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Egypt
Egyptian Islamic authority: Extremists no ‘Islamic State’
Islamic State fighters assault last Syrian stronghold in Raqqah
Islamic State fighters are reported to be in control of large areas of the Tabqa military airport, the last major stronghold for the Syrian military in Raqqah province.
Iraq
The Islamic State killed 42 Iraqis in bombings in Baghdad and Kirkuk. In Baghdad, a suicide bomber targeted an intelligence headquarters; in Kirkuk three bombs were detonated at a market. The Iraqi military claimed it killed several “key” islamic State leaders in airstrikes in Mashada and 12 more fighters near Tikrit. The US launched an […]
Iraq
IS threatens Iraq’s minority Shabak community
Iraq
Islamic State inciting Arab-Kurdish divide in Iraq
Iraq
UN calls for immediate action to avert massacre in besieged Iraqi town
Islamic State
Britain plans tougher laws to tackle UK jihadists
Iraq
Pro-ISIS leaflets target London shoppers
Iraq
Shiite militiamen stormed a mosque in a village near Baqubah and killed 65 people and wounded 17 more. Sunni politicians have suspended talks to form a new government after the attack. The US launched three airstrikes against hte Islamic State in northern Iraq; all three were conducted near the Mosul Dam.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Islamic State seeks women
Al Nusrah Front
Hostage-Taking Central to Islamic State Strategy in Syria
Iraq
Foley’s Parents Release Email From Captors
General Dempsey: ‘It is possible to contain’ the Islamic State
While top US officials have described the Islamic State as “a cancer,” “evil,” and an “imminent threat” that must be “defeated,” the nation’s top military leader floats the idea of containment.
Iraq
Fighters listed as ‘terrorists’ help US in battle against ISIS in Iraq
Iraq
Ex-General Says US Must ‘Destroy’ Jihadists in Iraq, Syria
Iraq
The US launched six airstrikes against the Islamic State near the Mosul Dam. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 19 Islamic State fighters in Jurf al Sakhar, six in Fallujah, and an Islamic State governor and two bodyguards in Baqubah. The Anbar tribes killed four Islamic State fighters near Fallujah. The bodies of 12 people, […]
Iraq
No end in sight for Islamic State’s attack on Iraq
Iraq
Pentagon leaves door open to strikes in Syria to curb Islamic State
Iraq
Foley Abduction Linked to British Jihadi Kidnapping Ring
Iraq
Yazidi man: I walked out of an ISIS prison
US launches 6 more airstrikes against Islamic State
Despite claims to the contrary, the US military is now acting as Iraq’s air force.
Iraq
Leaders Express Outrage as Britain Tries to Identify Beheaded Journalist’s Killer
Al Nusrah Front
Saudi Arabia toughens stance on jihadist groups
Iraq
UN Launches Aid Operation for 500,000 in Northern Iraq
Iraq
Iraq says it is troubled ISIS smuggling oil to export markets
Iraq
The US launched 14 airstrikes against the Islamic State in northern Iraq today. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 21 Islamic State fighters in airstrikes in Barwana. Three civilians were killed in three separate bombings in Baghdad. The US may send up to 300 additional military personnel to Iraq.
US launched raid in Syria to rescue American hostages held by Islamic State
The raid failed to rescue “a number of American hostages held in Syria” by the Islamic State, the Department of Defense’s spokesman said today.
US confirms Islamic State executed American journalist
US Secretary of State John Kerry described the Islamic State as “evil.”
Germany
Syria and Iraq: Why young German men bring terror and death