Lebanon
Security plan in south Lebanon
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
Chechnya
Islamic State Militant Seeks Chechen Wife For 15-Year-Old Child Fighter
Iraq
UN: More reports of children crucified, beheaded and stoned to death by Islamic State
Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish troops open corridor to Sinjar
Islamic State
Botched cyberattack on Syria group blamed on IS
India
Pakistan Grants Bail to Key Suspect in 2008 Mumbai Attacks
United States
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” […]
Turkey
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. […]
Germany
The Parliament authorized the deployment of up to 850 German soldiers in 2015 to Afghanistan to participate in NATO’s “Resolute Support” training mission. The government is also planning to send some 100 Bundeswehr soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
Houthis
Yemen’s Houthis consolidate control over state institutions
Iraq
One ISIS thug suspected of killing 150 girls, women
United States
Since Dec. 15, the US and partner nations have conducted 61 airstrikes in Iraq and six in Syria against the Islamic State; 45 of the airstrikes in Iraq were in support of Peshmerga and Iraqi forces in the region. President Obama announced the resumption of diplomatic ties with Cuba and Havana’s release of US citizen […]
European Union
EU court takes Hamas off terrorist list
Afghanistan
Taliban mount assault on Kunar border district, Afghan officials say
Afghanistan
How foreign imams radicalized Syria’s war
Iraq
UN Security Council renews cross-border Syria aid authorization
Australia
Prime Minister Abbott ordered an investigation into the Dec. 16 siege at a Sydney cafe by Man Haron Monis, an Iranian Sunni extremist who had been accused of violent crimes and was out on bail, that left three people dead and several others wounded. Iran claimed that it had asked Australia to extradite Monis 12 […]
Iraq
ISIS reportedly destroys at least 6 border control stations on Jordan-Iraq border
Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah Front shoots two men for blasphemy
Islamic State
ISIS broadens recruitment beyond fighters
Lebanon
Lebanese increasingly chasing second nationality as backup
Iraq
40% of Anbar’s cities in ruins: Iraqi official
India
Home Minister Singh announced that the government has banned the Islamic State terrorist group. Police are investigating the likelihood that Mehdi Masroor Biswas, who was arrested for running a prominent pro-ISIS Twitter account, has links to Islamic State operatives. The Intelligence Bureau warned of the possibility of lone-wolf terrorist attacks.
Afghanistan
US Seeks to Use Letters Found in Bin Laden Raid in Terrorism Trial
Egypt
IS threat led to closure of Western embassies in Egypt
Australia
In Sydney Hostage Siege, Australia’s New Anti-Terrorism Measures Proved Ineffective
Turkey
Turkey’s Religious Schools Rise as Erdogan Exerts Sway
Spain
During raids in Barcelona, Ceuta, Melilla, and the Moroccan municipality of Castillejos, Spanish and Moroccan police arrested seven people, including four women and a minor, suspected of links to an lslamic State recruitment network that sent women to Iraq and Syria. Two of the female suspects were allegedly about to join the Islamic State. Authorities […]
France
Defense Minister LeDrian said France is willing to coordinate a regional task force in Africa to confront Boko Haram; the 2,800-strong force was pledged by regional powers in July but has not yet materialized. He urged greater cooperation among African nations on security matters. He also noted that jihadists driven from Mali have regrouped in […]
United Kingdom
Ismail Abdulrahman, Muktar Said Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, and Ramzi Mohammed, who were sentenced to life in prison for an al Qaeda plot to attack London transport on July 21, 2005, two weeks after the deadly July 7 subway bombings, lost their appeals to the European Court of Human Rights. Two men from Luton were arrested […]