Abu Sayyaf Group threatens to kill German hostages
The Filipino jihadist group is throwing itself in the global jihad by threatening to kill German hostages if airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continue.
Tag Archives: Iraq
Al Qaeda
Obama asks UN to help ‘dismantle this network of death’ in Iraq and Syria
Abu Sayyaf
Islamists in Philippines threaten to kill German hostages
US targets Islamic State in 21 strikes in Syria, Iraq
The most recent attacks did not hit the Khorasan group, al Qaeda’s leadership cadre inside Syria that is plotting to attack the West.
Europe
‘3,000 European jihadis’ now in Syria, Iraq
Bahrain
Obama, After Airstrikes in Syria, Says US Will ‘Take the Fight’ to ISIS
CENTCOM videos show airstrikes on Islamic State facilities in Syria
The strikes against the Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria were “organized in three waves.”
Iraq
The Islamic State overran an Iraqi military base in Saqlawiya in Anbar province. The extent of Iraqi casualties is unclear; upwards of 800 soldiers are said to have been killed or captured during the opening suicide attack, the storming of the base, and while retreating. An estimated 200 soldiers are said to have escaped. Two […]
Islamic State
US airstrikes begin in Syria, Pentagon says
Iraq
Fears in Lebanon rise over Western plans to defeat IS
US air war against jihadists in Syria begins
Airstrikes targeted Islamic State command and control centers in Raqqah, the jihadist group’s de facto capital in eastern Syria, as well as arms caches, supply depots, and ground units near the Iraqi border. Also, the US hit al Qaeda’s Khorasan Group near Aleppo.
US airstrikes in Iraq expand to Kirkuk area
US warplanes are now operating over Irbil, Sinjar, the Mosul and Haditha dams, southwest of Baghdad, and somewhere on the Euphrates River.
France
Islamic State urges attacks on US, French citizens, taunts Obama
Afghanistan
DOD highlights information from Iraq as emphasis shifts away from Afghanistan
Iraq
The military claimed it killed 13 Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, and a financial official in Mosul. The US launched seven airstrikes against the Islamic State in Sinjar, Haditha, and southwestern Baghdad since Sept. 19. Thirteen Iraqis were killed in bombings and mortar attacks in Shia areas in Baghdad.
Islamic State spokesman again threatens West in new speech
The terrorist organization continues to threaten the West in propaganda videos and audio recordings.
Iraq
US military struggles to preserve options in Islamic State fight
Egypt
Arab States Lag in Media War Against Extremists
Iraq
US political promises against ground troops clash with military realities
Iraq
ISIS creates police force in northwest Iraq
Iraq
Islamic State ihadists, looters threaten ancient sites in Iraq, Syria
Islamic State
In US, Growing Skepticism over ‘No Boots on Ground’ War Plan
Islamic State
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
Iraq
Kurdish Peshmerga forces expand ISIS offensive
Iraq
Interview with Ahmad Chalabi on Islamic State, Iraq and Syria
France
Kerry sees role for Iran in ISIS war, France joins air campaign
Islamist foreign fighters returning home and the threat to Europe
Testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats on the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe.
France launches airstrikes in northeastern Iraq
As France enters the fray, reports emerge that the US military must get get permission from the White House to deploy air controllers embedded with Iraqi troops.
Al Nusrah Front
US Goal Is to Make Syrian Rebels Viable
Iraq
US Faces Tough Struggle on Ground to Oust ISIS