Turkey Detains French Woman Who Married ISIS Jihadi
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.
Tag: Syria
ISIS in Afghanistan Beheads 10 Taliban Militants
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.
WaPo: Al Qaeda Expanding in Syria, Yemen Amid Focus on ISIS
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.
Report: Assad Regime Expected to Accept ‘De Facto Partition’ of Syria
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.
Israeli Druze Call on Benjamin Netanyahu to Bomb Islamic State
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.
Texas Man Attempting to Join ISIS Sentenced to Federal Prison
A federal district judge sentenced a 24-year-old man from Austin, Texas, to 82 months in federal prison for attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. Michael Todd Wolfe (aka “Faruq”) will be under supervised release for five years after he gets out of prison for planning to join ISIS and fight in battle with them.
World View: With Syria’s Army Nearing Collapse, Iran Plans Massive Troop Deployment
Contents: With Syria’s army nearing collapse, Iran plans massive troop deployment; Iran and Syria may invoke 2006 mutual defense agreement; Greece and Europeans fail once again to reach an agreement
ISIS Dumps 40,000 Tweets a Day on France
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.
Australia Considers Sending More Troops to Iraq
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.
Israeli Army: Syrian Al-Qaeda Affiliate ‘100 Yards’ from Israel’s Border
The Syrian army is defunct and the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria is “100 yards” from the country’s border with Israel, an unidentified senior Israeli army officer said, The Times of Israel reports.
ISIS Addresses the Looming Threat of Pigeon Genitals
The Islamic State has issued some bizarre edicts in the past – the Poultry Jihad against “infidel chicken,” for example – but their new ban against pigeon breeding, because the sight of pigeon genitals while the birds are in flight supposedly offends Allah, takes the prize.
Report: ISIS Offers $150,000 for Capture of Foreigners Fighting Them
Reports from Kurdish fighters on the front lines in Iraq and Syria allege that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is offering anyone within lands the group has conquered $150,000 for the capture or killing of a foreign national fighting against ISIS, whether with the Kurdish Peshmerga or another anti-ISIS militia.
State Dept: 10K ISIS Jihadists Killed During American-Led Air Campaign
More than 10,000 Islamic State jihadists have been killed throughout the U.S.-led air campaign that began in Iraq in August of last year and was extended to Syria the following month, said U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday.
U.S. Embassy: Assad Regime Airstrikes Aiding ISIS Advance in Aleppo
The Bashar al-Assad regime launched airstrikes to help its purported enemy the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) advance in and around Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, the U.S. Embassy in Syria wrote on its official Twitter account.
Spain’s Communist Snipers Join ‘Proletarian’ Kurds in Iraq to Fight ISIS
A communist organization in Spain has been filtering Spanish citizens into Iraq and Syria to fight with the communist Kurdish PKK against the Islamic State. The fighters, most serving as snipers protecting Kurdish and Yazidi areas, assert that they have a responsibility as communists to “further the advancement of this region’s proletariat.”
ISIS Suicide Attack Kills at Least 40 Iraqi Police
A massive suicide bomb attack on a police base near the city of Samarra, Iraq, has killed at least 40 police officers in another blow to plans for retaking the fallen city of Ramadi from the Islamic State.
Actor Fighting in Syria: ‘ISIS Needs to be Wiped Completely Off the Face of This Earth’
Actor Michael Enright, who traveled to Syria and volunteered to join a Kurdish militia unit fighting against the Islamic State, gave an interview to Dubai-based Al Aan TV News that seems to have suddenly put him on the U.S. media’s radar screen.
Washington Times: Lack of Ground Intel Slowing US Anti-ISIS Airstrikes
The majority of U.S. pilots deployed on air missions targeting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria return to base with their weapons still in tow due to a lack of ground intelligence, reported The Washington Times.
World View: Hamas and ISIS Turn on Each Other in the Gaza Strip
Contents: Hamas and ISIS-linked group clash in the Gaza Strip; ISIS and Hamas turn on each other after Yarmouk invasion
Syrian Christian Fighter Reportedly Beheads ISIS Militant
Eye for an eye, reap what you sow, what goes around comes around: choose your favorite aphorism for the wheel of karma turning, as the Christian Post relays a report from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights about a Syrian Christian fighter beheading an ISIS militant. The veracity of this report has been challenged by the Catholic bishop of Aleppo.
Iran Continues ‘Unwavering’ Support for Assad Regime
The Speaker of Iran’s Majles [parliament] reiterated on Monday that Tehran continues its “unwavering” support of the Assad regime in Syria.
ISIS Films Torture of Syrian Boy, Kidnaps 500 Children in Iraq
A 14-year-old Syrian boy recently told the BBC the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) filmed militants torturing him to use in propaganda. Only a few days ago, local officials in Iraq’s Anbar and Diyala provinces told Turkish state outlet Anadolu Agency the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) kidnapped almost 500 children to use as suicide bombers.
World View: Report: Russia May End Support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Contents: Report: Russia may end support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad; Russia searches for a plan for a post-Assad Syria; Greece faces new financial crisis with no solution in sight
ISIS Family, Whose 7-Year-Old Posed with Severed Head in Photo, Plot to Return to Australia
Tara Nettleton, the wife of Australian Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist Khaled Sharrouf, announced she wants to come back to Australia. However, Prime Minister Tony Abbott issued a harsh warning that the family will face punishment for their crimes.
New Study: ‘Sisterhood’ as Much a Draw as Jihadi Grooms for Female ISIS Recruits
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue and the International Center for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College in London has released a study on the reasons behind women in the West joining the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), and found that a feeling of “sisterhood” was just as much of a draw as finding a mujahid groom.
