Iraq
Pamphlet argues Baghdadi’s legitimacy as head of caliphate
Tag Archives: Islamic State
Australia
Tony Abbott ready for Australia to join fight against Islamic State despite measured response
Christians
Inside Islamic State: Sex slaves, child fighters, mass executions
Chechen unit from Islamic State reportedly fighting at Kobane
Omar al Shishani’s Al Aqsa Brigade is often spearheading the Islamic State’s advance in key areas of Syria.
Islamic State seizes Hit, assaults Iraqi military headquarters in Anbar
The Islamic State raised the black flag of jihad in Hit and attacked military headquarters in Ramadi and at Al Asad Airbase in the latest phase of its offensive to consolidate control of Anbar province.
Iraq
Islamic State committing ‘staggering’ crimes in Iraq: UN report
Pro-al Qaeda ideologues propose truce between Islamic State, rivals
Jihadist ideologues, including several who have backed al Qaeda against the Islamic State, have proposed a truce between the rival factions in Syria. The initiative is similar to the calls made by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, both of which have urged the jihadists to unite against the “Crusader” West.
Belgium
Europe Tries to Stop Flow of Citizens Joining Jihad
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian rebels unhappy with coalition airstrikes
Islamic State
Are Turkish troops trapped at Syrian tomb?
CIA
US civilian casualty standard eased in Iraq, Syria
Iraq
Border crisis: Refugees leave everything behind to flee the Islamic State
Islamic State advances near Kobane
The two-week-old offensive is reaching closer to the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria.
Iraq
Political temperature rises in Baghdad amid Islamic State threat
Afghanistan
EU antiterrorism chief Gilles de Kerchove on IS threat
AQAP official calls on rival factions in Syria to unite against West
Nasser bin Ali al Ansi, an AQAP leader, is featured in a new video calling on rival jihadists in Iraq and Syria to unite against their common enemies. Al Ansi says the jihadists should form a “coalition” to strike America.
CIA
Balkans launch fight against jihadist recruitment
Iraq
Islamic State selling Iraq’s artifacts in black market: UNESCO
Al Nusrah Front
Will Lebanon swap prisoners with Islamic State, Al Nusrah?
Islamic State
Jordan on high alert for possible IS retaliation
Iraq
Special Report: Islamic State uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq
Austria
Schoolgirl jihadis: the female Islamists leaving home to join Islamic State fighters
Islamic State photos detail rout of Iraqi Army at Camp Saqlawiya
The Islamic State seized or destroyed at least one M1 Abrams tank, four M113 armored personnel carriers, 15 Iraqi Army Humvees, a BMP infantry fighting vehicle, and other trucks.
Islamic State ambushes Iraqi military column near Ramadi
The Islamic State was able to destroy an Iraqi armored column near Ramadi in Anbar province, as well as take over an Iraqi police checkpoint.
Al Qaeda
The Costly Neglect of Libya
Al Nusrah Front
US-led Raids Hit Jihadist Oil, Command Posts in Syria
Iraq
Islamic State targeted air strikes could be extended to Syria, Britain’s PM hints
Al Nusrah Front
Syria’s Qaeda chief warns West against continued strikes
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda Leader Warns of Revenge for Airstrikes
Iraq
Obama: US underestimated rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria