Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
After attacks, arm-in-arm world leaders join mass Paris march
Tag Archives: Islamic State
Iraq
Arar border attack carried out by Saudi ISIS members: sources
France
US issues global travel alert after Paris terror attacks
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
After Paris attacks, questions about intelligence failures
Al Nusrah Front suicide bombers strike in Lebanon, kill at least 7
Al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria launched a double suicide attack in a predominately Alawite neighborhood of Tripoli.
Islamic State
Libya’s ISIS branch claims execution of 2 Tunisian journalists
Algeria
Libya conflict threatens entire Maghreb
CIA
Reaching Outside CIA, Obama Picks Treasury Official to Become Agency’s No. 2
Egypt
From Egypt’s leader, an ambitious call for reform in Islam
Al Qaeda
Extremists Harming Islam, Leader of Hezbollah Says
Islamic State
Daesh draws Moroccans
Al Nusrah Front
Syria regime fights off the Al Nusrah Front in Aleppo
Paris terrorist reportedly claimed ties to Anwar al Awlaki, AQAP
One of the brothers responsible for the attack on Charlie Hebdo claimed to have met with Anwar al Awlaki. The other may have met with Awlaki as well. Meanwhile, another terrorist responsible for the siege of a kosher market claimed he was a member of the Islamic State.
Al Qaeda
English-Speaking IS Militants Laud Charlie Hebdo Attackers
Al Qaeda
Norway security service: No change in threat level
Al Qaeda
‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous says it will avenge Charlie Hebdo attacks by shutting down jihadist websites
Islamic State
Islamic State crisis: Religious police ‘kidnapped’ in Syria
Caucasus Emirate
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Doesn’t Consider IS A Threat To Russia
French authorities identify suspects in attack on Charlie Hebdo
Two of the suspects are brothers who recently returned from Syria. One of the brothers was previously convicted and sentenced to prison in France for recruiting jihadists to fight for al Qaeda in Iraq.
Islamic State
UN: ISIS depriving 670,000 Syrian children of education
Iraq
Iraqi PM pledges to liberate Iraq as ISIS launch major Anbar assault
Afghanistan
Terror Expert Louise Shelley: ‘Islamic State Is a Diversified Criminal Operation’
Terrorists who attacked French magazine displayed professional training
Videos from the scene of today’s attack show the two gunmen engaging a French policeman on the streets of Paris. Two police officers are among 12 people killed in the terrorist attack on the headquarters of a satirical French magazine.
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS, Al Nusrah militants number 3,000 on Lebanon-Syria border: report
Christians
Islamic State book burnings target minorities
Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Gaza Salafist leader: ‘We are following Islamic State ideology’
Islamic State
Kurdish Fighters Capture Key District of Kobane
Iraq
US troops training Iraqi military at bases in Anbar, Taji
Al Qaeda
Saudis Report Deadly Border Clash With Infiltrators From Iraq
The Islamic State’s curious cover story
The cover story of the Islamic State’s recently released issue of Dabiq, an English-language magazine, is written by an alleged al Qaeda defector known as Abu Jarir ash-Shamali. The group has been trying to win over al Qaeda’s and the Taliban’s supporters, but Shamali’s piece criticizes Osama bin Laden’s jihadist legacy and the Taliban. Shamali also provides new details about how al Qaeda is currently structured.