
Russian “volunteers” fighting in Ukraine might travel to Syria to fight with President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. However, the Kremlin insists the government has no plans to deploy ground troops.
by Mary Chastain5 Oct 2015, 8:21 AM PST0

Ten suspected terrorists have been arrested in a series of raids in Spain and Morocco, all thought to have recruited jihadi fighters for the Islamic State (IS). One burka-clad woman, 18, who was paraded on a busy Gandia street, disseminated decapitation videos
by Liam Deacon5 Oct 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) militants have destroyed three ancient arches in the city of Palmyra, Syria, in the latest stage of their campaign to demolish important historic monuments across the territories of Iraq and Syria.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Oct 2015, 5:28 AM PST0

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria are aimed at Islamic State targets, Britain’s defence secretary said on Saturday, warning that Vladimir Putin was instead killing civilians to shore up President Bashar al-Assad. Russia
by Reuters3 Oct 2015, 2:59 AM PST0

The leader of the Kurdish YPG militia – the indispensable ground forces that have been holding the Islamic State at bay – reportedly welcomed the Russian bombing campaign, calling it “an important step” in the battle against ISIS.
by John Hayward2 Oct 2015, 8:06 PM PST0

Russia claimed Friday that its air force bombed multiple positions held by the Islamic State in Raqqa, a city known as the de facto capital of the jihadi group in Syria.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Oct 2015, 5:05 PM PST0

Iraq’s central government is cutting off wage and pension payments to Mosul, and other parts of northern Iraq controlled by the Islamic State. The move is expected to be one more crushing blow for people caught in the living nightmare of the Islamic State.
by John Hayward2 Oct 2015, 12:33 PM PST0

The Palestinian accused of stabbing a 56-year-old police officer at Sandholm asylum centre previously attacked a Swedish government minister. According to a statement from the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET), the stateless 25-year-old responsible for the attack at Sandholm asylum centre in
by Sarkis Zeronian2 Oct 2015, 9:15 AM PST0

The French military’s first airstrike against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria killed 30 jihadists, including 12 child fighters known as “Caliphate cubs,” reveals a U.K.-based monitor group.
by Edwin Mora2 Oct 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

Britain’s youngest convicted terrorist was recruited and radicalised online by a jihadist living in Syria, a court has heard. The youth from Blackburn, Lancashire, who at 15 is too young to be named, built up an extremist network via social
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Oct 2015, 4:37 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) refuses to explicitly say whether or not American military troops are planning to assist and protect U.S.-armed and trained Syrian rebels who come under attack by Russia.
by Edwin Mora1 Oct 2015, 9:27 PM PST0

Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, has been largely cut off from the rest of the world since the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) captured it in June 2014. But there are some citizens who have managed to reveal the terrible conditions they suffer under the vicious radical Islamic group.
by Mary Chastain1 Oct 2015, 5:27 PM PST0

A former prisoner of the Islamic State says in a interview that he personally witnessed ISIS jihadists carving organs and stealing blood from prisoners in order to help wounded jihadis survive.
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 4:30 PM PST0

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested all Western reporters ask the Russian Defense Ministry–instead of the Pentagon–for information about their airstrikes in Syria.
by Mary Chastain1 Oct 2015, 2:06 PM PST0

The House Homeland Security Committee released a report on domestic terrorist recruitment on Tuesday that found the largest number of American ISIS recruits came from Minnesota, with California and New York vying for second place.
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told Kremlin propaganda outlet LifeNews his troops are ready to help Russian troops in Syria against radical Islamic groups.
by Mary Chastain1 Oct 2015, 8:11 AM PST0

One of the high-ranking Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) commanders in Syria is from the United States, a Yazidi slave told MailOnline, referring to her former captor.
by Edwin Mora1 Oct 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, a leading foe of President Bashar al-Assad, demanded his ally Russia end its raids on Syria, saying the strikes had caused civilian casualties while failing to target the hardline Islamic State militants Moscow
by Reuters1 Oct 2015, 4:10 AM PST0

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly debate on Monday to talk about the region’s ongoing battles against the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group.
by Jordan Schachtel30 Sep 2015, 9:21 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters today that the Pentagon was still willing to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria, even after Russia reportedly ordered the U.S. out of the Middle Eastern country.
by Edwin Mora30 Sep 2015, 3:18 PM PST0

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go, siding with President Obama and opposing the official stance of Russia and Iran.
by Mary Chastain30 Sep 2015, 3:07 PM PST0

Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq report this week that they have made significant gains against ISIS near Kirkuk, a northern oil city about an hour and a half south of the Kurdish capital of Erbil. This news follows reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has fled northern Mosul south to Ramadi.
by Frances Martel30 Sep 2015, 12:48 PM PST0

Russia began airstrikes in Syria allegedly against “terrorists” today, but an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters that the planes are not targeting areas held by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain30 Sep 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

A suspected Islamic State sympathiser due to be expelled from Denmark has been arrested for trying to kill a police officer at the county’s largest asylum seeker centre. As reported by Breitbart London, a Danish policeman was critically wounded yesterday after being stabbed several
by Sarkis Zeronian30 Sep 2015, 8:51 AM PST0

Islamic State (IS) terrorists have claimed responsibility for the execution of an Italian citizen on a street in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital. According to an intelligence group monitoring jihadi threats, Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot three times by assailants on a
by Simon Kent30 Sep 2015, 7:29 AM PST0