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Iraq
US General: Islamic State fighters on their heels in Iraq
Iran
Turkey not expected to revise Syria policy
Iran
Iran confirms it carried out air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq
AQAP claims bombing of Iranian ambassador’s residence in Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for a car bombing this morning outside the Sana’a residence of Iran’s new ambassador to Yemen.
Iran
Recent Iran airstrikes in Iraq help drive Islamic State from 2 towns
Iran
Iran Bombing Islamic State In Iraq, US Official Confirms
Iran
Islamic State cell strikes Shiites in Saudi Arabia
Hezbollah
Hezbollah arrives in Iraq
IAEA
IAEA says needs more money to monitor extended Iran nuclear deal
Iraq
Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain
Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July
Iran
Iranian Kurdish female fighters battle to fight IS group
Iraqi forces, Iranian-supported militias report success in Baiji
The League of the Righteous, a Shiite militia that is responsible for killing hundreds of US soldiers in Iraq between 2006-2011, helped Iraqi forces take control of Baiji. The US provided air support.
Islamic State
UAE emerges as quiet, potent US ally
Iran
Congress lays groundwork for stepped-up US presence in Iraq
Austria’s radical Islam problem
The small Alpine country has become an extremist hub, where Hamas enjoys support, Iranian intelligence maintains a significant presence, and jihadist groups such as the Islamic State are drawing members and planning attacks.
Afghanistan
Port Authority Officer Kept Sources With Ties to Iran Attacks
Iran
Syrian official: negotiations with US blocked by Saudi Arabia
Hezbollah
Iranian general is said to mastermind Iraq ground war
IAEA
UN Says Iran Is Silent on Efforts for a Bomb
Iran
Appointment of Iraq’s new interior minister opens door to militia and Iranian influence
Iranian Basij general killed in Aleppo
The Iranian Basij general is the latest of several Iranian troops to have been killed fighting in Syria.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades leader calls on Lebanese people to attack Hezbollah
Abdullah Azzam Brigades leader Sirajeddine Zurayqat has called on Sunnis in Lebanon to fight against Hezbollah. Zurayqat’s call to arms was posted on his official Twitter account. His anti-Iran, anti-Hezbollah messaging is consistent with the Al Nusrah Front’s propaganda campaign.
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Iraq’s Shia militias kill Sunni civilians in retaliation against ISIS, Amnesty says
Lebanese soldier defects to al Qaeda’s Syrian branch
The Al Nusrah Front has announced that a Lebanese soldier, Mohammed Antar, has defected to the jihadist group. Al Nusrah has released a photo and video of Antar, which are part of the organization’s ongoing propaganda campaign against Iran, Hezbollah, and the Lebanese government.
Iran
Iran refused to let in US member of UN nuclear team: sources
China
ISIS’ Ammunition Is Shown to Have Origins in US and China
Al Nusrah Front propaganda focuses on Iranian influence in Lebanon, Syria
The Al Nusrah Front continues to use its Lebanese hostages in its propaganda campaign against Iran and Hezbollah.
Al Nusrah Front leader says Americans and Europeans will pay the ‘tax’ of war
Abu Muhammad al Julani seeks to undermine public support for airstrikes in Syria by arguing that citizens in the West, and not just their rulers, will pay the price for the war. Julani also discusses Al Nusrah’s fight against Hezbollah and urges jihadists not to join the West in the fight against the Islamic State.