Iraq
Ground offensive against Islamic State months away in Iraq: US
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Islamic State
Islamic State keeps up Syrian oil flow despite U.S-led strikes
Al Nusrah Front
Who are the British jihadis who have died in Iraq and Syria?
Al Nusrah Front
One British jihadi killed in Syria and Iraq every three weeks, study finds
Jihadist training camps proliferate in Iraq and Syria
More than 30 training camps have been established by the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and allied jihadist groups in both Iraq and Syria since 2012.
Analysis: Al Qaeda’s ‘Resurgence’ focuses on Indian Subcontinent
Al Qaeda released its new English-language, online magazine “Resurgence” earlier this week. At 117 pages, the magazine covers a number of themes, but it focuses on the Indian Subcontinent more than any other region.
Free Syrian Army
US military to teach Syrian opposition forces defense only
Afghanistan
US watchdog: Afghanistan poppy production at record levels despite counternarcotics efforts
United States
US officials plan a federal court prosecution for Irek Hamidullan, a veteran jihadist from Russia who led attacks on US troops in Afghanistan. He is thought to have links to Islamist fighters in Chechnya. Abu Omar Aqidi, a senior member of the Al Nusrah Front, said Islamic State hostage Peter Kassig, an American medic, had […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Islamic State militants allegedly used chlorine gas against Iraqi security forces
Iraq
ISIS militants now world’s richest: experts
Canada
Canada attackers were recent converts to Islam
Canada
Ottawa shooting suspect taught two young men about Islam while living at homeless shelter, witnesses say
Canada
Prime Minister Harper called yesterday’s shootings in Ottawa at the War Memorial and Parliament Hill a terrorist attack, and vowed to strengthen Canada’s antiterrorism laws. The attacker, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was shot dead by security officials after he had fatally shot a Canadian soldier and fired shots inside Parliament. It is still unclear whether Zehaf-Bibeau, who […]
Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimated that 553 people have been killed in airstrikes since the start of the US campaign on Sept. 23. The total includes 464 Islamic State fighters, 57 members of the Al Nusrah Front, and 32 civilians. Turkey’s president revealed that a deal has been struck for 200 Iraqi Kurdish […]
Somalia
A new anti-terrorism bill that “would boost the powers of security officials and police” was submitted to Somalia’s Federal Parliament yesterday and is slated for debate.
Egypt
The militant group Ajnad Misr, or Soldiers of Egypt, has claimed responsibility for the bombing at Cairo University on Oct. 22. Six police officers and five civilians were wounded in the attack.
Tunisia
Two shootouts with “suspected militants” just prior to Tunisia’s national election left two people dead, including a policeman and a bystander, and one policeman injured.
Libya
Libyan Army troops and militia forces under retired Major General Khalifa Haftar moved to retake Benghazi for the first time in two months. A special forces brigade and a tank brigade are meeting resistance from Islamist forces in the western portion of the city. The Libya Herald reported that Mohammed Al-Zahawi, leader of Ansar al-Sharia, […]
Nigeria
Despite a reported ceasefire brokered between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram that would include the release of 219 school girls kidnapped in April by the terrorist group, an explosion killed 5 and wounded 12 near a bus station in northern Nigeria today. On Oct. 22, Boko Haram raided Waga Mongor and kidnapped an additional […]
Canada
Attack on Ottawa: What we know so far
Canada
Ottawa shooter has criminal record in Montreal
Afghanistan
Taliban Are Rising Again in Afghanistan’s North
United Kingdom
Prime Minister Cameron met with security chiefs today to implement heightened security measures around Parliament and other British institutions following yesterday’s attack on the Canadian parliament in Ottawa. Lawyers for the Muslim Brotherhood claimed that an unpublished UK government report clears the group of alleged links to terrorism. A woman arrested yesterday for suspected terrorist […]
Canada
Canada prime minister calls shootings at Parliament, war memorial terrorism
Boko Haram
Nigeria Truce Is Shaky, No News of Abducted Girls
Islamic State
Attempted kidnapping in Turkey shows reach of the Islamic State
Canada
Hit-and-Run That Killed Canadian Soldier Is Called Terrorist Attack
Iraq
Iraqi military officials claimed an Afghan was among 135 Islamic State fighters killed in an Iraqi airstrike in Baiji. Officials also claimed 27 Islamic State fighters were killed in Sinjar and 32 more while attacking Amriyat al Fallujah. The US launched 12 airstrikes against the Islamic State near the Mosul Dam.
Somalia
Shabaab stoned an 18-year-old male to death after convicting him of rape in southern Somalia. On Oct. 21, Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers killed seven Shabaab fighters who ambushed their food convoy in the Beledweyne area. Three SNA soldiers were wounded.