Report: Russia Shipped Iranian Weapons into Syria 20 Times in 10 Days
Russian cargo planes have delivered Iranian weapons into Syria 20 times over the past 10 days, Fox News learned from western intelligence sources.
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Kirby: US Ground Forces Will Be ‘Potentially’ Exposed To ‘Combat Operations’ Wheeler Died In ‘Act of Combat’
State Department Spokesperson John Kirby stated that “there’s a combat role here for US forces” who are launching airstrikes, ground forces will “absolutely” “be exposed potentially to combat operations,” and Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler “died in an act of combat”
UK Islamic Preacher Urges Fellow Muslims To Reject Poppy Appeal
A Muslim preacher who is believed to be both and ISIS sympathiser as well as an ardent proponent of Islamist firebrand Anjem Choudary has called on British Muslims to reject the annual Poppy Appeal for service veterans and their families or
Turkey: 200,000 Have Tried to Illegally Cross Border into Syria Since Last Year
Almost 200,000 people have attempted to illegally cross from Turkey into Syria over the past year, and many of those individuals are seeking to join terrorist groups such as the Islamic State, Turkish intelligence announced in a report Wednesday.
Free Syrian Army Disputes Claims It Has Discussed Military Cooperation with Moscow
The Free Syrian Army has been backed by Western powers until now and has been actively targeted by Russian airstrikes, but it has reportedly made overtures to Moscow to discuss military cooperation, or at least an end to Russian bombing of their positions.
U.S. May Deploy More Special Forces for Combat in Iraq and Syria
Reuters, citing two Obama Administration officials, reports that U.S. special operations in Iraq and Syria may occur in the near future.
ISIS Propaganda Manual Reveals Social Media Strategy
Supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) have released a new propaganda manual, titled Oh Media Correspondent, You Are the Mujahid, in an effort to amp up their already well-known social media and Internet presence.
Syria: Assad Regime Open to ‘Any Political Solution’ to Civil War
The office of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad issued a statement Tuesday claiming to welcome “any political solution” to the Syrian civil war, days after insisting that an election is out of the question until Assad achieves “victory over terrorism.”
NBC’s Jacobs: WH ‘Trying To Play Politics’ In ISIS Fight
NBC News Terrorism Analyst Col. Jack Jacobs accused the White House of “trying to play politics” over whether US boots are being put on the ground to fight ISIS during a report aired on Wednesday’s “Today.” Jacobs stated, “Anybody in combat
As Migrants Flood Into Belgium, Government Thinks Greatest Terror Risk Is Native Belgians
Belgium has modified the national terror alert notification system, citing the danger to migrants in the country from attack by right-wing groups. The change specifically targets asylum centres and the areas around them, moving them from no-threat level one, to unsubstantiated
World View: Russia’s Intervention in Syria Increases Saudi-Mideast Sectarian Tension
Contents: Sunni jihadist suicide bomber targets Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia; Russia’s military intervention in Syria inflames jihadists in Saudi Arabia
Defense Secretary Ash Carter: Obama Administration Will Make ‘Principally Political’ Moves to Oust Assad
While being questioned by Lindsey Graham about the means through which the Obama administration intended to secure the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter conceded that such efforts were “principally political.”
University of Aden: ISIS Demands Sex Segregation, Collective Islamic Prayer
Armed jihadists broke into three departments at the University of Aden in southern Yemen on Monday, distributing leaflets signed by the Islamic State (ISIS) and threatening death to university authorities if they do not enforce a strict separation of the sexes.
GOP Rep: Military-Aged Muslim Men Seeking Refuge in West Should Stay Behind
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Able-bodied young Muslim men of military age, who are fleeing their home country in search of refuge in the West, should stay behind and fight radical Islam, suggested Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) during a House panel hearing on the ongoing refugee crisis fueled by the civil war in Syria.
Kurds Release Video of Joint U.S.-Kurdish Raid on ISIS Prison
The video below was released by the Kurdistan Regional Security Council. Its opening moments offer helmet-cam footage from the rescue of some 70 hostages from the ISIS prison near Hawija, Iraq.
ISIS Debuts New Execution Method: Blowing Up Prisoners Tied to Ancient Palmyra Ruins
The Islamic State has struck on a novel combination of depravities, murdering three prisoners by lashing them to ancient stone pillars at a historic site in Palmyra, Syria, and then destroying both pillar and prisoner with explosives.
Def Sec: U.S. ‘Won’t Hold Back’ From ‘Direct Action On The Ground’ Against ISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, indicated that the death of Delta Force Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler in Iraq will probably not be the last American ground combat fatality in that country.
Turkish Police Hunt For Beautiful ISIS Terrorist With a ‘Mona Lisa Smile’
Turkish police are hunting for an ISIS operative who certainly seems to break the mold: 20-year-old Walentina Slobodjanuk, originally from Kazakhstan, who has been described as “the beautiful terrorist with a Mona Lisa smile.”
Turkish Prime Minister to Critics: ‘Do I Have the Face’ of an ISIS Supporter?
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has responded to accusations that his party has not made enough of an effort to eradicate the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) from Turkey by asking of his detractors, “Look at me, look at my face. Do I have the face of someone who would support ISIL?”
Kurd Sets Himself on Fire upon Learning Daughter Left Home to Fight ISIS
A Kurdish man from the beleaguered Syrian border town of Kobani set himself on fire upon learning that his daughter had left home to join the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, the all-female YPJ, in the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
CNN: ISIS Ties Foes To Ancient Palmyra Columns And Blows Them Up
From CNN: ISIS, which comes up with more and more heinous methods of execution, has ramped up its cruelty: Members of the group tied three people to the pillars in the ancient section of Palmyra and killed them by detonating
ESPN’s Kornheiser Suggests House ‘Tea Party’ Members Like ISIS Trying to Establish a Caliphate
Friday, on Washington, D.C.’s ESPN 980’s “The Tony Kornheiser Show,” host Tony Kornheiser spoke with Huffington Post editor and political journalist Howard Fineman on Paul Ryan and the Speaker of the House position. Fineman said that as Speaker, Ryan would
Syrian Prisoner Crushed Beneath Tank in ISIS Execution Video
The latest in a long series of hideous execution videos from the Islamic State shows a 19-year-old Syrian soldier bound hand and foot, made to stand in the middle of a road, and crushed beneath the treads of a tank.
Syria: Aleppo Civilians Claim Russia ‘Dropped Cluster Bombs over Us’
Syrian civilians have accused the Russian military of dropping “cluster bombs” while supporting the Bashar al-Assad regime’s offensive in northern Syria’s Aleppo province.
Jihadi Mag Sells Al Qaeda as ‘Moderate’ Alternative to ISIS
Al Qaeda, in the second edition of the English-language jihadi magazine Al Risalah, is portrayed as “moderate” compared to its “extremist” rival Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
