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Desperately seeking moderate Syrian rebels
The White House’s proposal to invest $500 million in training and equipping “vetted” and “moderate” Syrian rebel forces rests on the feeble premise that such forces, if they indeed exist, will be able to operate independently of the al Qaeda-linked groups that dominate the battlefield.
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Iraq
Armed US aircraft now flying over Iraq: defense officials
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Iraqi troops air assault into Tikrit
At least one helicopter was shot down after commandos landed at Tikrit University. The outcome of the operation is uncertain.
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Iraq
Jihadist returnees stir concern in the Maghreb
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
ISIS Jihadists Step Up Recruitment Drive
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ISIS advances on oil fields in Salahaddin, Diyala
The Mansuriyah and Ajeel oil fields in Iraq, and the Al Omar facility in Syria, are said to be in ISIS hands. ISIS will want the infrastructure for the operations of its Islamic state.
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Iraq
Iraqi oil infrastructure “sabotaged” before ISIS attack–industry source
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Al Nusrah Front
Jordan shaken by threats from ISIS, Iraq, Syria
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Egyptian Al Nusrah Front commander on Syrian border defects to ISIS
Abu Yusuf al Masri, a leader in Albu Kamal, swore allegiance to a senior “Chechen” commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. The move could strengthen ISIS’ hold on the Iraq-Syrian border.
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Al Nusrah Front
Syrian Qaeda wing pledges loyalty to ISIS in border town
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Iraq
Jordan on alert after ISIS seizes border crossing
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Records show how Iraqi extremists withstood US antiterrorism efforts
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Kurdish leader: Turkey turns blind eye to ISIS
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ISIS holds military parade in Mosul
Hundreds of ISIS fighters parade Humvees, artillery pieces, military trucks, and police vehicles that were captured during the battle of Mosul.
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Iraq
ISIS recruits Kurdish youth, creating a potential new risk in a peaceful part of Iraq
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Iraq
Iraqi military facing ‘psychological collapse’ after losses, desertions
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Analysis: A protracted struggle ahead for Iraq
While Sunni Iraqi support of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham is not monolithic, the central government’s security forces are unlikely to decisively uproot the terrorist organization from the more distant provinces of Iraq anytime soon.
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ISIS photos show control of command center, execution of prisoners
The Ninewa Division of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham shows its fighters taking control of “The Second Operations Command Center” as well as executing three Iraqi soldiers.
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Iran
Kerry promises ‘intense and sustained’ US support for Iraq
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
ISIS Surge in Iraq Fans Regional Fears Including Lebanon
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Iraq
The British brothers fighting against ISIS in Iraq
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Ansar al Islam releases propaganda photos showing operations in Iraq
Ansar al Islam, a jihadist group founded in September 2001, has released a set of propaganda photos showing its claimed operations in Iraq. The photos purport to show the organization’s control over a highway between Tikrit and Kirkuk, captured spoils, and its willingness to grant amnesty to members of Iraq’s security forces.
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Iraq
ISIS plays with big bucks in estimated billion-dollar fortune
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Iraq
Iraq jihadists ‘turning back clock’ in Mosul
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Iran
Netanyahu Warns US Not to Work with Iran on Iraq Crisis
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Al Nusrah Front
Jordan Salafist leader Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi, freed, quiet so far on ISIS-Nusrah rift
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Iraq
Iraq authorities: Rare manuscripts smuggled out of Mosul
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ISIS takes control of border crossings in southwestern Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham seized the Tarbil border crossing to Jordan, the Al Walid crossing to Syria, and the town of Rutbah in southwestern Anbar.
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Morocco
The reality of Syria jihad, as told by young Moroccan returnee
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Iraq
Iraqi militants seize 2 more border crossings
