Al Nusrah Front forces Western-backed rebel group to flee base in Idlib
The Al Nusrah Front has forced the leader of the Western-backed Syrian Revolutionaries’ Front, Jamal Maarouf, to flee his base of operations in Idlib.
Tag Archives: Syria
Islamic State
New Alignments: The Kurds’ Lonely Fight against Islamic State Terror
Al Nusrah Front
Waging the Information War on ISIS
Iraq
ISIS gains halted, but defeat not on horizon
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda group seizes bastion of Western-backed rebels in Syria’s Idlib region
Ahrar al Sham
Syria rebels deploy peacekeepers in Idlib
Islamic State
The Child Soldiers Of Islamic State
Iraq
Sunni Tribesmen Say ISIS Exacts Brutal Revenge
Syria
Iraqi Peshmerga forces have begun to arrive in Kobane to reinforce Syrian Kurds; about 50 free Syrian Fighters have also joined the fight against the Islamic State. Ten of 12 US airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday were dropped near Kobane. Twenty to 30 former Guantanamo Bay detainees are suspected to have joined jihadist groups in […]
Syria
UN envoy proposes ‘freeze zones’ to ease Syria fighting
Al Nusrah Front
Islamic State controls half of Kobane, says rebel leader
Iraq
For Turkey and US, at odds over Syria, a 60-year alliance shows signs of crumbling
Denmark
Dane in Lebanon arrested for being alleged IS fighter
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda still offering olive branch to renegade ISIL group
Islamic State
Interview with an Islamic State Recruiter: ‘Democracy Is For Infidels’
Iraq
Iraqi Peshmerga arrive in Turkey to head for Syria
Australia
Australia trying to confirm death of IS militant Mohammad Ali Baryalei
Free Syrian Army
Indictment on Terrorism Charge Traces Man’s Arc From Germany to Syria and Back
Syria
150 Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga departed for Syria (via Turkey) to join the fight in Kobane. The US conducted four airstrikes near Kobane, “destroying a small Islamic State unit and four fighting positions.” Turkey has named conditions for assisting the West in the battle for Kobane, insisting on Free Syrian Army leadership instead of “Kurdish ‘terrorists.’” […]
French warplanes bomb Islamic State camp in Iraq
French warplanes hit an Islamic State training facility, recruitment center, and IED factory in Hawijah in Salahaddin province on Oct. 23.
Iraq
Missiles of ISIS May Pose Peril for Aircrews
Christians
Christians of Mosul Find Haven in Jordan
Islamic State uses British hostage in propaganda video to rebut Western, Kurdish claims
The Islamic State has released a propaganda video featuring John Cantlie, a British photojournalist who is being held hostage by the group. Cantlie is made to rebut Western claims about the efficacy of airstrikes in Kobane, a town that sits on the border of Syria and Turkey.
Pro-al Qaeda Saudi ideologue criticizes jihadist leaders in Syria, calls for unity
A popular pro-al Qaeda jihadist ideologue who relocated from Saudi Arabia to Syria last year has criticized the Islamic State’s rivals on his Twitter feed. Abdallah Muhammad al Muhaysini says that the failures of various jihadist leaders have driven the youth into the Islamic State’s arms.
Syria
The death toll in Kobane has surpassed 800 after 40 days of fighting; the tally includes 481 Islamic State fighters, 302 Kurdish YPG, and 21 civilians. The US carried out five airstrikes near Kobane over the weekend, as Kurdish forces repelled four consecutive days of jihadist assaults on the Turkish border crossing near the town. […]
Al Nusrah Front
Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle against militants
Al Nusrah Front
Analysis: Islamic State exploits tribal fault lines to control its territory
Islamic State
ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say
Germany
Islamic State Attracts Kurds from Germany to Join Jihad
Islamic State
Kurds fear ISIS use of chemical weapon in Kobane