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UAE to resume airstrikes against the Islamic State, U.S. officials say
Tag Archives: Islamic State
Al Qaeda
Djamel Beghal, the charming and chilling mentor of Paris jihadist attackers
Analysis: The Islamic State claims Jordanian airstrikes killed an American hostage
The Islamic State claims that an American hostage was killed during Jordanian airstrikes earlier today. However, the statement could very well be a propaganda ploy, at least in part.
Islamic State
The immolation of Mu’adh al-Kasasibah
Al Qaeda jihadists celebrate release of anti-Islamic State ideologue
Jordan has reportedly released Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi. The move was celebrated by al Qaeda jihadists on social media, including those belonging to the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.
China
Islamic State executes three of its Chinese militants: China paper
Iraq
Jordanian jets return after striking at Islamic State targets in Syria: sources
Iraq
Jordan considers expanding role in Coalition to hit Islamic State in Iraq
Iraq
United Arab Emirates, key US ally in Islamic State effort, disengaged in December
Iraq
Jordan hangs two Iraqi militants in response to pilot’s death
Islamic State
Islamic State kills 50 captives in Syria this year
Ajnad Misr
How Cairo is taking the fight to Sinai militants
Analysis: DIA head warns al Qaeda in Syria may gain ground in 2015
Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, the director of the DIA, testified before the House Armed Services Committee yesterday. Stewart warned that al Qaeda in Syria may gain ground in 2015, the Islamic State remains capable of launching offensive operations despite the coalition’s air campaign, and the Taliban-led insurgency has fought its opposition to a stalemate in Afghanistan.
Iraq
Jordan to execute jailed would-be bomber, jihadists
Canada
Canadian police arrest man, charge him with aiding Islamic State
Islamic State launched attack near Amiriyat al Fallujah
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.
Islamic State burns captured Jordanian pilot alive
First Lieutenant Mu’adh Yusuf al Kasasibah was burned alive in a cage by Islamic State fighters.
Ansar al Sharia photos focus on governance efforts near Benghazi
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.
Pakistani Taliban emir for Bajaur joins Islamic State
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.
Iraq
US, allies plan tough battle to retake Iraqi city from Islamic State
Islamic State admits its forces withdrew from Kobane
Two fighters featured in an Islamic State video credited the air campaign by the US-led Coalition with forcing their retreat.
Islamic State’s Sinai ‘province’ claims simultaneous attacks on Egyptian military, police
The group’s attacks are likely its deadliest since it swore allegiance to the Islamic State last November.
Al Qaeda sharia officials address Caucasus defectors in joint statement
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.
Iraq
Islamic State purportedly sets new deadline for hostage swap
Analysis: Former US Marine killed by Islamic State’s Tripoli ‘province’
A former US Marine has been identified as one of the victims of yesterday’s attack on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya.
Iraq
Jordan proposes prisoner swap, fate of Japanese Islamic State hostage unclear
Islamic State appoints leaders of ‘Khorasan province,’ issues veiled threat to Afghan Taliban
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.
Islamic State assaults Iraqi border post near Jordan
The Islamic State attack was repelled by Iraqi border guards backed by Iraqi airstrikes.
Analysis: Islamic State sleeper cells a threat to Turkey
Turkey’s lax border policies backfire as the Islamic State threatens to bite the hand that feeds.
Islamic State’s ‘province’ claims responsibility for attack on hotel in Tripoli
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.