Tag: Syria

(Daily Mail) James Foley was singled out for the harshest treatment by his ISIS captors after they found pictures of his brother who serves in the U.S. Air Force on his laptop computer, fellow prisoners said on Thursday.  He was

A Turkish newspaper claimed that Ankara has agreed to surrender territory to the Islamic State (IS) in exchange for 49 Turkish citizens who were taken hostage by the terror group in June. Taraf daily news reported that Turkey has agreed

The family and freelance employer of slain photojournalist James Foley received a “vitriolic” email from the Islamic State last week declaring their intent to kill Foley, GlobalPost President Philip Balboni said at a press conference yesterday. A week before the

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic extremists fired rockets and tank shells Wednesday at a major air base in northeastern Syria, kicking off a long-anticipated offensive to seize the last position held by the Syrian government in a province that is a

United States Special Operations were involved in a top-secret rescue operation in Syria to secure now-deceased journalist James Foley and other American citizens being held by the Islamic State terror group. Yesterday, video surfaced of Foley being ruthlessly executed by

The Islamic State (IS) slaughtered American journalist James Wright Foley, whom many remember for his fantastic contributions to the media. But there is one aspect of Foley’s life outlets allow to be overshadowed: Foley relied on his Catholic faith, especially

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes against Islamic State extremists Wednesday and weighed sending more troops to Iraq as President Barack Obama vowed to be relentless in pursuit of the terrorist group that beheaded

Battlefield success by the Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), may be translating into a competition with al-Qaida for brand loyalty among jihadist recruits. These successes have intelligence experts worried. Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are now

For the first time, Pope Francis has talked about his own mortality, telling reporters he estimates “two or three years” left before his passing. A reporter embedded with the Pope asked him about his overall popularity on the flight back

Twitter is suspending any account that tweets graphic photos of American journalist James Wright Foley’s execution in Syria along with accounts linked to the Islamic State (IS). IS beheaded Foley and uploaded the video to YouTube, which took it down

In what is widely being regarded as a strong rebuke of the jihadist terror group Islamic State, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, has called fundamentalist Islamism “the number one enemy of Islam” and warned Imams against convincing

As yet another temporary ceasefire went up in the smoke of three Hamas terror rockets launched Tuesday against the Israeli city of Beersheba, the debate inside Israel regarding what lessons can be learned from this ongoing 31-day war will only

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has “barred” all U.S. airlines from flying over Syria due to a “serious potential threat.”  The FAA said Syrian airspace is be avoided and carriers should contact the FAA in the event that the airspace

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group dedicated to following the developments on the ground in the Syrian Civil War, tells Reuters that the jihadist terror group, the Islamic State (IS), has expanded by “at least 6,300” jihadists in

American journalist James Wright Foley, believed to have been abducted in Syria in 2012, became the subject of a harrowing propaganda video released Tuesday in which Islamic State jihadists beheaded him to “send a message” to the United States. In

Five family members who fled their home in Mosul, Iraq for France held a press conference Saturday in which they reported on the atrocities committed by jihadists of the Islamic State on Christians. Catholic World News provided the report from

The Islamic State released a video of its jihadists beheading American journalist James Wright Foley in Syria. The video is almost five minutes long and includes threats against President Barack Obama and the United States. In the video, which was

BAGHDAD (AP) — Skirmishes broke out Tuesday between Iraqi security forces and militants on the outskirts of Tikrit, a local official and a resident said, a day after the Iraqi and Kurdish troops backed by U.S. airstrikes dislodged Islamic militants

The Islamic State (IS) reportedly captured Japanese national Haruna Yukawa in Syria, who some believe is the same Yukawa who serves as chief executive at the Japanese security firm PMC.  The video and pictures alleging this are not yet verified. Japan