Afghanistan
Marine pullout offers preview of what US leaves behind for Afghan troops
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
United States
Since Nov. 10, the US and its coalition partners have carried out 16 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and seven airstrikes against the group in Iraq. The US also targeted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with a drone strike in Yemen, and a US drone strike yesterday in Pakistan killed several “foreign […]
Turkey
Three American sailors from a NATO ship docked in Eminönü were assaulted by members of the Turkish Youth Union (TGB), who put sacks over the sailors’ heads, threw dye on them, and called the US troops “murderers” in a video of the incident released by the group. The US Embassy called the incident “appalling.” The […]
Islamic State
UAE emerges as quiet, potent US ally
Afghanistan
At Afghan Border, Graft Is Part of the Bargain
Al Qaeda
How a talented footballer became world’s most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Indonesia
Jakarta governor calls for hardline group, Islamic Defenders Front, to be disbanded
Al Qaeda
The school that says Osama Bin Laden was a hero
United Kingdom
Terror suspect Siddartha Dhar a.k.a. Abu Rumaysah, who was arrested along with extremist cleric Anjem Choudary in September, is thought to have traveled to Syria the day after his Sept. 26 release on bail. After dismissal of the jury yesterday in the “secret” trial of terror suspect Erol Incedal, who is accused of plotting against […]
Australia
Banks are scaling back on overseas remittance services as government seeks to cut off terrorist funding sources; the New South Wales Crime Commission’s latest report revealed that in one case that may have involved financing of terrorism in Syria and Iraq, a single remitter sent over $265 million overseas during an eight-year period. Ali al-Hasanat, […]
Canada
The Defense Department said that a Canadian airstrike with a laser-guided bomb destroyed a piece of Islamic State artillery near Baiji, Iraq. About 600 Canadian troops are currently deployed in the coalition air campaign in Iraq. Gill Rosenberg, a Canadian-born woman and former Israeli soldier, has reportedly joined a Kurdish militia in Iraq that is […]
Austria
Former US and Austrian soldiers join fight against Islamic State in Syria
Iraq
Iraqi defense minister claims Baghdadi injured, deputy killed in anti-ISIS airstrikes
Peru
Police plan to press charges against a man arrested in Lima on Oct. 28 who was found to have traces of explosives on his hands. The suspect, who possessed false documents stating he was from Sierra Leone, admitted to membership in Hezbollah.
Gulf Cooperation Council
Gulf talks put off due to spat over Islamists
Iraq
Effort to arm Sunni tribes in Iraq against Islamic State faces hurdles
Islamic State
To counter rise of Islamic State, Jordan imposes rules on Muslim clerics
Islamic State
Bodyguard of Syrian rebel who defected to ISIS reveals secrets of the jihadist leadership
Australia
Prime Minister Abbott said that 200 Australian special forces troops will be moving into Iraq; they had been waiting for clearance in the UAE for over a month. The Defense Ministry declined to speculate on further troop commitments.
United States
US officials indicated that more work needs to be done on negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, and said Secretary of State Kerry denounced comments by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei calling for the destruction of Israel. US Central Command said it has carried out 23 airstrikes in Syria and 18 in Iraq against the Islamic […]
United Kingdom
The UK conducted its first drone strike against the Islamic State in Iraq over the weekend, targeting militants who were emplacing IEDs near Baiji. Chief of Defense Staff Nick Houghton cautioned that the Islamic State will regenerate even if top leaders such as Abu Bakr al Baghdadi are killed, so long as the political aspects […]
Iran
Congress lays groundwork for stepped-up US presence in Iraq
Al Nusrah Front
Obstacles Limit Targets and Pace of Strikes on ISIS
Isma
Malaysia’s sharia law costs non-Muslims their kids
Iraq
Iraqi military reach Baiji; Baghdadi’s fate unclear
United Kingdom
Kabir Ahmed a.k.a. Abu Sumayyah, a Briton who had joined Jund al-Sham in Syria and then the Islamic State, was reportedly killed while carrying out a suicide bombing in Baiji, Iraq on Nov. 7. Ahmed had been jailed in 2012 for calling for the execution of homosexuals. Police said four men suspected of an Islamist […]
Islamic State
How a Libyan City Joined the Islamic State Group
Houthis
Yemen announces new cabinet as UN sanctions Saleh, Houthis
Afghanistan
Powerful Afghan Police Chief Puts Fear in Taliban and Their Enemies
Iraq
US air strikes target Islamic State convoy in Iraq