Islamic State attacks Iraqi border crossing with Jordan
The Islamic State has launched a suicide attack on an Iraqi military checkpoint near the Karameh boder crossing with Jordan.
Tag Archives: Iraq
Iraq
Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain
Iraq
Islamic State toughens tactics in Iraq’s Anbar, targeting potential enemies
More jihadist training camps identified in Iraq and Syria
Four new training camps in Iraq and Syria, three of them operated by the Islamic State, have been identified, including one used by a so-called jihadist “special forces” unit. The Long War Journal has identified 46 jihadist training camps in Iraq and Syria.
Iraq
Turkey training Kurdish peshmerga forces in fight against ISIS
Iraq
Combatting ISIS requires ground forces: Saudi Prince Miteb
Iraq
Thousands of Iraq Chemical Weapons Destroyed in Open Air, Watchdog Says
Iraq
Who represents Iraqi Sunnis?
Islamic State launches assault on Ramadi
The Islamic State has launched a multi-pronged coordinated assault on Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, in a bid to control the entirety of the city.
Australia
Canadian military mum on CF-18 inflicted casualties
Iraq
The Islamic State killed five people in a suicide attack in Irbil and 10 more Iraqis in three separate bombings in Baghdad. The Iraqi military claimed it killed the Islamic State’s war minister and three aides in Mosul, 13 Islamic State fighters in northern Babil, and 10 more in Tikrit. The US and allied countries […]
Iraq
From IS Militant to Iraq Informant
Iran
Iranian Kurdish female fighters battle to fight IS group
Iraq
Arab World Is Called Upon to Denounce Islamic State
Iraq
Push in UN to Intercept Jihadists’ Oil
Boko Haram
Global terror attack deaths rose sharply in 2013, says report
Al Nusrah Front
Lebanese support ISIS airstrikes: survey
Al Nusrah Front
Latest Islamic State horror masks a week of defeats
Iraq
Iraq and US Find Some Potential Sunni Allies Have Already Been Lost
Islamic State releases new execution video, purportedly kills American
The Islamic State has released a new execution video highlighting the mass beheadings of Syrian soldiers captured by the group. An Islamic State executioner also claims to have killed Peter Kassig, an American who was kidnapped in Syria late last year.
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS tightens up its entry requirements
Iraq
Yazidi Girls Seized by ISIS Speak Out After Escape
Iraq
Can Islamic State keep control of Mosul?
Canada
IS ‘Changing Tactics’ In Iraq, Making Militants Harder To Strike
Islamic State
Tajikistan’s ‘Jihadist’ Village On The Defensive
Iraq
Islamic State: Diary of life in Mosul
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.
France
The Lost Children: France Takes Stock of Growing Jihadist Problem
Islamic State leader claims ‘caliphate’ has expanded in new audio message
The Islamic State has released a new audio message from its leader, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, who claims the group has expanded its “caliphate” into Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Canada
Iraq’s Kurds appeal for new US arms to combat Islamic State