Australia
US Mobilizes Allies to Widen Assault on ISIS
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Islamic State
Grinning Britons leaving UK to join ISIS caught on tape
Islamic State
Mayor of London: Do nothing, and we invite the tide of terror to our front door
United Kingdom
British ambassador Peter Westmacott warned that among the 70 UK jihadists arrested after returning to Britain, a number were carrying “very specific” instructions for terrorist missions in the UK. British intelligence is coming close to identifying the Islamic State jihadist who beheaded American journalist James Foley; among those being investigated is UK rapper-turned-jihadist Abdel Majed […]
Islamic State
Theresa May: New laws to tackle British jihadists
Islamic State
Britain plans tougher laws to tackle UK jihadists
Iraq
Pro-ISIS leaflets target London shoppers
United Kingdom
Lord Dannatt, the former Chief of General Staff, said the UK must work with Bashar al Assad to defeat the Islamic State. Defense Secretary Hammond disagreed, saying it would not be “practical, sensible or helpful.” The head of Parliament’s intelligence committee observed that sometimes you have work with nasty people to get rid of even […]
United Kingdom
UK terror controls explained
Islamic State
Net closes on ‘Jihadi John’ as London pair probed
Iraq
Foley Abduction Linked to British Jihadi Kidnapping Ring
Islamic State
British ISIS militant in James Foley video ‘guards foreign hostages in Syria’
France
French ex-hostage of ISIL ‘knows’ James Foley’s killer
Iraq
Leaders Express Outrage as Britain Tries to Identify Beheaded Journalist’s Killer
United Kingdom
The Islamic State militant shown beheading US journalist James Foley in a recent IS propaganda video is said to be a Londoner called “John” who guards IS’ Western hostages in Raqqah, Syria; UK authorities are working with the FBI in tracking him down and have asked Londoners to help identify him. Khadijah Dare, 22, a […]
Islamic State
ISIS Pressed for Ransom Before Killing Journalist
United Kingdom
Foreign Secretary Hammond said the Islamic State jihadist whose videotaped murder of US journalist James Foley was published yesterday appears to be British, and warned that “there are a significant number of British nationals in Syria and Iraq operating with extremist organisations” and accordingly the Islamic State presents “a direct threat to the UK’s national […]
Iraq
Scholars call for Christian safe haven in Iraq
United Kingdom
Defense Secretary Fallon said the RAF’s efforts in Iraq against the Islamic State could last weeks or months, as it “is not simply a humanitarian mission,” but vowed that the British Army would not have boots on the ground in Iraq. Prime Minister Cameron issued a statement on Aug. 16 asserting that the fight against […]
Muslim Brotherhood
UK report into Muslim Brotherhood delayed: Financial Times
France
UK prime minister: Our generational struggle against a poisonous ideology
Iraq
Britain to Keep Up Iraq Surveillance Flights
Al Nusrah Front
UN Approves Measure to Combat al Qaeda Fighters
Iraq
Iraq crisis: Philip Hammond says UK would consider arming Kurds
Iraq
British ‘jihadist’ describes his plan to go to Iraq or Syria to fight
Kenya
Kenya police say trail gone cold in ‘white widow’ hunt
United Kingdom
Scotland Yard chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said about half of the estimated 500 British jihadists in Syria and Iraq are from London, and warned that the task of addressing the threat posed by their return to the UK should not be underestimated. UK jihadist Nasser Muthana, an Islamic State fighter, posted photos of IEDs he […]
France
Iraq crisis: International boost to arms and aid supply
Afghanistan
New details on Afghan insider attack that killed Maj. Gen. Harold Greene
Iraq
ISIS persecution of Iraqi Christians has become genocide, say religious leaders