Iraq
Jordan to execute jailed would-be bomber, jihadists
Jordan to execute jailed would-be bomber, jihadists
Canadian police arrest man, charge him with aiding Islamic State
The Islamic State has published photos from fighting in Zawbaa near Amiriyat al Fallujah. Recent press reports suggest the jihadist group has launched a renewed offensive on the town.
First Lieutenant Mu’adh Yusuf al Kasasibah was burned alive in a cage by Islamic State fighters.
Ansar al Sharia Libya released a set of propaganda photos in late January that are intended to demonstrate the group’s authority over areas in and around Benghazi. The photos purportedly show a police station and a convoy of security vehicles under the group’s control. However, forces loyal to General Haftar also claim to control much of the city.
Maulana Abu Bakr, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s emir for Bajaur, swore allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the “caliph” of the Islamic State.
US, allies plan tough battle to retake Iraqi city from Islamic State
Two fighters featured in an Islamic State video credited the air campaign by the US-led Coalition with forcing their retreat.
The group’s attacks are likely its deadliest since it swore allegiance to the Islamic State last November.
Sharia officials from both Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Al Nusrah Front, two official branches of al Qaeda, have signed a statement saying that the Islamic State’s ‘caliphate’ is invalid. The statement is addressed to the Caucasus jihadists who announced their allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in December.
Islamic State purportedly sets new deadline for hostage swap
A former US Marine has been identified as one of the victims of yesterday’s attack on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya.
Jordan proposes prisoner swap, fate of Japanese Islamic State hostage unclear
The governor is a former leader in the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and his deputy is a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay and Taliban commander in Afghanistan.
The Islamic State attack was repelled by Iraqi border guards backed by Iraqi airstrikes.
Turkey’s lax border policies backfire as the Islamic State threatens to bite the hand that feeds.
Gunmen assaulted the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli early this morning. According to some accounts, a car bomb was detonated outside of the hotel during the attack.
Kurdish defenders say Islamic State has retreated from Syrian border town of Kobane
Canadian soldiers involved in 2 more firefights in Iraq
Japan condemns IS execution, demands remaining hostage release
Japan condemns apparent Islamic State execution, demands release of remaining hostage
In Mosul, Islamic State turns captured city into fortress
Local Islamic State commander arrested in Lahore, Pakistan
The Islamic State is threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless Japan pays the terrorist group $200 million within three days.
Mullah Raouf Khadim, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, leads a contingent of fighters loyal to the Islamic State in Helmand, Afghanistan. Raouf and another top Taliban commander were previously forced out of their positions in the Taliban’s hierarchy. According to a leaked threat assessment, the jihadist had ties to at least two members of the so-called “Taliban Five.”
Top US commander in Afghanistan: ISIS recruiting in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Officials, Experts Look to Clear Up Rumors of IS Militants in Afghanistan
US-returned techie held in India for planning to join ISIS
Malaysian man who ‘used Australia as step-off point for sending fighters to join ISIS terrorists in Syria’ arrested after being deported
Ethiopia jails 3 Brits for ‘terrorist’ plot: Report