Iran
Iran’s army testing suicide drone to be used as ‘mobile bomb’
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
Islamic State
The Cost of the US Ban on Paying for Hostages
Malaysia
There’s a raging Islamic insurgency in Thailand’s strangest party town
Turkey
The CIA has reportedly asked Turkey for the second time to track down the sources of Islamic State videos being posted from Turkey; so far the government has taken no action in response. A lawmaker asked Parliament about a recent report alleging that Turkey has sent some 2,000 trucks of weaponry to Syria between September […]
Pakistan
Pakistan judge issues arrest warrant for Abdul Aziz
Russia
Sentences were handed down on Dec. 23 against 57 men accused of engaging in the October 2005 attacks on police and government facilities in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria. Five received life sentences, including former Guantanamo detainee Rasul Kudayev.
United States
CENTCOM reported that since Dec. 24, the US and partner nations have conducted at least 26 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and 22 in Iraq. The US military said the Islamic State did not down a Jordanian plane, as it had claimed, but that the plane crashed for other reasons.
Iraq
Iraq seeks Turkish support in fight against ISIS
Lebanon
The Army killed three militants near Arsal, including one member of the Al Nusrah Front, as they tried to infiltrate from Syria. Judicial authorities released Baraa al Hujeiri, a son of Sheikh Mustafa al Hujeiri a.k.a. Abu Taqiyeh, an alleged Al Nusrah Front member. Two suspected terrorists were arrested in Arsal yesterday. For security reasons, […]
Boko Haram
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism
Iraq
The Islamic State is failing at being a state
Afghanistan
US Stockpiling Fighting Vehicles Near Iraq Ahead of Anti-ISIS Offensive
United States
US police struggle to uncover threats on social media
Christians
Assyrian Christians flee Islamic State militants in northern Iraq
Pakistan
Justice at risk as Pakistan rushes convicts to the gallows
Houthis
Houthi violations annull UN-sponsored deal: Yemeni official
Paraguay
Report: At least 60 journalists killed in 2014
Iraq
How a Syrian Boy, 14 and Sheathed in Explosives, Escaped ISIS’ Hold
Kosovo
Police arrested a Serbian man in Pristina last night who had over 26 pounds of explosives in his car as he was driving through an area of the city where diplomats live. Authorities believe he was planning a terrorist attack.
Iraq
Baghdad Journal: Traditions of Christmas Found Only in Memory
Iraq
Senior Kurdish rebel leader warns Iraq must stay united to defeat ‘savage’ ISIS
Iraq
No Way Out for Iraqis Who Helped US in War
Iraq
Baghdad’s ‘blind eye’ leads to IS routs in Anbar
Al Qaeda
US prepares to ramp up transfers from Guantanamo
FBI
Countering Cyberattacks Without a Playbook
United Kingdom
Muhammad Aftab Suleman, of Manchester, was charged with five terrorism offenses following his arrest on Dec. 20 as he tried to fly to Pakistan. On Dec. 19, counterterrorism police raided his home, confiscating computers and phones. Suleman had allegedly traveled to Syria, Pakistan, and Qatar over the past year, returning to the UK in November. […]
China
China to Send Its First Infantry Troops to UN Mission in South Sudan
Algeria
Algerian Army Kills Man Behind French Beheading
Afghanistan
ISAF Air Support Helpful in Dangam Operations: Afghan Ministry of Defense
Afghanistan
Karzai aide: Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Omar is in Karachi city of Pakistan