February, 2015 | FDD's Long War Journal

Special Report: How Iran’s military chiefs operate in Iraq | Reuters

Bill Roggio | February 24, 2015

Special Report: How Iran’s military chiefs operate in Iraq.

Islamic State kidnaps around 150 Assyrian Christians in Syria

Caleb Weiss | February 24, 2015

The Assyrians were kidnapped in the Al Hasakah province of Syria where the Islamic State is engaged in fierce fighting with Kurdish and Assyrian forces for control of the area.

Boko Haram continues deadly suicide attacks, uses children as bombers

Laura Grossman | February 24, 2015

Boko Haram is suspected of launching repeated suicide attacks in Nigeria’s northeast while Nigerian forces continue their attempts to dislodge the group.

Islamic State continues to advance in Iraq’s Anbar province

Caleb Weiss | February 24, 2015

Islamic State fighters overran an Iraqi military position near Amiriyat al Fallujah and seized a large cache of weapons even as a US drone was spotted flying overhead.