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New US crisis response force gets ready to deploy to Middle East
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Syria
The Islamic State has seized 325 Kurdish villages around Ayn al Arab. The Islamic State beheaded four YPG fighters, three of whom were female, and displayed their heads in Jarabulus. The leader of Kurdish PYD forces called for weapons for Kurdish fighters outgunned by the Islamic State in Kobani. Turkey claimed that the Islamic State […]
Al Qaeda
‘One and the same’? Officials give conflicting statements on al Qaeda ties to ‘Khorasan’
Iraq
Special Report: Islamic State uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq
Austria
Schoolgirl jihadis: the female Islamists leaving home to join Islamic State fighters
Afghanistan
US signs pact to keep troops in Afghanistan past 2014
Libya
At least five people were killed in clashes between the Islamist Libya Dawn forces and the Libyan national army in Tripoli. A retired security officer was murdered in Benghazi, where 30 people were assassinated last week. An Operation Dignity commander said the Islamic State is controlling Ansar al Sharia, the Revolutionary Council in Benghazi, and […]
Al Qaeda leader claims key operative in so-called ‘Khorasan group’ was killed
A senior al Qaeda leader known as Sanafi al Nasr has tweeted that Muhsin al Fadhli was killed in the bombing raids in Syria last week. Both Nasr and al Fadhli are part of the so-called “Khorasan group.” Al Fadhli may have been killed, but his death has not been confirmed. And there are sound reasons to treat Nasr’s tweets with skepticism.