Islamic State
Held by IS for 40 days, a Turkish photographer tells his story
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
Hamas
Hamas caused prolonged war: Abbas
Al Qaeda
Found: The Islamic State’s Terror Laptop of Doom
United States
The US imposed new sanctions on Iran, aimed mainly at preventing Iran from getting around existing ones and halting the provision of weapons and personnel to Syria. The Homeland Security Department is considering the imposition of additional measures to stop jihadists from returning from conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq to the US. A […]
United States
In first, memorial plaza will be open to visitors on night of 9/11
Hamas
Islamic Jihad fighters parade after Gaza war
Islamic State
Saudi king warns of terror threat to the world
Al Nusrah Front
UN was told Golan peacekeepers seized ‘for their protection’
Hezbollah
Suriname leader’s son pleads guilty to trying to help Hezbollah
Syria
The Islamic State was targeted by regime airstrikes, and clashed with Kurdish YPG fighters in Aleppo; was targeted by regime airstrikes while mobilizing for battle in Deir Izzour, where it also raided the houses of civilians; fought against the YPG in Hasakah, where a Tunisian IS emir is trying to make fighters in Gweran swear […]
Lebanon
Hundreds of US-donated anti-tank guided missiles, rifles, mortars, and other weapons have been delivered to Lebanon after it requested the equipment to help fight terrorists in the country, and more heavy weaponry is expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai called for the creation of a UN military force to stop […]
Iraq
Kicked Off Twitter And Facebook, Islamic State Finds New Tools
Afghanistan
Afghans Laud, Rights Groups Concerned By ‘Take No Prisoners’ Orders
Al Nusrah Front
Islamist gains in Syria alarm some Assad allies
Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah Front advances on Quneitra, gains border crossing
Jordan
Militant Salafist leader Mohammad Shalabi, who has urged Islamists to fight in Syria and indicated his support for the Islamic State as well as other groups, said his followers will not take action in Jordan unless “we felt … that injustice is going to befall us or that the circle of injustice is expanding.” A […]
Islamic State
Islamic State’s appeal presents Jordan with new test
Iraq
The Turkmen City of Amirli in Iraq Under Siege by Islamic State
Libya
Ansar al Sharia fired rockets at Labraq airport in Beida. Operation Dignity said one of its aircraft crashed near Beida, killing the pilot, but that the crash was due to a technical failure. The former GNC began an investigation into the source of the aircraft that targeted Islamists in Tripoli. Grand Mufti Al Ghariani urged […]
United Kingdom
The government raised the terror alert level to “severe,” the second highest level, due to concerns that terrorists in Syria and Iraq are planning attacks against the West. Urging vigilance, the head of national counterterrorism police said, “[I]t is highly likely that a terrorist attack could happen in the UK.”
Iraq
US Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria, Including ISIS
UN reticent about ‘armed group’ holding 43 Golan Heights peacekeepers
Although 124 United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan Heights have recently fallen under the control of “armed elements of the [Syrian] opposition,” the UN wouldn’t say which group it is.
US Military
Pew poll: More Americans support more active involvement overseas
United States
President Obama said the US does not yet have a strategy for defeating the Islamic State, but said the US focus for now is on protecting American personnel in Iraq. Sources said James Foley and at least three other captives were waterboarded and tortured by the Islamic State in Syria. Ahmad Ibrahim Al Ahmad, a […]
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Top Cleric Warns Youth to Beware ‘Jihad Calls’
Syria
The Islamic State battled regime forces in Aleppo, where it used US cannons seized in Iraq; and in Deir Izzour, where regime aircraft struck a meeting of IS leaders, killing a number of foreign fighters at the house of “the military commander of the Operation Chamber of the Airbase of Deir Ezzor which is affiliated […]
Arab Movement of Azawad
Mali rebel factions agree to end hostilities ahead of Sept talks
Al Nusrah Front
Fear grips towns bordering Arsal
Lebanon
Arrest warrants were issued for Islamic State commander Imad Jomaa, who was detained in Arsal on Aug. 2, and Ahmad Jomaa, another militant; authorities are continuing to interrogate 18 other suspects who were arrested during the Arsal clashes. Imad Jomaa is charged with crimes including attempting to set up an Islamic emirate in Arsal. Military […]
Egypt
Egypt said it would carry out military strikes in Libya if so requested by the Libyan parliament. The Sinai-based terrorist group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) released a video showing the beheading of four Egyptian men it accused of spying for Israel. Egyptian intelligence said the group has contacts with Libyan jihadists who are […]