Iraq
UN: More reports of children crucified, beheaded and stoned to death by Islamic State
Tag Archives: Syria
Islamic State
Botched cyberattack on Syria group blamed on IS
Syria
A mass grave holding 230 bodies was uncovered in Deir Ezzor province. Those killed, including many civilians, were members of the Shaitat tribe, which had resisted the Islamic State. The US conducted six airstrikes in Syria since Dec. 15; five near Kobane and one near Abu Kamal. Only about three percent of all airstrikes in […]
Mass grave of Islamic State’s victims reportedly found in eastern Syria
A mass grave of approximately 230 Sheitaat tribesmen has been reportedly found in eastern Syria. The tribe has been battling the Islamic State since earlier this year.
Afghanistan
How foreign imams radicalized Syria’s war
Iraq
UN Security Council renews cross-border Syria aid authorization
Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah Front shoots two men for blasphemy
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham, and elements of the Free Syrian Army have taken two key regime bases in Idlib province. Al Nusrah has used an American TOW anti-tank missile against regime forces. The US-led coalition has conducted nine airstrikes in Syria since Dec. 13; eight of them “destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, […]
Iraq
Attacking ISIS, From an American Aircraft Carrier
Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham advance in northwestern Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, backed by Jund al Aqsa, Ahrar al Sham, and several other groups, has launched an offensive on two major regime bases in the northwestern province of Idlib.
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian army recaptures territory north of Aleppo in fierce fighting
Al Nusrah Front uses American-made anti-tank missile in Idlib
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has used a BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile in the recent assault on Wadi al Daif in the Idlib countryside.
Syria
Syrian patriarch: To help Christians, stop flow of weapons
Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah Front, ISIS appoint new Lebanon hostage mediator: report
Al Nusrah Front
Rebels advance on 2 bases in northwestern Syria
Iraq
Islamic State Imposes Strict New Order in Mosul, and Deprivation Is a Result
Denmark
For Jihadists, Denmark Tries Rehabilitation
Syria
Syrian rebel ‘hell cannons’ kill 300 civilians: monitoring group
Denmark
Saudi Arabia links Dane’s shooting to Islamic State, arrests 3
Revolutionary Command Council
Is the Islamic State’s next target Daraa or Ghouta?
Islamic State
Kazakh Government Analyst: Blocking Extremist Sites Justified Amid IS Threat
Syria
Three opposition journalists were killed in Deraa when their car was hit by a missile. Israeli airstrikes in Dimas on Dec. 7 are reported to have targeted Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah. Rebel commanders in northern Syria claim the US has stopped paying them. Twenty-eight countries have pledged to take in 100,000 Syrian refugees, doubling […]
Islamic State
Lebanon formally arrests ISIS chief’s ex-wife Dulaimi
Islamic State advances on Deir al Zour airport
The jihadist group is advancing on the Deir al Zour airport, one of the last regime strongholds in the Syrian province.
Germany
Germany Reportedly Concerned About Radicalization Of Chechen Diaspora
Iraq
US General: Islamic State fighters on their heels in Iraq
Syria
Israel conducted two airstrikes near Damascus on Dec. 7; one took place near Dimas, which houses military facilities, and the other hit near Damascus International Airport. Both the Syrian regime and Iran condemned the attack. UN observers have documented numerous interactions between Israeli forces and Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights. Al Nusrah has reportedly […]
Al Nusrah Front
Israel accused of carrying out airstrikes near Syrian capital
Islamic State
ISIS support grows in Jordan town
Al Nusrah Front claims use of UN vehicle in suicide bombing
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, released photos purporting to show its use of a United Nations vehicle in a suicide bombing against regime positions in southern Syria.