The government is said to be giving serious consideration to joining the military airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq. As part of an ongoing investigation, counterterrorism police raided a house in Cardiff and seized materials from it.
Kurds in Europe Take up Arms Against IS Group
Islamic State crisis: World leaders pledge Iraq support
Prime Minister Cameron vowed that Britain will hunt down the Islamic State killers of UK citizen David Haines. He listed steps the UK will take against the Islamic State, including supporting US airstrikes, but did not indicate that the UK will be conducting airstrikes. Police are questioning a man who boarded a crowded train in […]
Taliban advance into Sangin threatens British military gains in Helmand
Egypt’s Brotherhood says leaders to quit Qatar haven
Nations Trying to Stop Their Citizens From Going to Middle East to Fight for ISIS
Kerry plays down hopes of imminent anti-Islamic State coalition
Defence Secretary Hammond said after consulting with his German counterpart that the UK will not be taking part in any airstrikes in Syria, as that was ruled out last year. The Prime Minister’s office maintained, however, that regarding the use of air power and the like in Syria, “nothing has been ruled out,” and said […]
The UK is sending £1.6 worth of arms and ammunition to the Iraqi government and the Kurdish regional government in Iraq to help them in their battle against the Islamic State. Defence Secretary Fallon described the shipment as “an initial gifting package” sent at the request of the Iraqi government.
Authorities evacuated Luton Airport, about 30 miles north of London, after a suspicious item was found in the security search area. Incoming flights were canceled and the airport road was closed. The item was later destroyed in a “controlled explosion.” Sir Peter Wall, the outgoing head of the Army, warned that the UK has little […]
Libya accuses Khartoum of flying weapons to Islamist rebels in Tripoli
Iraq Welcomes US Plan for Coalition against Jihadists
Obama: US will ‘take out’ ISIS leaders
A closer look at recent developments in a number of countries should dispel any illusions that the Islamic State’s aspirations and activities are only regional.
Obama and Cameron Call on NATO to Confront ISIS
UK could launch strikes against ISIS in Syria without Assad’s support, says PM
Prime Minister Cameron said there must be no appeasement for the Islamic State and that the UK will continue its policy of not paying ransoms, and vowed that the IS will be “squeezed out of existence” by a coalition of regional and Western partners. Foreign Secretary Hammond said the UK will look at every option […]
Islamic State cleric was director of private Muslim primary school in Birmingham UK
Prime Minister Cameron shelved plans that would permit police to temporarily strip terror suspects of citizenship at the border while they are being investigated. He said the UK is considering joining the US in conducting military strikes against the Islamic State. Lawmakers investigating the “Trojan Horse” plot to impose an Islamist curriculum in Birmingham schools […]
US airstrikes help Iraqi forces break Islamic State’s siege
Report: Malaysian women join ISIS to comfort militants
Kerry urges global ‘coalition’ to fight ISIS jihadists
Net migration into UK up by more than 38% to 243,000
The government raised the terror alert level to “severe,” the second highest level, due to concerns that terrorists in Syria and Iraq are planning attacks against the West. Urging vigilance, the head of national counterterrorism police said, “[I]t is highly likely that a terrorist attack could happen in the UK.”
United Kingdom: Cameron dismisses Johnson’s ‘presumption of guilt’ terror plan
In wake of James Foley’s murder, does Britain have a jihadi problem?
Locked up: Finsbury Park Mosque detains journalist after tricky questions
The head of Scotland Yard warned that about 250 militarized UK jihadists have returned home after fighting in Iraq and Syria, and said most of the estimated 600 who have traveled to those conflict zones were from London. He called for tougher counterterrorism measures, including revocation of citizenship for jihadist fighters and the reintroduction of […]
Muslims react with outrage at UK sex abuse report