Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force squad, was reportedly injured while fighting in Syria last month. According to an Iranian opposition group, he was far more severely injured than Tehran wants to admit.
Atilla Aydiner, the mayor of Istanbul’s Bayrampasa district, told the media police believe a pipe bomb exploded near a metro station during rush hour Tuesday. Footage of the explosion has begun circulating through social media.
Monday on Sirius XM radio’s “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” the second Muslim-American to be elected to the House of Representatives, Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), said the Republican bill to increase the scrutiny for Syrian refugees coming to the Untied States that
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said President Barack Obama has “no strategy” and is fighting the ISIS with “incrementalism” “reminiscent” of Vietnam. McCain said, “They have no strategy as far as Syria is concerned. You
Iranian ‘Supreme Leader’ Ali Khamenei has penned a new letter to the world’s youth, condemning America and the West for its “double standards” following the recent Islamic State-launched attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more.
From California to New York, and everywhere in between, the Islamic State has been able to recruit dozens of young Muslims, and Muslim converts, over social media and through other means, to wage jihad against America.
Tuesday before the House Armed Services Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford testified that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has not been contained at anytime since 2010, which is a contradiction to
Six Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists, taken prisoner with the assistance of U.S. special forces, are reportedly being tortured, in violation of international law, by America’s Kurdish allies, The Daily Beast has learned from U.S. officials and humanitarian aid workers.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared he would resign if it is proven that Turkey ever purchased oil from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), following claims by the Russian government that they have found proof of transactions.
The Palestinian Authority (PA), ruled by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has ordered localities under its control to clamp down on Christians celebrating Christmas in public this year.
The Iraqi Kurdistan military, known as the Peshmerga, boast hundreds of female recruits fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Lt. General Michael Flynn, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been outspoken in his criticism of the Obama administration’s handling of the Islamic State before, but his new interview in Der Spiegel contains some of his toughest words yet, and he offers stern criticism of the Bush administration as well.
The Islamic State (IS) terror group has been able to hold territory in both Iraq and Syria for some time, turning from a mere terrorist organization into a full-blown insurgency.
Israel is marking on Monday its annual Memorial Day of the expulsion of some 850,000 Jews from Arab states and Iran.
Protests against the Turkish government in Russia following the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey/Syria border have intensified. Last week, Russians burned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in effigy before a Turkish embassy in Crimea.
Fighting has erupted between allegedly allied anti-Islamic State groups in Aleppo, Syria, killing over 20 people in the past two days.
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met privately in Paris where both are attending a climate change summit.
Yesterday in Brussels, the European Union (“EU”) announced a groundbreaking deal with Turkey in which the EU would provide Turkey with $3.19 billion and relaxed visa requirements for Turkish citizens traveling within the EU in exchange for the Turkish government’s promise to curb the flow of migrants in Europe through its western border with Bulgaria and Greece.
Contents: Russia’s military buildup makes Syria into a Russian no-fly zone; Russia ends food imports from many countries; Turkey’s Erdogan ‘saddened’ by downing of Russia’s warplane
Israel is not planning to unilaterally hand over portions of Area C in the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Likud ministers on Sunday.
Swedish national recruited by Hezbollah has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for spying for the Lebanese terror group, Israel’s Central District Court said Sunday.
Iran’s government recently came out in praise of its latest so-called anti-terrorism measures, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the official news agency of Iran reported.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” after meeting with Syrian refugees in Jordan, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said it was his belief Syrian refugees there wanted to be back in Syria. Discussing what he learned, Dr. Carson said,
A Russian warplane recently entered Israeli-controlled airspace from Syria but the intrusion was resolved without incident, Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Sunday.
At least 50 U.S. soldiers arrived in Kobane, Syria, on Thursday to train Kurdish People’s Protection Unit soldiers against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
