Iraq
Obama Says US Underestimated the Rise of ISIS
Obama Says US Underestimated the Rise of ISIS
PKK commander threatens to resume war
After jihadist arrests, Australian mufti rejects Islamic State fatwa
U.S. struggles to blunt Syria rebel anger at strikes
Al Qaeda and its allies in Syria were struck by US warplanes on the first day, but have not been targeted since.
US hits jihadists in Syria as UK bombers fly over Iraq
Arab nations join Syria strikes as Al Nusrah Front threatens retaliation
Iran threatens to attack ISIS ‘deep’ inside Iraq
US, Defending Kurds in Syria, Expands Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants
US-led air strikes hit IS on Syria’s border with Turkey
US Considers a No-Fly Zone to Protect Civilians From Airstrikes by Syria
A senior al Qaeda official known as Abu Dujana al Basha urges jihadists not to join the Islamic State, a former branch of al Qaeda that was disowned by al Qaeda’s senior leaders in February.
Syrian rebel force of 12,000-15,000 needed to roll back Islamic State in eastern Syria: General Dempsey
FBI expects ISIS to retaliate for airstrikes
US-led strikes put pressure on al Qaeda’s Syria group to reconcile with Islamic State
FBI director assumes Khorasan plots not disrupted
France widens vigilance alert to 40 countries
Kurds see Turkey impeding ISIS fight
Muslim scholars present rebuttal to ISIS
Hours after tourist killed, France says does not rule out Syria strikes
Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite US strikes
Worrying reports emerge of ISIS plans to wreak havoc in Lebanon
The Islamic State organized and successfully executed the large-scale assault despite six weeks of continuous US air operations in Iraq.
Islamic State military leader Omar al Shishani and ’emir of suicide bombers’ Tariq Bin Al Tahar Bin Al Falih Al ‘Awni Al Harzi were among five members of the group added to the terrorism list today.
State added three Islamic State commanders and a Shabaab leader to its terrorism list.
The US added the Chechen-led Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar and the Moroccan-led Harakat Sham al Islam, as well as Murad Margoshvilli, the leader of the Junud al Sham, to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. The Margoshvilli and the two terror groups are closely tied to al Qaeda in Syria.
Obama asks UN to help ‘dismantle this network of death’ in Iraq and Syria
Islamists in Philippines threaten to kill German hostages
France blames Turkey for ‘jihadi’ arrest fiasco
The most recent attacks did not hit the Khorasan group, al Qaeda’s leadership cadre inside Syria that is plotting to attack the West.