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Obama, After Airstrikes in Syria, Says US Will ‘Take the Fight’ to ISIS
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Iran
US told Iran of intent to strike Islamic State in Syria
CENTCOM videos show airstrikes on Islamic State facilities in Syria
The strikes against the Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria were “organized in three waves.”
Syria
The US launched 14 air and cruise missile strikes against the Islamic State in Raqqah, Hasakah, and Dier al Zour, and eight more strikes against the Al Nusrah Front and the Khorasan Group near Aleppo. An Al Nusrah commander known as Abu Yusuf al Turki is reported to have been killed. More than 70 Islamic […]
US airstrikes target Al Nusrah Front, Islamic State in Syria
Jihadists on Twitter have posted pictures of Al Nusrah Front locations struck in the US bombing campaign in Syria. The strikes are aimed at the so-called Khorasan group, which has been planning attacks against the US and its interests, as well as a number of other targets. Jihadists claim that al Qaeda veterans have been killed in the bombings.
Islamic State
US airstrikes begin in Syria, Pentagon says
Iraq
Fears in Lebanon rise over Western plans to defeat IS
US air war against jihadists in Syria begins
Airstrikes targeted Islamic State command and control centers in Raqqah, the jihadist group’s de facto capital in eastern Syria, as well as arms caches, supply depots, and ground units near the Iraqi border. Also, the US hit al Qaeda’s Khorasan Group near Aleppo.
France
US, France propose UN sanctions on 15 foreign Islamist fighters
Islamic State
Turkey clamps down on Syria border after Kurdish unrest
France
Islamic State urges attacks on US, French citizens, taunts Obama
Libya
Report: Qatar arming Islamist extremists
Iraq
US military struggles to preserve options in Islamic State fight
Islamic State
Islamic State closes in on Syrian town, refugees flood into Turkey
Al Nusrah Front threatens to execute 2nd Lebanese hostage
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has threatened to kill a second Lebanese hostage. The group has already executed a Lebanese soldier who had been held in its custody since August.
Iraq
US political promises against ground troops clash with military realities
Iraq
Islamic State ihadists, looters threaten ancient sites in Iraq, Syria
Islamic State
In US, Growing Skepticism over ‘No Boots on Ground’ War Plan
Syria
At least 18 Islamic State fighters, including one Chinese, were killed and five armored personnel carriers were destroyed by Kurdish forces in northern Syria, where the IS took over three more Kurdish villages, in addition to the over 60 villages already seized in the area. The IS executed 11 Kurds near Ayn al Arab, including […]
Islamic State
How Islamic State uses Syria’s oil to fuel its advances
Islamic State
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
Iraq
Interview with Ahmad Chalabi on Islamic State, Iraq and Syria
Islamic State
Turkey opens border to Syrian Kurds fleeing IS
Al Nusrah Front threatens life of Lebanese soldier held hostage amid fighting
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has repeatedly threatened to kill a Lebanese soldier in its custody this week. In a tweet earlier today, the group said that the soldier was the “first casualty” in its stalled negotiations with the Lebanese military.
Islamist foreign fighters returning home and the threat to Europe
Testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats on the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe.
Australia
Australian Federal Police to take over Parliament security after ‘chatter’ about possible terrorist attack; investigation into ‘beheading plot’ continues
Al Nusrah Front
US Goal Is to Make Syrian Rebels Viable
Iraq
US Faces Tough Struggle on Ground to Oust ISIS
Al Nusrah Front
Assad’s army stretched but still seen strong
Saudi Arabia
US: Syrian rebel training may take 12 months