BBC Journalist’s Laptop Seized by Police over Communication with Suspected ISIS Member
British police have used anti-terrorism laws to seize the laptop of a young journalist at Newsnight, the BBC’s flagship evening news programme.
Tag: Islamic State
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.
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.”
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
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).
Turkey: ‘Islam’ Tea House Owned by Suicide Bomber Was ISIS Recruiting HQ
An article in Monday’s Hurriyet Daily News pinpoints an unassuming tea house called “Islam,” in the eastern Adiyaman province, as a pivotal location in the Islamic State’s assault on Turkey.
Russian Officials Are Pushing Syria to Hold Elections
The Russian government wants Syria to hold presidential and parliamentary elections. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has allegedly stated he would rather wait until “terrorism” is eradicated from the country to hold elections again.
Pope Francis Decries ‘Fanatical Hatred’ Espoused by Islamic Terrorists
In a meeting with Chaldean bishops from Iraq and Syria Monday, Pope Francis used some of his strongest language to date to condemn what he called the “fanatical hatred” of Islamic terrorists that has provoked a “hemorrhage” of Christian faithful out of the Middle East.
Assad Open to Elections in Syria, but Only After ‘Victory over Terrorism’
Russian lawmakers meeting with Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad on Sunday claim he is open to holding elections that may result in his removal from power, but only after “terrorists”–a word Assad has often used as a blanket term for any Syrian opposition–are defeated.
Six Killed In Shootout Between Turkish Police And IS Suspects
DIYARBAKIRT, Turkey (AFP) – Four suspected Islamic State militants and two Turkish police officers were killed Monday in a shootout in Diyarbakir, the main city in the Kurdish-majority southeast, security services said. Police had launched dawn raids on several houses in a
Pentagon Unsure If Kurds Allegedly Armed By U.S. Will Attack ISIS in Raqqa
The United States is currently unsure if Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG) fighters, who have reportedly received nearly 50 tons of ammunition funded by American taxpayers, will participate in the U.S. operation to retake Raqqa, the de facto Syrian capital of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), according to the Pentagon.
ISIS Trying to Co-Opt Palestinian Jihad Against Israel as Part of Its Own Cause
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), through several of its media organs, has expressed support for the deluge of Palestinian terrorist attacks currently plaguing Israel, calling for more.
