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More jihadist training camps identified in Iraq and Syria
Four new training camps in Iraq and Syria, three of them operated by the Islamic State, have been identified, including one used by a so-called jihadist “special forces” unit. The Long War Journal has identified 46 jihadist training camps in Iraq and Syria.
Iraq
Combatting ISIS requires ground forces: Saudi Prince Miteb
Tunisia
Tunisians Are Shaken as Young Women Turn to Extremism
Syria
The US conducted another airstrike on the Al Nusrah Front, targeting a storage facility close to the town of Harem. A second French jihadist who took part in the Islamic State’s latest execution was identified; according to the French prime minister, about 1,000 French nationals are fighting in Syria and “close to 50” have been […]
US airstrike hits al Qaeda’s local network in Syria
The latest attack “struck and destroyed a storage facility associated with the Khorasan Group.”
Iran
Iranian Kurdish female fighters battle to fight IS group
Iraq
Push in UN to Intercept Jihadists’ Oil
Syria
A regime airstrike killed at least 13 people and wounded 20 in Aleppo, according to SOHR. Kurdish forces captured six buildings used by the Islamic State and significant weapons and ammunition near Kobane; the US-led coalition conducted seven airstrikes overnight near the embattled city. Jihadists and US-backed rebels have reportedly aligned in the battle for […]
Boko Haram
Global terror attack deaths rose sharply in 2013, says report
Al Nusrah Front
IS executes nearly 1,500 people in Syria in 5 months: monitor
Al Nusrah Front
Lebanese support ISIS airstrikes: survey
Malta
Syrian ‘hero boy’ video faked by Norwegian director
Al Nusrah Front
Latest Islamic State horror masks a week of defeats
Islamic State releases new execution video, purportedly kills American
The Islamic State has released a new execution video highlighting the mass beheadings of Syrian soldiers captured by the group. An Islamic State executioner also claims to have killed Peter Kassig, an American who was kidnapped in Syria late last year.
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS tightens up its entry requirements
US airstrike targets al Qaeda in Syria
The US military’s airstrikes in Syria show that there is no firm dividing line between al Qaeda’s so-called Khorasan Group and the Al Nusrah Front, which is al Qaeda’s official branch in the country.
Iraq
Yazidi Girls Seized by ISIS Speak Out After Escape
Al Nusrah Front
Jabhat al-Nusra eyes Idlib for Islamic emirate
Islamic State
Tajikistan’s ‘Jihadist’ Village On The Defensive
Islamic State
UN says Islamic State imposing rule of terror in Syria
Islamic State
Hagel: Taking out Assad ‘won’t put ISIL back in the box’
France
The Lost Children: France Takes Stock of Growing Jihadist Problem
Germany
Bonn: former capital now a hive of Salafist activity
Islamic State leader claims ‘caliphate’ has expanded in new audio message
The Islamic State has released a new audio message from its leader, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, who claims the group has expanded its “caliphate” into Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Syria
US and allied forces conducted 16 airstrikes in Syria since Nov. 10; 10 of them near Kobane. US President Barack Obama has requested a review of policy towards Syria and may be open to the deposition of the Assad regime, according to senior officials interviewed by CNN. The Kurdish YPG is angling for self-rule in […]
Syria
A UN envoy to Syria claims that regime officials gave him “positive signals” regarding a proposal for a ceasefire in Aleppo. The SOHR has stated that more than 860 have been killed since the start of US and allied airstrikes in Syria, including 746 Islamic State fighters, 68 members of Nusrah and at least 50 […]
Islamic State
UAE emerges as quiet, potent US ally
Turkistan Islamic Party members photographed in Syria
A popular jihadist figure in Syria has posted a picture of fighters allegedly from the Turkistan Islamic Party, an al Qaeda-affiliated group that operates in China and in Central and South Asia.
Al Nusrah Front showcases military parade in Idlib
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, has released pictures and a video showcasing a large military parade in the northwestern province of Idlib.