ISIS seizes border crossing in western Anbar
The town of Al Qaim and its border crossing have fallen under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham after Iraqi troops fled their posts.
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Egypt
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 […]
US Military
When drones fall from the sky
ISIS and the threat to Turkey
The recent hostage crisis in Mosul is only the latest sign that Turkey’s new neighbor, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, poses a serious threat to Turkey’s national security.
Ansar al Sharia
Libya suspect Abu Khattala, suspected in killing Americans, was shadowy figure among militants
Libya
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 […]
Afghanistan
Morten Storm’s new book describes double life as jihadist/spy
Boko Haram
Nigeria: Thousands Flee Boko Haram Terror
Al Nusrah Front
Iraq militants take Syria-border post in drive for caliphate
Nigeria
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 […]
Iraq
Iraq’s Hold on Border Crossings Weakening as at Least 34 Are Killed in Battle
Cameroon
The military discovered a cache of Boko Haram weapons buried in the northern village of Blangoa on June 18, including “35 war weapons, 31 cartridges and 1,218 bullets,” and arrested a Chadian man suspected of smuggling arms to the terror group. On June 10, over 300 heavily armed Boko Haram fighters attacked Gorsi Tourou in […]
Iraq
Iraq Insurgents Reaping Wealth as They Advance
China
Thirteen people, described as “mobsters,” who tried to drive an explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in Xinjiang were killed. Three policemen were wounded in the attack.
Iraq
Three reasons Lebanon fears ISIS advance
Iraq
Aleppo fears new ISIS offensive
Iraq
Putin offers Iraq’s Maliki ‘complete support’ against jihadists
Iraq
Warnings on Iraq ISIS attack ignored–Kurdistan official
Boko Haram
Africa facing terrorism “storm”–Senegalese president
Iraq
UN chief opposes military strikes on extremists in Iraq
Iraq
More Dutch jihadists traveling to Iraq: minister
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham consolidated its control of key towns along the Iraq border in Deir Izzour. ISIS took over more towns in Aleppo from the Al Nusrah Front, Islamic fighters, and rebels; a shell hit a house in Jarabalus, which is controlled by ISIS. In Ghouta in Reef Dimashq, suspected […]
Iraq
How ISIS is spreading its message online
Ansar al Sharia
Capture of Benghazi attack suspect conjures mixed feelings in Libyan city
Iraq
Baghdad’s Sunni fighters: we are ready for zero hour
Lebanon
A suicide bomber killed two people and wounded at least 20 others when he was stopped at a checkpoint in the Dahr al-Baidar area of the Bekaa valley. The blast came within 200 feet of the convoy of General Security head Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, who was unharmed. A Mossad report published today claimed that […]
Iraq
Top Shiite cleric calls for new government in Iraq
Kenya
Police have arrested several suspects in the recent attacks in Mpeketoni and Poromoko, as well as a suspect operating social media accounts used by Shabaab to claim responsibility; the local police commander was sacked. Five suspects in the attacks were shot dead by police yesterday. The Mpeketoni attackers reportedly claimed to be Shabaab from Somalia […]
Ansar al Sharia
Exclusive: Benghazi suspect fighting anti-Islamist general before US raid
Nigeria
The military said 219 of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in April are still missing. During the attack, an additional 119 girls managed to avoid being abducted by the terror group, and 57 girls subsequently escaped their captors. A southern delegate noted the recent arrest of 486 suspected Boko Haram members traveling […]