Al Nusrah Front
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria: monitor
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Al Nusrah Front spokesman explains differences with Islamic State in video appearance
In a video released on Aug. 8, Abu Firas al Suri, a senior al Qaeda operative who currently serves as the Al Nusrah Front’s spokesman, discusses al Qaeda’s approach to waging jihad in Syria. Al Suri denies that Al Nusrah seeks to unilaterally establish an Islamic emirate.
Iraq
In Turkey, a late crackdown on Islamist fighters
Iraq
Syrian Kurdish fighters rescue stranded Yazidis
US airstrikes have had ‘a very temporary effect’ on Islamic State
The Islamic State has “thus far shown the ability to attack on multiple axes,” General Mayville said. “This is not insignificant.”
Iraq
US military role in its 3rd Iraq conflict unlikely to accomplish much
Iraq
Iraq militants changing tactics, complicating US airstrike mission
Iraq
Pentagon Says Airstrikes Have Slowed but Not Stopped Sunni Militants
Iraq
Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to denounce ISIS
Iraq
Aleppo’s forgotten Christians
Iran
Power struggle on Baghdad streets as Maliki replaced but refuses to go
Indonesia
Does Islamic State ideology threaten Indonesia?
Islamic State
Islamic State beheads, crucifies in push for Syria’s east
Iraq
US lawmakers mull ISIS action
Iraq
US removes some staff from consulate in northern Iraq
Iraq
Massive security deployment around Baghdad ‘green zone’: officials
US airstrikes against Islamic State continue in northern Iraq
The US launched four airstrikes on Aug. 9 and five more on Aug. 10 against the Islamic State in the Sinjar area, where the Yazidi minority is facing a humanitarian crisis, and near Irbil.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Fighters abandoning al Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, US officials say
Iraq
US air support helps Kurdish forces expel Islamic State fighters from two Iraqi towns
Iraq
Exclusive: Iraq says Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive
Al Qaeda in Iraq
As ISIS Militants Exert Their Control, US Pursues a Military Middle Road
Iraq
Iraq Kurds say oil production unaffected by ISIL incursion
Iraq
Kurdish pleas for US weapons may finally be heard
Iraq
Videos show US airstrikes targeting ISIS in north Iraq
Iraq
US aids displaced Iraqis as airstrikes help Kurds
Iraq
ISIS persecution of Iraqi Christians has become genocide, say religious leaders
CENTCOM videos show airstrikes on Islamic State artillery, convoy
A towed artillery piece and two vehicles with about a dozen fighters are shown being struck by US aircraft.
Iraq
Obama: Iraq air strikes and aid drops will prevent ‘act of genocide’
Iraq
Obama Says Iraq Airstrike Effort Could Be ‘Long Term’
Iraq
US continues airstrikes on northern Iraq