Afghanistan
Russia claims Islamic State is supplying half of all Afghan heroin coming to Europe
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Iraq
US advisers stay out of harm’s way in Iraq
Islamic State
Pope urges solidarity to stop aggressors in Syria and Iraq
Afghanistan
US Adds Planes to Bolster Drive to Wipe Out ISIS
Jihadists tout training camps for children in Iraq and Syria
The Islamic State, the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and Junud al Sham have been showcasing camps in Iraq and Syria that are used to indoctrinate and train children to wage jihad.
Al Qaeda
ISIS gaining a toehold in Libya, experts say
Hezbollah
Hezbollah arrives in Iraq
Iraq
Iraqi forces, tribal fighters advance against ISIS in Anbar
Al Nusrah Front
How a French truck driver became a target of the US air war in Syria
Qatar
Qatar runs covert desert training camp for Syrian rebels
Iraq
No letup in flight of Iraqi Christians into Lebanon
Chechnya
Syrian link suspected in Chechen murder in Ankara
Iraq
Iraq to overhaul Baghdad security to stop bombings
Islamic State
UN: Islamic State group got up to $45M in ransoms
Islamic State releases images from recent fighting in Ramadi
Photos from the recent fighting in Ramadi detail the group’s activities against the Iraqi Security Forces and Sunni tribal militiamen in the city.
Islamic State attacks Iraqi border crossing with Jordan
The Islamic State has launched a suicide attack on an Iraqi military checkpoint near the Karameh boder crossing with Jordan.
Islamic State
Saudi Arabia says Islamic State ordered attack on Shiites in al-Ahsa
Iraq
Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain
Austria
Nations Ponder How to Handle European Fighters Returning From Jihad
Iraq
Islamic State toughens tactics in Iraq’s Anbar, targeting potential enemies
More jihadist training camps identified in Iraq and Syria
Four new training camps in Iraq and Syria, three of them operated by the Islamic State, have been identified, including one used by a so-called jihadist “special forces” unit. The Long War Journal has identified 46 jihadist training camps in Iraq and Syria.
Iraq
Turkey training Kurdish peshmerga forces in fight against ISIS
Iraq
Combatting ISIS requires ground forces: Saudi Prince Miteb
Iraq
Who represents Iraqi Sunnis?
Islamic State launches assault on Ramadi
The Islamic State has launched a multi-pronged coordinated assault on Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, in a bid to control the entirety of the city.
AQAP rejects Islamic State’s ‘caliphate,’ blasts group for sowing dissent among jihadists
Harith bin Ghazi al Nadhari, a senior AQAP sharia official, directly responds to a Nov. 13 speech by the Islamic State’s Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Nadhari says that Baghdadi’s caliphate is illegitimate and criticizes him for trying to split the jihadists’ ranks around the world.
Australia
Canadian military mum on CF-18 inflicted casualties
Islamic State
Islamic State has enough weapons to carry on fighting for 2 years, UN warns
Iraq
From IS Militant to Iraq Informant
Iran
Iranian Kurdish female fighters battle to fight IS group