Iran
US should launch targeted military strikes on ‘terrorist army’ ISIS, says General David Petraeus
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Iran
Enigmatic Iranian military man at center of UN nuclear investigation
United Kingdom
Parliament banned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), along with four other groups also linked to the crisis in Syria and Iraq: Abdullah Azzam Brigades, including the Ziyad al-Jarrah Battalions (AAB/ZJB); Kateeba al-Kawthar (KaK); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC); and Turkiye Halk Kurtulus Partisi-Cephesi (THKP-C). Security […]
Libya
The Justice Ministry demanded that the US turn over Ahmed Abu Khattalah a.k.a. Ahmed Bukhatallah, an Ansar al Sharia leader linked to the Sept. 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi. Khalid Aftar’s “Operation Dignity” denied any knowledge of or involvement in the US’ capture of Khattalah. A plane carrying the constitutional delegation to a meeting in […]
Nigeria
The military claimed that among 486 “travellers” arrested in Abia state who were riding in a “suspicious” convoy of over 30 buses was a wanted Boko Haram kingpin. A Northern Nigerian Traders leader claimed that the suspects were patriotic Nigerian traders. Eight women were among the 486 suspected Boko Haram members detained. A suspected Boko […]
Europe
Jihadists back from Syria are ‘deadly danger’ to Europe, Germany warns
United Kingdom
Prime Minister Cameron warned that the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham threatens not only the Middle East but is also planning attacks on the UK. The ISIS is estimated to have up to 500 fighters from the UK. The government said it has arrested 65 people in the past 18 months for Syria-related terrorism […]
Iraq
Cameron says foreign fighters in Iraq, Syria most serious threat to UK
France
French Islamists with ISIS in the perfect terrain for jihad
Iraq
Iraqi Christians flee homes amid militant push
Ansar al Sharia
Ahmed Abu Khattala: Nabbed Benghazi suspect lived openly in city
Hezbollah
Iraq Shiite Volunteers in Syria Head Home to Fight Rebels
United States
The Obama administration ruled out the prospect of immediate US airstrikes in Iraq, preferring a more comprehensive plan. Some 275 US troops are deploying to Iraq to protect US assets, and 100 more are on standby; US officials are considering sending a special forces contingent as well. A US defense official denied claims that the […]
Syria
Gunmen from the Al Nusrah Front and the Free Syrian Army took over the Al Qaim crossing in Iraq’s Anbar province, entering from the Syrian side of the crossing, which they controlled. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Hama and Reef Dimashq. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime […]
Lebanon
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah credited Hezbollah’s role in Syria with keeping the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham out of Beirut. Hezbollah forces discovered a tunnel between Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut. At an international conference in Rome, 40 countries pledged logistical support to strengthen the Lebanese Army in its fight against terrorism, but none […]
Iraq
US forces move into Iraq with security mission
Morocco
Morocco protects mosques from religious extremism
Kenya
The Red Cross said 52 people are missing following a suspected Shabaab attack on the coastal town of Mpeketoni on June 15; the next day 15 more people were killed in an attack on a nearby village. President Kenyatta claimed that the attack was politically motivated and not the work of Shabaab. Witnesses claimed that […]
Iraq
UN investigators warn of wider sectarian war across Iraq, Syria
Libya
US officials said that Ahmed Abu Khattala, the alleged ringleader of Ansar al Sharia’s deadly September 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi, was captured by US commandos during a raid near Benghazi on June 15. Khalid Hafter, head of the “Operation Dignity” forces, warned foreign militants to leave Libya or be killed there; […]
Iraq
Iraq’s Maliki defies call to reach out, accuses Saudis of ‘genocide’
Algeria
Security forces dismantled a terrorist cell in El Oued in Souf, near the Tunisian border, that was financing jihadists across the border in Kasserine. Eleven people were arrested and 115,000 euros was seized during the raid.
Spain
Spanish authorities arrested nine members of a jihadist cell in Madrid yesterday that recruited fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Syria and Iraq. The cell is led by Moroccan national Lahcen Ikassrien, 47, a former Guantanamo detainee who was handed over in 2005 to Spain, where he was released after […]
United Kingdom
The trial of two suspected terrorists, Erol Incedal, a British national of Turkish origin, and Mounir Rarmoul-Bouhadjar, a British national of Algerian origin, who are both 26 and from London, was delayed until October. The Court of Appeal recently blocked the government’s attempt to hold the first completely secret criminal trial, ruling that while the […]
Germany
German police arrested French jihadist Tewffik Bouallag in Berlin as he arrived on a flight from Istanbul. Bouallag, a native Frenchman, reportedly fought in Syria with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and is thought to have returned to Europe to recruit fighters for Syria or to plan attacks.
Iran
Iraq forces blunt ISIS advance, US Embassy bolsters security
Afghanistan
My Search for the Taliban Five
Syria
Regime forces attacked an ISIS office in Hasakah, clashed with ISIS fighters over the Sha’r gas field in Homs, and attacked the ISIS headquarters and sharia court in Raqqah city in Raqqah. The regime airstrikes against ISIS strongholds in eastern Syria were coordinated with Iraq. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime […]
Lebanon
A Saudi news outlet claimed that Hezbollah is sending more fighters into Syria as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham continues its offensive in Iraq. Gunmen from Syria crossed over into Arsal but fled back across the border when Lebanese forces fired at them. Firefighters in Akkar stopped a blaze from reaching a […]
Kenya
Suspected Shabaab gunmen attacked Mpeketoni police station in Lamu county, then set fire to three hotels, a restaurant, and a police station before fleeing. At least six people were killed in the attack, but the casualty count is likely to rise; the Red Cross was unable to visit the town due to ongoing violence. Political […]