Al Nusrah Front
Jordan Salafist leader Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi, freed, quiet so far on ISIS-Nusrah rift
Jordan Salafist leader Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi, freed, quiet so far on ISIS-Nusrah rift
Iraq authorities: Rare manuscripts smuggled out of Mosul
Libya legislature moves to tense Benghazi
The spokesman for Khalid Haftar’s “Operation Dignity” forces ordered Turks and Qataris in eastern Libya “from Sirte to Musaid” on the Egyptian border to leave the country within 48 hours, referring to Turkish and Qatari intelligence operatives disclosed by captured al Qaeda members in Benghazi. A major firefight broke out at Benghazi’s port yesterday after […]
The reality of Syria jihad, as told by young Moroccan returnee
Authorities said a Danish photographer held captive 13 months in Syria has been released. He was reportedly freed after a ransom was paid to his Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham captors.
President Obama said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham poses a “medium and longterm threat” to the US, but that other terrorist groups may present more immediate threats, and said “ISIS is just one of a number of organizations that we have to stay focused on,” mentioning al Qaeda in Yemen and Boko […]
Iraqi militants seize 2 more border crossings
Syria jihadists now using Humvees seized in Iraq: NGO
Abdel Basit Usman, a bombmaker and wanted member of the Philippines-based, al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Group, was recently spotted during a raid on a Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters camp on Mindanao; Philippines press reports had claimed he was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan in January 2010. Basit is said to be building bombs […]
Polish foreign minister called ties to US ‘worthless’
Iraq: Battle-hardened fighters return from Syria to fight ISIS at home
MH370 captain plotted route to southern Indian Ocean on home simulator
Iran rejects US action in Iraq as militants push east
Secret US Plan to Aid Iraq Fizzled Amid Mutual Distrust
It’s not too late to reengage with Iraq
A Christian Convert, on the Run in Afghanistan
ISIS’ path of destruction drains Iraq and Syria’s water supplies
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham executed three Free Syrian Army officers (the vice-leader of the military council in Deir Ezzor province and two commanders in the Al Haq group) in Deir Izzour. ISIS yesterday took over Mo Hasan and other strategic towns in eastern Deir Izzour, including the headquarters of the rebel […]
Sunni fighters expand offensive in western Iraq
Security forces were on high alert over rumors that the Abdullah Azzam Brigades is planning suicide car bomb attacks in Lebanon. Several foreigners lacking proper identification were detained at Beirut’s weekend market, and 26 wanted individuals were arrested yesterday in Majdalya. Authorities released 13 of 17 suspected terrorists arrested yesterday in Beirut. Yesterday’s botched suicide […]
Jermaine Grant trial: ‘Warning text’ in Kenya bomb plot
A court upheld death sentences against Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and some 182 followers. Many of those sentenced were tried in absentia, and their sentences are invalidated if they surrender to authorities or are arrested, in which case retrial is ordered. The charges included sabotage, terrorism, and murder. The defense plans to appeal. Badie […]
When drones fall from the sky
Libya suspect Abu Khattala, suspected in killing Americans, was shadowy figure among militants
Islamist gunmen attacked Benghazi’s port after the forces of Khalid Haftar’s “Operation Dignity” bombed two ships that were carrying weapons to Derna, destroying one of them. The weapons, from Misrata, were said to be destined for the Ansar al Sharia-linked February 17 Brigade. Haftar’s forces continued to bomb Islamist targets in Benghazi, and claimed that […]
Morten Storm’s new book describes double life as jihadist/spy
Nigeria: Thousands Flee Boko Haram Terror
Iraq militants take Syria-border post in drive for caliphate
A convoy of suspected Boko Haram fighters wearing military uniforms stormed the Borno state village of Koronginim, near Chibok, killing many residents and torching houses. The military claimed that a Boko Haram leader who headed a terrorist cell in Plateau state was killed in a shootout with security forces. A number of Jigawa state lawmakers […]