Islamic State
US Considers a No-Fly Zone to Protect Civilians From Airstrikes by Syria
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s Khorasan cell is ‘clear and present danger’ to commercial flights, US official says
Islamic State
Syrian rebel force of 12,000-15,000 needed to roll back Islamic State in eastern Syria: General Dempsey
Al Nusrah Front
Hezbollah squeezed out of Golan by Al Nusrah Front, Israel
Syria
Coalition airstrikes have halted most of the oil production in Deir Izzour, a source of Islamic State income, and a coalition airstrike today killed a senior IS official near Deir Izzour city. Coalition airstrikes also targeted an IS headquarters in Menbej city in Aleppo, as well as IS camps, checkpoints, and facilities in Raqqah. Some […]
Al Nusrah Front
US-led strikes put pressure on al Qaeda’s Syria group to reconcile with Islamic State
Al Nusrah Front trainer suspected of plotting against 2004 NATO summit killed in US airstrikes
One of the first reported casualties of the US-led bombing campaign earlier this week was an Al Nusrah Front commander known as Abu Yusuf al Turki. He had been training al Qaeda snipers in Syria. He was previously suspected of plotting to attack the 2004 NATO summit in Turkey.
Misunderstanding al Qaeda
The threat posed by al Qaeda remains today. The “Khorasan group” is merely al Qaeda in Syria.
Iraq
Kurds see Turkey impeding ISIS fight
France
French, US planes strike Islamic State, Britain to join coalition
Algeria
Hours after tourist killed, France says does not rule out Syria strikes
Syria
International coalition airstrikes targeted Islamic State headquarters and facilities in Deir Izzour, including oil wells under IS control; as well as oil refineries in Hasakah. Assad regime airstrikes in Deir Ezzor, Raqqah, Hasaka, Homs, Aleppo, and Idlib have declined over the past two days since coalition airstrikes began. Kurdish YPG forces clashed with the IS […]
Al Qaeda
The “Khurasan Group”: A misleading name in the politics of war
Treasury designations target al Qaeda’s international fundraising and facilitation network
The Treasury Department targeted six al Qaeda financiers and facilitators yesterday. Their work spans the globe, covering more than 10 nations from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.
Afghanistan
Khorasan Group: A Terror Cell That Avoided the Spotlight
Libya
Sources: Libya asks chemical weapons watchdog to remove stockpile
Islamic State
Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite US strikes
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Worrying reports emerge of ISIS plans to wreak havoc in Lebanon
Senior Islamic State military commander, ’emir of suicide bombers’ among Treasury’s terrorism designations
Islamic State military leader Omar al Shishani and ’emir of suicide bombers’ Tariq Bin Al Tahar Bin Al Falih Al ‘Awni Al Harzi were among five members of the group added to the terrorism list today.
Abu Sayyaf Group threatens to kill German hostages
The Filipino jihadist group is throwing itself in the global jihad by threatening to kill German hostages if airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continue.
Senior al Qaeda strategist part of so-called ‘Khorasan group’
An al Qaeda leader known as Sanafi al Nasr is a part of the so-called “Khorasan group,” which was dispatched to Syria by Ayman al Zawahiri. Like another member of the group, Nasr was once the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network.
Islamic State, Shabaab leaders added to US terrorism list
State added three Islamic State commanders and a Shabaab leader to its terrorism list.
State Department designations target al Qaeda’s international network
Four of the al Qaeda operatives designated by the State Department have supported the jihad in Syria. One of them may be tied to a key leader in the so-called “Khorasan Group,” which was planning attacks in the West. A fifth al Qaeda veteran designated today was sent to Libya by Ayman al Zawahiri in 2011.
State Department adds Chechen, Moroccan-led jihadist groups to terrorist list
The US added the Chechen-led Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar and the Moroccan-led Harakat Sham al Islam, as well as Murad Margoshvilli, the leader of the Junud al Sham, to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. The Margoshvilli and the two terror groups are closely tied to al Qaeda in Syria.
Al Qaeda
Obama asks UN to help ‘dismantle this network of death’ in Iraq and Syria
Abu Sayyaf
Islamists in Philippines threaten to kill German hostages
Al Qaeda
France blames Turkey for ‘jihadi’ arrest fiasco
US targets Islamic State in 21 strikes in Syria, Iraq
The most recent attacks did not hit the Khorasan group, al Qaeda’s leadership cadre inside Syria that is plotting to attack the West.
Europe
‘3,000 European jihadis’ now in Syria, Iraq
Al Nusrah Front posts photos showing aftermath of US bombings
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has posted a series of photos purportedly showing sites struck by the US.