The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has been terrorizing the Middle East for almost three years. Unfortunately, the mainstream media and President Barack Obama act as if they want the public to remain ignorant about a radical Islamic group so horrific that al-Qaeda does not want anything to do with them.
Chaz Harrison, a former colleague and classmate of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the San Bernardino killers, shared details about the shooter in an interview with CBS News, saying that he told the FBI Farook “didn’t want to be in the United States” because “being in this country just didn’t fit his views.”
Contents: Azerbaijan faces rising radical Shia Islamist insurgency; Fears that Azerbaijan’s Sunni Salafists who joined ISIS will return; Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh surges again
The government of Turkey announced Friday that it has deployed 150 soldiers and 20 tanks to Mosul, Iraq, to participate with the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Heavy weapons from the United States destined for Iraq’s Kurdish peshmerga forces fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) have arrived in Kuwait and are expected to be delivered in a month, a senior peshmerga official told Rudaw.
Contents: Russia and Turkey exchange vitriolic accusations about ISIS oil sales; Russia cancels Turkey gas pipeline, prepares for Bosporus closure; Turkey’s grievances against Russia, and the road to war; San Bernardino mass shootings
Sources revealed to CBS News that the San Bernardino killers had been viewing Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) propaganda online, making them the latest in a long line of terror suspects the FBI is trying to monitor.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now claims he possesses evidence that Russia purchased oil from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). His accusations come a day after the Russian government said it had proof Erdoğan’s family benefits from ISIS oil.
A new report from The New York Times joins the long list of articles that shows the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is failing at its attempt to establish a Caliphate paradise for Muslims in Syria and Iraq.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States is expected to deploy up to 200 special operation forces to combat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria, including some who will participate in ground combat operations, U.S. defense officials have said.
Former National Guard enlisted American student Nicholas Michael Teausant pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempting to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization–namely, ISIS.
The Islamic State (IS) terror group’s Libya branch is reportedly using a flight simulator to train jihadis on how to pilot aircraft, after successfully apprehending the system from an airport once held by Libya’s recognized military under former dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
The United Nations Security Council released a report on Tuesday warning that the Islamic State (IS) terror group continues to make unimpeded gains in Libya, locking down territory in the nation plagued by civil war and sectarian strife.
Russian warplanes participating in the Kremlin’s military intervention in Syria have been equipped with air-to-air missiles, an official from the country’s Defense Ministry told Russian news agencies.
Contents: Germany may deploy 1200 soldiers to Syria to fight ISIS; In major new escalation, US special forces will conduct combat in Iraq and Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the climate talks in Paris, said that Moscow has evidence showing that Turkey shot down the Russian Su-24 fighter jet last week to protect illicit oil shipments from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter contradicted President Obama when pressed by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) during a House panel hearing on Tuesday, declaring that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and other radical Islamic terrorist groups are a greater threat than climate change.
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.
The Iraqi Kurdistan military, known as the Peshmerga, boast hundreds of female recruits fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Contents: France demands that Russia target only ISIS in Syria; Putin’s Syria intervention hobbled by weak Russian economy
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.
The Obama administration pursued a policy in Libya back in 2011 that ultimately allowed guns to walk into the hands of jihadists linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al-Qaeda (AQ) in Syria, according to a former CIA officer who co-authored a report on behalf of the Citizen’s Commission on Benghazi (CCB), detailing the gun running scheme.
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).
Contents: Russia accuses Turkey of ‘industrial scale’ oil purchases from ISIS; Russia escalates retaliation against Turkey for downing warplane; European Union to end visa restrictions on Turkey’s citizens
Contents: Russia and Turkey move closer to the brink of war; Turkish analysis of downing of Russian warplane; Quote without comment
