US military: Operations against Islamic State may last years
US military: Operations against Islamic State may last years
Tag Archives: Syria
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
Iran buries 7 Afghan fighters killed in Syria
Iran buries 7 Afghan fighters killed in Syria
Al Qaeda veteran reportedly targeted in Syria
Abu Hamam al Suri, an al Qaeda veteran who has served as a senior military commander in the Al Nusrah Front, was reportedly targeted in Syria. There are conflicting accounts concerning his fate.
Two Malaysians identified in Islamic State beheading video from Syria
Two Malaysians identified in Islamic State beheading video from Syria
U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned | Reuters
US spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned
US-backed Hazm Movement disbands after Al Nusrah attack
The Hazm Movement was once touted as a moderate Syrian rebel group that the US could work with to counter the Islamic State in Syria. In the past, the rebel group allied with the Al Nusrah Front and other jihadist movements.
‘Jihadi John’ part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers
'Jihadi John' part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers
Islamic State: Fears grow for abducted Syrian Christians
Islamic State: Fears grow for abducted Syrian Christians
Missing teenagers have crossed into Syria, Met Police say – BBC News
Missing teenagers have crossed into Syria, Met Police say
Islamic State kidnaps around 150 Assyrian Christians in Syria
The Assyrians were kidnapped in the Al Hasakah province of Syria where the Islamic State is engaged in fierce fighting with Kurdish and Assyrian forces for control of the area.
France Seizes Passports of Six Alleged Jihadis Bound for Syria – NBC News.com
France seizes passports of six alleged jihadis bound for Syria
Turkistan Islamic Party captures Humvee in Afghanistan
The al Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party has released images showing its fighters capturing an American-made Humvee in Afghanistan.
Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate soldiers, relocate tomb | Reuters
Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate soldiers, relocate tomb
Iran
Iran denies that Khamenei replied to Obama letter on Islamic State
Britain
London jihadi in Syria ‘linked to video of Jordanian pilot being burned’
Syria
UN envoy says Assad part of solution for easing Syria violence
New Al Nusrah Front video features interview with leader, military gains in Syria
An audio recording of Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of the Al Nusrah Front, introduces a newly-released video produced by the group. The video highlights Al Nusrah’s purported military gains and ends with a clip of Ayman al Zawahiri calling for jihadist unity.
Iraq
Obama sends resolution for use of force against Islamic State to Congress
Syria
The Islamic State claims in a propaganda magazine that the widow of the gunman who attacked a Paris supermarket is now in Syria with the group. The US struggles with an “intelligence gap” while trying to track Western foreign fighters; it is believed “more than 20,000 foreign fighters from more than 90 countries have gone […]
State Department designates German rapper turned Islamic State ‘operative’
The State Department today announced that Denis Cuspert has been added to the US government’s list of specially designated global terrorists.
Syria
The US-led coalition conducted three airstrikes near near Kobani, Deir al-Zor and Raqqa in the past day. Kurdish forces have recaptured more than a third of villages (“128 of some 350”) surrounding Kobane. Jordan has launched 56 airstrikes in retaliation for the death of Lt. Muath al-Kasasbeh, the pilot murdered by the Islamic State. The […]
Rebel coalition in Syria mourns al Qaeda official killed in US airstrike in Yemen
The Ansar al Din Front in Syria has released a statement mourning the death of Harith al Nadhari, a sharia official in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula who was killed in a US drone strike on Jan. 31. The statement is further evidence that Ansar al Din is, at a minimum, closely allied with al Qaeda’s international network.
Analysis: The Islamic State claims Jordanian airstrikes killed an American hostage
The Islamic State claims that an American hostage was killed during Jordanian airstrikes earlier today. However, the statement could very well be a propaganda ploy, at least in part.
Al Qaeda jihadists celebrate release of anti-Islamic State ideologue
Jordan has reportedly released Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi. The move was celebrated by al Qaeda jihadists on social media, including those belonging to the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.
Iraq
Jordanian jets return after striking at Islamic State targets in Syria: sources
Iraq
Jordan considers expanding role in Coalition to hit Islamic State in Iraq
Syria
Rebel shelling rocks Syrian capital
Syria
At least eight people were wounded and possibly five killed after the Islam Army, a Syrian rebel group, attacked Damascus with a barrage of rockets and mortar rounds. At least 54 rebels may have been killed after regime troops attacked their positions in the Damascus suburb of Douma, according to Xinhua via Syrian National TV. […]
Iraq
United Arab Emirates, key US ally in Islamic State effort, disengaged in December