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Iraqi Christians flee homes amid militant push
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US forces move into Iraq with security mission
Iraq
Iraq’s Maliki defies call to reach out, accuses Saudis of ‘genocide’
ISIS, Iraqi forces battle for capital of Diyala
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham is pressing its offensive into Diyala province to the northeast of Baghdad in order to cut off the road from Baghdad to Samarra.
ISIS releases a variety of videos
The videos document an attack on a police station, the freeing of prisoners, and the details of the group’s 18 core tenets.
Jihadists celebrate release of influential ideologue from Jordanian prison
The jihadist ideologue known as Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi has been released from a Jordanian prison. Officials in the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, and other jihadists are celebrating Maqdisi’s release.
ISIS ‘a transnational jihadist group’
Thomas Joscelyn discusses Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, its goals to establish a caliphate and current offensive in Iraq, the destabilizing influence of Iran, and the West’s lack of strategy to deal with jihadism.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s quiet war minister
Little is publicly known about the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s war minister. But he was appointed in April 2010 and the war ministry he leads has been in charge of planning the group’s operations in the past.
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Iraq forces blunt ISIS advance, US Embassy bolsters security
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian army crushes rebel push near Turkish border
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Syria pounds ISIS bases in coordination with Iraq
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS menaces al Qaeda in Libyan city of Derna
ISIS photographs detail execution of Iraqi soldiers
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s Salahaddin Division released photographs that detail the capture of a military base and the execution of scores of soldiers.
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Iraqi soldiers who fled ISIS advance accuse officers of treason
Iraq
Turkey paying price for jihadist highway on border
Muslim Brotherhood
Sunni Clerics Criticize Iraq Shiite Call to Arms
Analysis: ISIS, allies reviving ‘Baghdad belts’ battle plan
The Islamic State of Iraq appears to be using the same plan it implemented in 2006, when it seized Baghdad’s surrounding “belts” and launched attacks into the capital.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
America’s Allies Are Funding ISIS
Iraq
Iraq crisis: despite decapitations and deaths thousands return willingly to city held by ISIS terrorists
Ansar al Sharia Tunisia leader says gains in Iraq should be cause for jihadist reconciliation
Abu Iyad al Tunisi, the head of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, has released a statement calling for jihadists in the Levant to reconcile based on recent events in Iraq.
Iraq
Turkey Says Got Prior Warning of Mosul Consulate Attack
Iraq
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Issues Call to Arms
Iraq
Syria Islamist militants pause and reinforce from Iraq
Al Nusrah Front
With ISIS advancements, nearby Jordan must be concerned, analysts say
Iraq
US to move aircraft carrier to Gulf
Al Nusrah Front
Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Repent or die: al Qaeda forces announce rules for Iraqi territory they now control
ISIS statement details gains in Mosul
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham detailed its gains in the city of Mosul on Tuesday in a statement released today by ISIS’ Ninewa media office.
Iraqi military’s lack of airpower enabling ISIS’s advance
Iraq’s lack of air assets is leaving security forces demoralized as ISIS rapidly advances across the country.
ISIS’ advance halted at Samarra
Iraqi forces appear to stiffen as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham attempted to take control of Samarra for the second time in the past week.