Back from his vacation, President Obama is scheduled to meet with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Monday for an update on the series of air strikes launched against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. Obama may increase military action against
From the BBC: Militant group Boko Haram has said it has set up an Islamic state in the towns and villages it has seized in north-eastern Nigeria. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was speaking in a video released to congratulate
New research has revealed the extent of Britain’s Jihadi problem, showing which UK regions are the worst when it comes to ISIS recruitment. The figures published by the Sun newspaper show that London and South East England lead by quite
French President Francois Hollande has sensationally blamed the British for the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, according to the Express. He claimed the decision by the House of Commons – encouraged by Labour leader Ed Miliband – to
America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to send 13 counter-terrorism officers to the UK to help identify “terror hot-spots” within the UK. The first three will arrive on Tuesday with ten more expected within the week, according to the Express.
British Home Secretary Theresa May has written a piece in the Telegraph defending her record at stopping British born ISIS terrorists. The figure quoted represents less than one percent of the estimated 500 British ISIS fighters currently in Syria or Iraq. She
On August 7, President Obama announced the authorization of airstrikes against the Islamic State after new media sources like Breitbart News and Fox News drew increasing attention to the Yazidis who were trapped in deplorable and life-threatening conditions on Mount
British Special Forces are forming a special unit with U.S. Delta Force and SEAL Team Six to “smash the Islamic State.” The unit, Task Force Black, will be targeting the command structure of the Islamic State in a bid to
Ralph Peters, the iconoclastic author and military strategist, has been very vocal of late regarding US national security policy and the growth of the global jihadist movement. A former US Army intelligence officer and enlisted man, he is a prolific
Iraq’s outgoing deputy prime minister Rowsch Shaways, who also serves as a commander for the Kurdish forces leading an offensive against the Islamic State in Mosul, has blamed Baghdad for the blocking of necessary weapon shipments to Peshmerga in order
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Sunday that the killing of US journalist James Foley by a man speaking with an English accent was an “utter betrayal of our country”. Hammond’s comments came amid growing concern in London that British
The National Journal called earlier this week for the United States to “declare war on ISIS.” The magazine is right to argue for a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF), a legislative vehicle that passes these days
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Gulf nation of Qatar is hitting back at suggestions that it supports the Islamic State extremist group, saying that “determined, collective action” is needed to end sectarian violence gripping Iraq and Syria. The
After two weeks away from the White House, President Barack Obama’s vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, ends late Sunday. A look, by the numbers, at how Obama spent the time while juggling his responsibilities as president, including monitoring the situations
The British jihadist suspected of murdering American journalist James Foley has been identified, the Sunday Times reports. Government sources said that security agencies MI5 and MI6 have worked out the identity of the masked fighter, who is said to be
Do you consider yourself to be English or British? Personally I’ve always considered myself British. Although I’ve lived my life entirely in the south east of England I’ve never thought of our Scottish neighbours as foreigners. And as a libertarian,
A notoriously fierce segment of the Kurdish security forces are striking terror into the hearts of ISIS terrorists – female fighters. The Jihadists have no problem slaughtering defenseless women but they don’t like facing armed female warriors in battle — because
The Islamic State (IS) reached Amerli, 100 miles north of Baghdad, two months ago, but the terrorist group is attempting to tighten control of the town. The residents alerted officials in Baghdad just hours after suicide bombs and a mosque
Sectarian violence continues to rise in Iraq as suicide bombs and gunfire killed over 85 people in areas around Baghdad in the Diyala province. On early Friday, a bomber attempted to murder a leader of a local Shi’ite tribe. He
Adi Kochavi and Matan Gilat writing at Vocativ: Any doubts about how ruthless and single-minded the Islamic State (commonly referred to as ISIS) had become were dispelled on Tuesday. A gruesome propaganda video began circulating that evening, showing the purported beheading of James Foley, an American journalist
The barbaric murder of American journalist James Foley by the radical Islamic caliphate Islamic State this week is a prime example of how President Obama just does not understand the world in which we live. Back in January, President Obama
(AFP) — A Canadian imam known for his pacifist sermons warned that Islamist militant group IS was actively recruiting in Canada and said one member issued him a death threat. Syed Soharwardy, founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada
The extent of British passport-holders going to fight in the Levant now means that British citizens may be facing each other across battle lines. The Mirror has revealed that at least one Londoner has joined Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in
What do you want to be? A jihadist, or to execute a martyrdom operation?” In the “caliphate” recently proclaimed by jihadists in Syria and Iraq, even young children are indoctrinated, and Sharia law is backed by the gun, according to
The shockingly brutal video of the beheading of American journalist James Foley released by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has gone viral. Thousands of viewers are sharing the gruesome footage online, and despite some mainstream sites
