Tag Archives: Islamic State



Bahrain

Obama, After Airstrikes in Syria, Says US Will ‘Take the Fight’ to ISIS


Iran

US told Iran of intent to strike Islamic State in Syria



US airstrikes target Al Nusrah Front, Islamic State in Syria

Jihadists on Twitter have posted pictures of Al Nusrah Front locations struck in the US bombing campaign in Syria. The strikes are aimed at the so-called Khorasan group, which has been planning attacks against the US and its interests, as well as a number of other targets. Jihadists claim that al Qaeda veterans have been killed in the bombings.



Iraq

Fears in Lebanon rise over Western plans to defeat IS


Egypt

Egypt’s border with Libya and Sudan ripe for Islamic State expansion


US air war against jihadists in Syria begins

Airstrikes targeted Islamic State command and control centers in Raqqah, the jihadist group’s de facto capital in eastern Syria, as well as arms caches, supply depots, and ground units near the Iraqi border. Also, the US hit al Qaeda’s Khorasan Group near Aleppo.



France

US, France propose UN sanctions on 15 foreign Islamist fighters




France

Islamic State urges attacks on US, French citizens, taunts Obama



Iran

Iran seeks give and take on Islamic State militants, nuclear program



Iraq

US military struggles to preserve options in Islamic State fight







Iraq

US political promises against ground troops clash with military realities



Iraq

Islamic State ihadists, looters threaten ancient sites in Iraq, Syria