Iraq
US Fears Syrian Chemical Weapons Falling to Extremists
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Christians
Lebanon’s Muslim officials sign petition against Christian exodus
Syria
In Raqqah, airstrikes hit the al Takae camp, the Islamic State’s largest camp in the province, causing massive explosions. IS fighters targeted an “unknown reconnaissance aircraft” over Raqqah city without hitting it; activists claimed it was a US drone. In Deir Izzour, regime aircraft killed 18 IS fighters and commanders; among them was an American […]
Lebanon
Arrest warrants were issued for six Syrians and one Lebanese who are linked to detained Islamic State commander Imad Jomaa. An Israeli drone detonated a spy device that a Hezbollah operative was trying to dismantle in southern Lebanon, killing a Hezbollah explosives expert and wounding at least one more. The day after the government rejected […]
Libya
The Islamist Libya Dawn coalition is said to have rebuffed 26 attempts to discuss a ceasefire around Tripoli. The Prime Minister denounced the takeover of government ministries in Tripoli by armed groups. The Kufra Military Council denied reports that a Sudanese military plane laden with weapons for Libya Dawn had landed in Kufra. Misratan militias […]
IAEA
Iran fails to address nuclear bomb concerns: IAEA
Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Under pressure, Sinai jihadists threaten more beheadings
Europe
Europe blind to Islamic State’s true threat
The Islamic State’s global reach
A closer look at recent developments in a number of countries should dispel any illusions that the Islamic State’s aspirations and activities are only regional.
NATO
US says NATO group ‘core’ will form larger coalition to counter Islamic State
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS said to want inmates freed to help create Lebanon base
Lebanon
Islamic State militants kidnapped and then executed a man in Arsal, a week after beheading a kidnapped Lebanese soldier. The military arrested a bombing suspect in Tripoli. Families of 23 Lebanese troops held captive by the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State protested in Beirut. Graffiti containing Islamic State threats against Christians is appearing […]
Algeria
Morocco, Spain combat terror threat
Iraq
Video Feature: Surviving an ISIS Massacre
Islamic State
Obama and Cameron Call on NATO to Confront ISIS
Islamic State
UK could launch strikes against ISIS in Syria without Assad’s support, says PM
Al Qaeda
Indian states on alert after al Qaeda announces local wing
Libya
Operation Dignity aircraft bombed Islamist positions in Benghazi overnight, including a large weapons depot, which blew up. Operation Dignity forces and Zintani militias are planning a counteroffensive in Tripoli. A Libyan Air Force jet crashed in Tobruk on Sept. 2, killing at least three people. The Parliament in Tobruk welcomed media coverage, especially as at […]
Tunisia
Security forces are increasing vigilance against terrorist attacks during the runup to elections in October; officials have claimed that over 1,700 terrorists were arrested in Tunisia between Jan. 1 and July 31. Authorities in Sidi Bouzid arrested two arms traffickers for an extremist group yesterday and confiscated quantities of RPGs, grenades, and ammunition from their […]
France
US extends Niger drone capabilities in cooperation with France
France
President Hollande issued a statement raising the possibility of French military action against the Islamic State. Meriam Rhaiem, 25, of eastern France, welcomed her young daughter home after authorities retrieved the child from her father, a French jihadist who had traveled to Syria to join the Al Nusrah Front last year; the father was arrested […]
Albania
Balkan fighters abroad: Holy warriors
Denmark
Police arrested the president of the Copenhagen-based Islamic charity Humanitarian Hearts (De Humanitære Hjerter) for supporting the Islamic State, and also arrested two women involved in the organization’s work. The main suspect, said to be a Libyan-born stateless person, is accused of collecting money for the IS. Fadi Abdallah, a spokesperson for the terrorism-linked Grimhøj […]
Sweden
Sweden’s intelligence agency revealed that two terror plots against targets in Sweden have been disrupted. Officials said investigations into the plots, which were being planned by Islamic extremists living in Sweden, are ongoing. An estimated 30 percent of female foreign fighters with Islamist groups in Syria are said to be Swedish.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Obama says will ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
United Kingdom
Prime Minister Cameron said there must be no appeasement for the Islamic State and that the UK will continue its policy of not paying ransoms, and vowed that the IS will be “squeezed out of existence” by a coalition of regional and Western partners. Foreign Secretary Hammond said the UK will look at every option […]
Afghanistan
NATO coalition in Afghanistan shrinking
Hamas
Israel Says Hamas Is Hurt Significantly
United States
The US targeted Shabaab leaders in an airstrike in south central Somalia. The US is deploying an additional 350 troops to protect the American Embassy in Iraq. A Marine helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Aden while trying to land on a Navy ship; all 25 passengers were rescued.
Iran
Iran says it spoiled plots to sabotage nuclear program