The Turkish government announced at the end of last week that it would begin an airstrike campaign in Syria, in tandem with the United States, to create an “ISIL-free zone” in the war-torn nation, following an Islamic State bombing within Turkish territory. Turkey has rapidly expanded its operations to focus more on its Kurdish enemies than ISIS, with reports that Turkey is far outside the “ISIL-free zone” bombing Kurdish positions in Iraq.
by Frances Martel28 Jul 2015, 7:19 AM PST0
A Western official told The Guardian that evidence seized at the compound of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) leader, proved indisputable links between the terrorist group and the Turkish government.
by Mary Chastain27 Jul 2015, 7:59 PM PST0
More than 850 suspects have been arrested in anti-terrorist operations across Turkey, launched against members of the outlawed Kurdistan’s Workers Party (PKK) and Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), Daily Sabah reports.
by Edwin Mora27 Jul 2015, 9:33 AM PST0
The Syrian Kurdish YPG/YPJ–or People’s Protection Units–issued a statement on Monday condemning Turkish airstrikes on strategic Kurdish posts. The Turkish government announced a new campaign, accompanied by the United States, against the Islamic State in Syria, but the Kurds and anti-Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) Syrian militant claim they are the real targets of the campaign.
by Frances Martel27 Jul 2015, 8:34 AM PST0
Imagine: you are window-shopping on a quiet street, perhaps in London or Paris or New York. Something remarkable catches your eye: an ancient coin, a gold chain, a tiny figurine. Impulsively, you enter the shop, where the owner explains to you that the sculpture comes originally from Mesopotamia, that the necklace is Byzantine. It isn’t inexpensive, but the shopkeeper has guaranteed its provenance and the price seems fair; and besides, you quite love it. You say yes, and leave the shop with your new treasure tucked safely in a bag.
by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)27 Jul 2015, 7:26 AM PST0
The President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government, Masoud Barzani, has appeared to take the side of the Turkish government regarding recently launched airstrikes against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), calling the U.S.-designated terrorist group “arrogant” and praising Turkey for taking a “positive” role in attempting peace talks with the PKK.
by Frances Martel27 Jul 2015, 7:23 AM PST0
‘Jihadi John’, the notorious Islamic State (IS) executioner from Britain who featured in several beheading videos, is thought to have gone on the run from the Islamist terror group several weeks ago, reportedly trying to reach North Africa. The Express reports the British terrorist
by Sarkis Zeronian26 Jul 2015, 9:33 AM PST0
Turkish Muslim televangelist Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü issued a fatwa to kill any militant associated with the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). “If you run across them, slaughter them like you fight with the people of Ad and İrem [two places destroyed by God],” he wrote. “Those who kill them will be awarded and those who are killed by them will be martyrs.”
by Mary Chastain24 Jul 2015, 11:14 AM PST0
Hostilities flared in Indian-held Kashmir after a right-wing Hindu group set a Muslim flag ablaze, claiming it was the banner of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), the Journal of Turkish Weekly reports.
by Edwin Mora24 Jul 2015, 8:19 AM PST0
A landmark legal ruling means Britain’s voluntary sector regulator, the Charity Commission, faces a judicial review of its decision to pressure charities into cutting donations to Cage. The British advocacy group linked to Islamic State (IS) executioner ‘Jihadi John’ previously alleged the regulator exceeded its role, acting
by Sarkis Zeronian24 Jul 2015, 8:11 AM PST0
The Turkish government briefly blocked Twitter on Wednesday to prevent users from accessing images of Monday’s grizzly suicide terrorist bombing, which left 32 dead and wounded at least 100 other innocent civilians.
by Adelle Nazarian24 Jul 2015, 7:08 AM PST0
On Wednesday, Kurdish militants allegedly shot two Turkish police officers, asleep in a shared residence on the Syrian border, they believed were collaborating with ISIS. The shooting has inflamed already dangerous tensions between Kurds and the Turkish government.
by John Hayward23 Jul 2015, 6:11 PM PST0
On Thursday, Turkey agreed to allow the US military to use an airbase to strike the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria. The news comes only a few days after a horrific suicide bombing in Suruc, which is just across the border from Kobane.
by Mary Chastain23 Jul 2015, 5:35 PM PST0
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. armed forces, and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discussed the possibility of forming a ten-year regional counterterrorism effort against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Edwin Mora23 Jul 2015, 11:00 AM PST0
Two men were arrested by Italian police yesterday on suspicion of supporting Islamic State (IS) and plotting to carry out terror attacks. The arrests of the Tunisian and Pakistani men based in Brescia in northern Italy were the latest in a series forming part
by Sarkis Zeronian23 Jul 2015, 10:55 AM PST0
Kurdish outlet Rudaw is reporting that Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists are allegedly killing tailors in Mosul, Iraq, if they refuse to sew garments for the jihadis.
by Mary Chastain23 Jul 2015, 8:49 AM PST0
The leader of a shadowy al-Qaida cell that American officials said was plotting attacks against the U.S. and its allies was killed early this month by a “kinetic strike” in Syria, the Pentagon confirmed.
by Edwin Mora23 Jul 2015, 7:56 AM PST0
Shortly after anti-ISIS fighters took back an Olympic-style stadium in southern Iraq, the terror group detonated bombs they rigged to destroy the structure, potentially killing dozens in the explosion.
by Michael Lucchese22 Jul 2015, 11:45 AM PST0
The Center for Research on Globalization, a Canada-based research group that claims to be “committed to curbing the tide of globalisation and disarming the new world order,” has released an alleged interview with a Turkish nurse who claims to have worked in a clandestine Turkish hospital for wounded ISIS jihadists run by the daughter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
by Frances Martel22 Jul 2015, 10:58 AM PST0
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, in an exclusive interview with Fox News weeks away from his retirement, said the United States military could have prevented the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) group.
by Edwin Mora22 Jul 2015, 9:40 AM PST0
New details are emerging about Monday’s suicide bombing in southeastern Turkey, including the allegation that the Turkish government had intelligence warning about the attack. The explosion took place in the town of Suruc, which is across the border from the Syrian town of Kobani. Both towns are major centers for the region’s Kurdish minority.
by Michael Lucchese21 Jul 2015, 9:01 PM PST0
War planes sank one ship and attacked a second vessel near Benghazi on behalf of Libya’s internationally recognized government, Reuters reports, quoting a military spokesman.
by Edwin Mora21 Jul 2015, 7:57 PM PST0
Recently elected Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari met with President Obama in Washington, D.C., yesterday, where the President endorsed Buhari’s plan to relocate the nation’s military leadership to the homeland of Boko Haram and crack down on the terrorist group’s violent activities.
by Frances Martel21 Jul 2015, 11:16 AM PST0
ISTANBUL — The Islamic State uses terror to force obedience and frighten enemies. It has seized territory, destroyed antiquities, slaughtered minorities, forced women into sexual slavery and turned children into killers.
by Breitbart News21 Jul 2015, 9:12 AM PST0
A top official in charge of Sweden’s immigration policy has been exposed as a jihadi sympathiser who described someone’s intention to join Islamic State as “beautiful”. Samiyah M Wasame, who serves on Sweden’s Migration Board, is accused of ‘liking’ numerous
by Nick Hallett21 Jul 2015, 7:57 AM PST0
