the ugly taste of fear,’ Prime Minister says
Boko Haram
Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Nigerian bus station
Boko Haram
Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Nigerian bus station
Iraq
Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic State
Iraq
Iraqi army, militia repel Islamic State attack on dam north of Baghdad
Afghanistan
US agencies adjust to shifting landscape in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Oregon man admits helping people linked to 2009 ISI bombing
Libya
Libyan oil pipeline sabotaged, gunmen storm Sirte offices
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Clashes between Shi’ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead
Denmark
One dead in shooting at Danish meeting with artist who drew Mohammad
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan suicide assault team attacks Peshawar mosque
Despite the fracturing of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in 2014, the jihadist group is still capable of plotting, organizing, and executing deadly operations such as today’s assault in Peshawar.
Britain
London jihadi in Syria ‘linked to video of Jordanian pilot being burned’
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan suicide assault team attacks Peshawar mosque
Despite the fracturing of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in 2014, the jihadist group is still capable of plotting, organizing, and executing deadly operations such as today’s assault in Peshawar.
Afghanistan
Data from seized computer fuels a surge in US raids on al Qaeda
Syria
UN envoy says Assad part of solution for easing Syria violence
Yemen
Italy closes embassy in Yemen as security deteriorates
India
ISI cultivated Taliban to counter Indian action against Pakistan: Musharraf
Iraq
Islamic State fighters seize parts of western Iraqi town
Iran
I saw the US hand Iraq over to the Iranians. Is the whole region next?
Afghanistan
White House weighs adjusting Afghan exit plan to slow withdrawal of troops
Houthis
Yemen rebels seize US Embassy vehicles as diplomats flee
Al Qaeda
‘You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists’ – General Flynn
Afghanistan
China ready to support Kabul-Taliban reconciliation
Boko Haram
Thousands flee Niger town after Boko Haram attacks
Iraq
Obama sends resolution for use of force against Islamic State to Congress
US military confirms it killed Islamic State, Shabaab leaders in airstrikes
Mullah Khadim was the Islamic State’s deputy emir for Khorasan province while Yusu Dheeq was the head of Shabaab’s Amniyat. The US continues to rely on airstrikes as the core of its effort to defeat jihadist groups worldwide.
Pentagon spokesman portrays Guantanamo recidivism as a good thing
The death of Mullah Khadim, who was released from Guantanamo eight years ago, is “another great example” of jihadists who “return to the battlefield and to the fight at their own peril,” according to Admiral Kirby.
US kills Islamic State’s deputy emir for ‘Khorasan province’ in airstrike: report
Mullah Abdul Rauf Khadim was a senior Taliban leader before joining the Islamic State and being appointed the deputy emir of Khorasan province.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Houthi rebels in Yemen say they intend to form a new government