Ahrar al Sham
Syria rebels deploy peacekeepers in Idlib
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
Iraq
Iraqi weapons trade thrives
IAEA
UN Says Iran Is Silent on Efforts for a Bomb
Jordan
Security forces arrested influential al Qaeda-linked cleric Abu Mohammad al Maqdisi on Oct. 27, on charges of using the Internet to incite terrorism. Former Prime Minister Marouf al Bakhit recently estimated that up to 4,000 Jordanians are active in the Islamic State. Some 20 Jordanian clerics are said to have taken leadership positions in the […]
Afghanistan
Afghan ‘Blasphemy’ Case An Early Test For New Government
Islamic State
The Child Soldiers Of Islamic State
Boko Haram
Boko Haram ‘forcing girls to take part in operations’
United Kingdom
An appellate court upheld the extended sentences for convicted terrorists Richard Dart a.k.a. Salahuddin al-Britani, Zahid Iqbal, and Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, on the grounds that the three men posed a continuing threat to society. The Government Prosecution Service reported that the number of persons arrested in the UK under European Arrest Warrants has risen significantly, […]
Iraq
Sunni Tribesmen Say ISIS Exacts Brutal Revenge
United States
Gen. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said US advisers should be deployed to Iraq’s Anbar province, where Iraqi troops are battling the advance of the Islamic State. US officials said that the rate of foreign fighters flowing into Syria, about 1,000 per month, is remaining constant; this appears to be the case […]
Syria
UN envoy proposes ‘freeze zones’ to ease Syria fighting
Israel
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque compound: police
Islamic Jihad
Jerusalem holy site closure ‘declaration of war’ – Abbas
China
UK government can be sued over rendition claims, judges rule
Al Nusrah Front
Islamic State controls half of Kobane, says rebel leader
Ennahda
Tunisia’s Islamists down but not out after election defeat
France
The state-owned utility EDF said complaints have been filed against the unnamed persons who have flown drones over seven of France’s nuclear plants between Oct. 5 and Oct. 20. Interior Minister Cazeneuve said an investigation has been launched and measures are being taken to neutralize the drones. Foreign Minister Le Drian said a French paratrooper […]
Iraq
For Turkey and US, at odds over Syria, a 60-year alliance shows signs of crumbling
Denmark
Dane in Lebanon arrested for being alleged IS fighter
Europe
European women convert, join IS
Libya
Militants target civil activists in Libya
Turkey
Turkish authorities claimed that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was responsible for the murder of three Turkish soldiers in Hakkari on Oct. 25, but the PKK denied responsibility. A Turkish officer was shot by masked men in Diyarbakır. An estimated 50 to 150 Free Syrian Army soldiers crossed over from Turkey into Syria to assist […]
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda still offering olive branch to renegade ISIL group
Belgium
Security was heightened during the trial of 46 members of the terrorist group Sharia4Belgium in Antwerp on Oct. 27 after reports surfaced that defendant Fouad Belcakem was planning to escape. The trial against the terrorist group, which is suspected of sending fighters to Syria, began on Sept. 29. Only eight defendants were present; the other […]
United Kingdom
Antiterrorism police arrested a man in east London who is suspected of Syria-related terrorism offenses. Police are questioning a man who doused himself with gasoline and tried to set himself on fire outside the Woolwich barracks, close to the spot where British soldier Lee Rigby was murdered by Islamist extremists in May 2013.
Islamic State
Interview with an Islamic State Recruiter: ‘Democracy Is For Infidels’
Iraq
Iraqi Peshmerga arrive in Turkey to head for Syria
Australia
Australia trying to confirm death of IS militant Mohammad Ali Baryalei
Free Syrian Army
Indictment on Terrorism Charge Traces Man’s Arc From Germany to Syria and Back
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Islamist Party Chief Sentenced to Death