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US Targets IS Training Camp in Iraq for First Time
Islamic State assaults city in Syrian Kurdistan
The border town of Kobane is under siege from the Islamic State, which continues to advance in Aleppo province.
Iraq
The US launched seven airstrikes against the Islamic State near Irbil, the Haditha Dam, and southwestern Baghdad. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 16 Islamic State fighters in northern Babil and a military commander and four aides near Mosul. The military also said it has launched clearing operations in Rawa and Anah. Prime Minister Abadi […]
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US airstrikes boost Islamic State, more hostages possible: FBI
Iraq
US Army Chief Says Ground Troops Will Be Needed Against ISIS
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Dempsey: Half of Iraqi army not OK as US partners
Iraq
The US has launched five airstrikes in southwestern Baghdad and Irbil against the Islamic State. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 16 Islamic State fighters near Bayji and launched an operation in Jurf al Sakhar. The Islamic State killed four Iraqis in mortar attacks in Dhuluiyah. General Dempsey said US ground troops could engage in […]
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The Islamic State gearing up for the “War of the Cross”
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ISIS Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey
Europe
Kurds in Europe Take up Arms Against IS Group
US air campaign against Islamic State expands to southwestern Baghdad
The airstrike likely took place in northern Babil, the Islamic State’s southern front.
Al Qaeda branches urge jihadist unity against US
AQAP and AQIM have issued a joint statement encouraging the jihadists in Syria to unite in the face of the American-led opposition. However, the statement should not be read as an indication that they are breaking ranks from al Qaeda. The two groups also offer their condolences for the Ahrar al Sham leaders who were killed earlier this month.
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Mideast’s complexities confound US efforts to build coalition against Islamic State
Iraq
The military claimed it killed 18 Islamic State leaders in Babil and 17 more near Tikrit. The Islamic State killed three Awakening fighters and five civilians in IED attacks in Madain and Abu Dashir. Iran rejected a US offer for talks on fighting the Islamic State.
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Islamic State rebuilds its manpower In Iraq and Syria
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Islamic State crisis: World leaders pledge Iraq support
Al Nusrah Front
Islamic State’s war chest is growing daily
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it killed 35 Islamic State fighters in Jurf Al Sakhar. The US destroyed an Islamic State mortar emplacement and an armed vehicle in two airstrikes near the Mosul Dam. Prime Minister Abadi suspended Iraqi air and artillery strikes on residential areas. The Obama administration is using the 2002 AUMF to justify […]
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White House: Iraq war vote Obama opposed could be used for ISIS strikes
Islamic State beheads British citizen, threatens another
The Islamic State released a video of the beheading of David Cawthorne Haines, a British citizen who was kidnapped while providing security for an aid group in Syria’s Idlib province in March 2013.
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Struggling to Starve ISIS of Oil Revenue, US Seeks Assistance From Turkey
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Iraq PM says will protect civilians after US-Iraq air strikes against Islamic State
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My Son The Jihadist
On the CIA estimate of number of fighters in the Islamic State
It should come as no surprise that the CIA concludes that the Islamic State has upwards of 31,500 fighters.
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Nations Trying to Stop Their Citizens From Going to Middle East to Fight for ISIS
Iraq
Premier Haider Abadi’s new Iraq government
Iraq
For Assad, US offensive will weaken one foe but bolster others
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it killed 50 Islamic State fighters in airstrikes in Jurf al Sakhar. US destroyed two Islamic State “armed vehicles” in two airstrikes near the Mosul Dam. Yesterday, 17 Iraqis were killed in bombings in Diwaniyah, Najarf, Karbala, and Baghdad.
‘Moderate’ Syrian Revolutionaries Front continues to support al Qaeda
President Obama’s strategy for confronting the Islamic State in Syria depends on empowering moderate Syrian rebels to take over areas once they are liberated. The problem is, ‘moderate’ rebels untainted by links to Islamist groups such as al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front seem to be nonexistent.