
Sinai Province, Egypt’s Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) affiliate, launched rockets towards an airport in the Sinai peninsula used by United Nations peacekeeping troops, news outlets report, quoting security sources.
by Edwin Mora10 Jun 2015, 2:46 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has gained access to radioactive material from hospital and research centers in territory it has seized in Iraq and Syria, prompting fears that it could develop a large “dirty” bomb, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told The Australian.
by Edwin Mora10 Jun 2015, 9:18 AM PST0

In a recent Delta Force-led raid against an Islamic State cell in Syria, American troops were able to extract a treasure trove of information related to the terror group’s leadership and financing structure, officials told the New York Times Monday.
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jun 2015, 9:19 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) kidnapped 88 Eritrean Christians when it ambushed a human smugglers’ caravan south of Libya’s capital Tripoli last week.
by Edwin Mora9 Jun 2015, 10:27 AM PST0

Horror stories of sexual brutality against teenage girls continue to emerge from Iraq and Syria as UN officials hear firsthand accounts of what has been transpiring under the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) reign of terror.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Jun 2015, 5:36 AM PST0

Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S., and Shiite militias linked to Iran, seized back “key parts of the northern refinery town of Baiji” from Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists on Sunday, according to media reports.
by Edwin Mora8 Jun 2015, 9:18 PM PST0

In 2014, thousands of Westerners traveled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISL) as the terrorist group expands its caliphate. But now some are realizing the life of a jihadist is not nearly as grand as advertised, forcing Western countries to contend with the mass return of citizens with ties to the terrorist group.
by Mary Chastain8 Jun 2015, 1:52 PM PST0

Evidence continues to mount that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terror group has staked claims over territory that is mere miles from Israel’s territory in the Golan Heights, which borders southern Syria.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Jun 2015, 12:54 PM PST0

Troops loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, backed by Kurdish fighters, repelled an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) offensive to capture the city of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria, a monitor group reports.
by Edwin Mora8 Jun 2015, 12:07 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is recruiting “highly trained professionals,” including some from Western countries, to develop chemical weapons, warned Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Australia’s ABC reports.
by Edwin Mora8 Jun 2015, 11:15 AM PST0

French police arrested two men, aged 35 and 39, yesterday in connection with a foiled terrorist plot to attack a church near Paris in April. The two suspects were arrested in dawn raids on their homes in the western suburbs
by Sarkis Zeronian8 Jun 2015, 4:41 AM PST0

ISIS has rampaged all the way from inner Libya to the Algerian border, prompting the Algerian military to raise its alert level, moving tens of thousands of troops over the past few months to the thousand kilometers of desert it shares with Libya.
by John Hayward7 Jun 2015, 6:19 PM PST0

It’s always difficult when a whirlwind romance dissolves into broken promises and shattered dreams. It’s especially difficult when the breakup involves an ISIS militant.
by John Hayward7 Jun 2015, 5:12 PM PST0

The Islamic State beheaded at least 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan this week in a remote area in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar region, where the jihadist groups are locked in an intense battle for control over many of the surrounding provinces.
by Adelle Nazarian7 Jun 2015, 4:59 PM PST0

Al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria and Yemen are benefiting from the global focus on the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), quietly capturing territory and expanding their influence amid the turmoil in the war-ravaged countries, reports The Washington Post.
by Edwin Mora6 Jun 2015, 12:58 PM PST0

The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears ready to “accept de facto partition” of Syria, a move that would leave most of the country in the hands of rebels and jihadists, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports, quoting experts and diplomats.
by Edwin Mora6 Jun 2015, 6:58 AM PST0

The British advocacy group Cage, which caused controversy earlier this year through its links to the ISIS murderer ‘Jihadi John’, has launched a legal action against Britain’s voluntary sector regulator, the Charity Commission. The group, which says it works “to empower communities
by Sarkis Zeronian6 Jun 2015, 12:00 AM PST0

Israel’s ethno-religious Druze community is calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bomb Islamic State jihadists in Syria who continue to encroach upon Israeli territory. Not only are they moving closer to Israel, ISIS fighters are also threatening the Syrian Druze community, who remain dangerously vulnerable to an assault, Israeli Druze leaders warned.
by Jordan Schachtel5 Jun 2015, 10:03 PM PST0

Before he was shot dead this week after threatening police with a military-style knife, Usaamah Rahim called his father to say goodbye to him, the Boston Herald reports.
by Jordan Schachtel5 Jun 2015, 8:10 PM PST0

The tomb of Nahum the Elkoshi, who foresaw the end of the Assyrian Empire, is the latest piece of history in danger by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). The terrorist group destroys anything that promotes idolatry.
by Mary Chastain5 Jun 2015, 7:38 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) reportedly beheaded a Libyan soldier in front of a group of six-year-olds for “educational purposes.” Supporters of ISIS posted the horrific pictures on social media.
by Mary Chastain5 Jun 2015, 11:09 AM PST0

Two more suspects have appeared in court in connection with the “bank of terror” plot to con vulnerable pensioners out of their money in order to fund Islamic State. Fahim Islam, 20, and Achmed Ahmed, 22, have been remanded in
by Nick Hallett5 Jun 2015, 7:12 AM PST0

Belgian police announced an investigation after photographs surfaced of two men celebrating in the autopsy room of two dead terrorists.
by Mary Chastain4 Jun 2015, 9:58 PM PST0

The French government has released some stunning figures to illustrate the intensity of ISIS recruiting efforts in their country. There are at least 2,600 websites in French, run by the terror state and its supporters, and they generate over 40,000 Twitter messages per day, reaching some 2.8 million followers.
by John Hayward4 Jun 2015, 8:28 PM PST0

AAP reports that Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said her government would consider sending more troops to help battle ISIS in Iraq, but the Iraqis have been oddly slow to request assistance, even as the Islamic State overruns cities and begins lining up an attack on Baghdad.
by John Hayward4 Jun 2015, 7:17 PM PST0