Iraq
Fearing uprising, Islamic State militants hunt former Iraqi police
Monthly Archives: October 2014
United States
The State Department warned to US citizens in the Middle East to be vigilant, following an online jihadist threat against American and international schools. In its latest report on the Afghan war, the Pentagon said violence in Afghanistan fell by 30 percent between April and August, but warned that insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan and Afghan […]
Ahrar al Sham
Syria rebels deploy peacekeepers in Idlib
Iraq
Iraqi weapons trade thrives
IAEA
UN Says Iran Is Silent on Efforts for a Bomb
Jordan
Security forces arrested influential al Qaeda-linked cleric Abu Mohammad al Maqdisi on Oct. 27, on charges of using the Internet to incite terrorism. Former Prime Minister Marouf al Bakhit recently estimated that up to 4,000 Jordanians are active in the Islamic State. Some 20 Jordanian clerics are said to have taken leadership positions in the […]
Afghanistan
Afghan ‘Blasphemy’ Case An Early Test For New Government
Islamic State
The Child Soldiers Of Islamic State