
A former prisoner of the Islamic State says in a interview that he personally witnessed ISIS jihadists carving organs and stealing blood from prisoners in order to help wounded jihadis survive.
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 4:30 PM PST0

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested all Western reporters ask the Russian Defense Ministry–instead of the Pentagon–for information about their airstrikes in Syria.
by Mary Chastain1 Oct 2015, 2:06 PM PST0

There was a time when most people believed that honor killings – if they had even heard of them – took place far away, in places like Afghanistan and Algeria and Iran.
by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)1 Oct 2015, 11:46 AM PST0

While Russia has diverted much of the world’s attention to the war in Syria, the Islamic State’s online propagandists are working to divert attention away from the dangers of living under ISIS with the announcement of two new theme parks opening in Iraq and Syria.
by Frances Martel1 Oct 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

On Wednesday morning, a member of the al-Qaeda franchise in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, posted a photo online of a colleague posing with his “brand-new U.S. machine gun,” which he claimed was handed over by the U.S.-trained Division 30. He even threw in a jaunty quote from Scarface: “Say hello to my little friend.”
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 11:26 AM PST0

The House Homeland Security Committee released a report on domestic terrorist recruitment on Tuesday that found the largest number of American ISIS recruits came from Minnesota, with California and New York vying for second place.
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

State press agencies in both Iran and Saudi Arabia have alleged new conspiracies about who is to blame for the Hajj stampede that killed hundreds of Muslim pilgrims last week.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Oct 2015, 8:56 AM PST0

The Russians are still insisting their air campaign is targeting the Islamic State, but U.S. officials say the bombs have been dropping on CIA-backed rebel groups.
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 8:26 AM PST0

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told Kremlin propaganda outlet LifeNews his troops are ready to help Russian troops in Syria against radical Islamic groups.
by Mary Chastain1 Oct 2015, 8:11 AM PST0

One of the high-ranking Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) commanders in Syria is from the United States, a Yazidi slave told MailOnline, referring to her former captor.
by Edwin Mora1 Oct 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly debate on Monday to talk about the region’s ongoing battles against the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group.
by Jordan Schachtel30 Sep 2015, 9:21 PM PST0

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go, siding with President Obama and opposing the official stance of Russia and Iran.
by Mary Chastain30 Sep 2015, 3:07 PM PST0

An offensive launched by Afghan security forces failed to recapture the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
by Edwin Mora30 Sep 2015, 1:03 PM PST0

Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq report this week that they have made significant gains against ISIS near Kirkuk, a northern oil city about an hour and a half south of the Kurdish capital of Erbil. This news follows reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has fled northern Mosul south to Ramadi.
by Frances Martel30 Sep 2015, 12:48 PM PST0

Russia began airstrikes in Syria allegedly against “terrorists” today, but an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters that the planes are not targeting areas held by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain30 Sep 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

Wednesday, in response to Russia’s air strikes in Syria, with early reports that civilian Syrian rebel are being targeted instead of ISIS, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) gave a speech on the Senate floor. McCain said, “We now have information that the Russians
by Pam Key30 Sep 2015, 9:53 AM PST0

A suspected Islamic State sympathiser due to be expelled from Denmark has been arrested for trying to kill a police officer at the county’s largest asylum seeker centre. As reported by Breitbart London, a Danish policeman was critically wounded yesterday after being stabbed several
by Sarkis Zeronian30 Sep 2015, 8:51 AM PST0

Wednesday, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell reported that the Russian airstrikes that started in Syria today are not targeting ISIS, but instead civilians opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. Mitchell said, “The president of Russia went to the
by Pam Key30 Sep 2015, 8:24 AM PST0

The masked gunmen who kidnapped 16 Turkish construction workers from their job site in Baghdad at the beginning of September have released a video of their hostages, showing them alive and well, and they claimed that the captives will be released soon.
by John Hayward29 Sep 2015, 10:15 PM PST0

The Obama administration has thrown in the towel on a plan to spend $500 million on training “moderate” Syrian rebels to fight ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the regime of Bashar Assad.
by John Hayward29 Sep 2015, 9:41 PM PST0

White House Asks Hollywood to Fight Jihadist Propaganda – But Don’t Mention Jihad
by Kipp Jones29 Sep 2015, 11:35 AM PST0

Thousands of Iranian-American protesters gathered in New York City on Monday to announce their disapproval with the regime in Tehran, which continues to execute dissident voices at a record-pace.
by Jordan Schachtel29 Sep 2015, 10:45 AM PST0

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi presented a plan Monday afternoon at the UN General Assembly to battle regional extremism.
by Jordan Schachtel29 Sep 2015, 7:58 AM PST0

Contents: Taliban scores major strategic victory in Afghanistan, capturing Kunduz; The Afghan Taliban return to Kunduz after fourteen years; Repercussions for Central Asia
by John J. Xenakis29 Sep 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

The United Nations has imposed sanctions on four British citizens who are fighting with Islamic State militants in Syria, following a request from the British government. The UN’s updated sanctions list named the two men and two women as Omar
by Reuters29 Sep 2015, 1:54 AM PST0