The Homeland Security Department said security will be stepped up around federal government buildings in Washington and in other US cities due to the threat of terrorism. Robel Phillipos, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was convicted of lying to investigators.
Armed soldiers have been deployed to guard military barracks in Whitehall after last week’s terrorist attacks in Canada. Counterterrorism police are looking into reports that Sparkbrook resident Tareena Shakil left the UK with her young son to join the Islamic State in Syria. UK authorities have arrested over 100 people so far this year for […]
The coordinator of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State, Ret. US Gen. John Allen, urged partner nations to “clearly, forcefully and consistently” reject the Islamic State’s ideology and provide alternatives to it. ISAF said its main focus in Afghanistan will be missions to “train, advise, and assist” Afghan forces and that the extent to […]
RCMP Commissioner Paulson said that a video made by Ottawa shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau before the attack included reference to “Allah” and cited Canada’s foreign policy. The RCMP chief said the attack was motivated by Bibeau’s “distorted world view” and not by mental illness; he also said last week’s terrorist attacks in Ottawa and Quebec were […]
Missiles of ISIS May Pose Peril for Aircrews
Christians of Mosul Find Haven in Jordan
The US handed over Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan’s Helmand province to the Afghan government. The US military continued its campaign against the Islamic State yesterday, carrying out five airstrikes against the group in Syria, and 12 airstrikes in Iraq in coordination with partner nations.
NATO promises Afghans air support after 2014 as it shuts key base
Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle against militants
Mustakim Jaman, the brother of slain British jihadist Ifthekar Jaman, was charged with preparing terrorist acts. The day before, Tuhin Shahensha, also from Portsmouth, was charged for the same crimes. The UK handed over Camp Bastion, its last base in Afghanistan, to the Afghan government; 453 British soldiers died during the UK’s 13-year involvement in […]
Analysis: Islamic State exploits tribal fault lines to control its territory
ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say
Britain ends combat role in Afghanistan, last US Marines hand over base
Pakistan: Court Acquits a Suspect Charged in the Murder of Daniel Pearl
Islamic State Attracts Kurds from Germany to Join Jihad
Kurds fear ISIS use of chemical weapon in Kobane
Civilians flee during break in north Lebanon fighting
Al Qaeda militants push back Shi’ite rebels’ advance on central Yemen stronghold
The head of domestic intelligence said the number of Salafists in Germany has risen alarmingly over the past three years, from 3,800 to at least 6,300. German authorities say that over 450 people have left Germany to fight for extremist groups Iraq and Syria and some 150 are known to have returned, but acknowledge that […]
Muhammad Mehdi Hassan, one of four young men from Portsmouth who traveled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State, has been killed in Syria. Senior Islamic State figures are reportedly threatening some 30 British jihadists with death if they leave the group. British hostage John Cantlie appeared in another Islamic State video. British military […]
Islamic State sets sights on sea in Lebanon
Islamist preacher rejects link to Ottawa shootings, warns of threat to Britain
In West, ISIS Finds Women Eager to Enlist
The Pentagon said yesterday that US and coalition aircraft have flown some 6,600 sorties against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria and conducted 623 airstrikes, of which 553 were carried out by the US and the other 70 by nine other nations; US officials warned that Iraqi forces will not be ready for months […]
The RCMP is monitoring 93 “high-risk travelers” who may pose an extremist threat but has not arrested any of them in the wake of two terrorist attacks this week. Ottawa shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was not on the list of high-risk travelers, although he had recently tried to travel to Syria and allegedly had jihadist connections […]
Turkish and American officials are investigating letters containing an unidentified yellow powder that were sent to the consulates of the US, Belgium, Canada, France, and Germany in Istanbul; nine people have been sent to the hospital for observation. Turkish media reported that Basil Hassan, a Dane wanted by Denmark for attempting to kill writer Lars […]
Security tight in Canada as police probe Parliament gunman’s ties
US military to teach Syrian opposition forces defense only
US watchdog: Afghanistan poppy production at record levels despite counternarcotics efforts
US officials plan a federal court prosecution for Irek Hamidullan, a veteran jihadist from Russia who led attacks on US troops in Afghanistan. He is thought to have links to Islamist fighters in Chechnya. Abu Omar Aqidi, a senior member of the Al Nusrah Front, said Islamic State hostage Peter Kassig, an American medic, had […]