Iraq
No end in sight for Islamic State’s attack on Iraq
Tag Archives: Islamic State
Iraq
Pentagon leaves door open to strikes in Syria to curb Islamic State
Iraq
Foley Abduction Linked to British Jihadi Kidnapping Ring
Iraq
Yazidi man: I walked out of an ISIS prison
US launches 6 more airstrikes against Islamic State
Despite claims to the contrary, the US military is now acting as Iraq’s air force.
Islamic State
British ISIS militant in James Foley video ‘guards foreign hostages in Syria’
France
French ex-hostage of ISIL ‘knows’ James Foley’s killer
Islamic State
Islamic State moves to other social networks after Twitter clampdown
Iraq
Leaders Express Outrage as Britain Tries to Identify Beheaded Journalist’s Killer
Al Nusrah Front
Saudi Arabia toughens stance on jihadist groups
Islamic Front
As IS advances, Syrian rebels reinforce northern strategic town
Iraq
Iraq says it is troubled ISIS smuggling oil to export markets
Islamic State
ISIS Pressed for Ransom Before Killing Journalist
US launched raid in Syria to rescue American hostages held by Islamic State
The raid failed to rescue “a number of American hostages held in Syria” by the Islamic State, the Department of Defense’s spokesman said today.
US confirms Islamic State executed American journalist
US Secretary of State John Kerry described the Islamic State as “evil.”
Germany
Syria and Iraq: Why young German men bring terror and death
Iraq
Kurdish commander: ISIS worse than Saddam
Iraq
Scholars call for Christian safe haven in Iraq
Al Nusrah Front
Mother Agnes: The efficient mediator who draws controversy
Islamic State beheads American reporter
James Wright Foley, a journalist who was captured in Syria by the Islamic State in November 2012, was executed on camera. The Islamic State threatened to kill another captive American reporter if the US military does not halt its air campaign against the jihadist group in northern Iraq.
Iraq
Washington, Damascus at odds in fight against ISIS
Islamic State repels Iraqi military’s 3rd attempt to retake Tikrit
Iraqi forces broke off their advance on Tikrit after taking heavy fire from Islamic State fighters based in and around the capital of Salahaddin province.
Al Qaeda
Saudi top cleric blasts Al Qaeda, Islamic State as ‘enemy No 1’ of Islam
US government adds Gaza-based jihadist ‘umbrella’ group to terrorist designation lists
The US government today added the Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC) to the foreign terrorist organization list and labeled the group a specially designated global terrorist entity.
Iraq
Islamic State recruits at record pace in Syria: monitor
Islamic State
Morocco ramps up counter-terror fight
US airpower supports Peshmerga, Iraqi forces to retake Mosul Dam
President Obama expanded the US military mission in Iraq to include protecting “critical infrastructure” and supporting Iraqi Army and Peshmerga offensive military operations in northern Iraq.
Iraq
Exclusive: Kurdish fighters protect Yazidis fleeing IS terror campaign
US adds Islamic State, Al Nusrah Front leaders to list of global terrorists
Abu Muhammed al Adnani is the Islamic State’s controversial spokesman. Said Arif is a seasoned jihadist who has traveled to several battlefields and is now with the Al Nusrah Front in Syria.
France
UK prime minister: Our generational struggle against a poisonous ideology