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Islamic State
In US, Growing Skepticism over ‘No Boots on Ground’ War Plan
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Syria
At least 18 Islamic State fighters, including one Chinese, were killed and five armored personnel carriers were destroyed by Kurdish forces in northern Syria, where the IS took over three more Kurdish villages, in addition to the over 60 villages already seized in the area. The IS executed 11 Kurds near Ayn al Arab, including two boys, and two other people in Manbej. Bombardment by the Lebanese Army in the Qalamoun wastelands killed 11 fighters from the Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front. Eleven Syrian officers and soldiers held captive by Al Nusrah begged for a prisoner exchange. The…
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Islamic State
How Islamic State uses Syria’s oil to fuel its advances
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Islamic State
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
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Iraq
Interview with Ahmad Chalabi on Islamic State, Iraq and Syria
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Islamic State
Turkey opens border to Syrian Kurds fleeing IS
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Al Nusrah Front threatens life of Lebanese soldier held hostage amid fighting
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has repeatedly threatened to kill a Lebanese soldier in its custody this week. In a tweet earlier today, the group said that the soldier was the “first casualty” in its stalled negotiations with the Lebanese military.
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Islamist foreign fighters returning home and the threat to Europe
Testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats on the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe.
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Australia
Australian Federal Police to take over Parliament security after ‘chatter’ about possible terrorist attack; investigation into ‘beheading plot’ continues
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Al Nusrah Front
US Goal Is to Make Syrian Rebels Viable
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Iraq
US Faces Tough Struggle on Ground to Oust ISIS
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Al Nusrah Front
Assad’s army stretched but still seen strong
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Saudi Arabia
US: Syrian rebel training may take 12 months
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France
French Lower House Approves Bill to Crack down on Jihadists
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Syria
The Islamic State is gaining ground in Aleppo province, where it has now captured 21 Kurdish villages in the north near the Turkish border, in an offensive that began in early July. Kurdish YPG forces defending the area claimed at the time that the IS had used chemical weapons against them. Regime airstrikes targeted IS-held areas of al Bab city in Aleppo, killing at least 15 people. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front continued to shell the Christian town of Maharde in Hama. Al Nusrah, the Islamic Front, Ansar al Din battalion, and rebels clashed with regime forces…
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Islamic State
Kurds issue call to arms as Islamic State gains in Syria
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Islamic State assaults city in Syrian Kurdistan
The border town of Kobane is under siege from the Islamic State, which continues to advance in Aleppo province.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US airstrikes boost Islamic State, more hostages possible: FBI
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Iraq
Dempsey: Half of Iraqi army not OK as US partners
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OPCW
Exclusive: Syria reveals more chemical weapons facilities to watchdog – sources
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Islamic State
A ‘fundamental fallacy’ in Obama’s plan to arm Syrian rebels?
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European Union
Europe needs to coordinate its anti-jihadist measures
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Syria
Syria’s UN envoy said the Al Nusrah Front has seized all of the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, and that Al Nusrah militants are using UN vehicles, weapons, uniforms, and fighting positions against civilians as well as Syrian forces; he accused Qatar, Israel, and Jordan of allowing Al Nusrah to use the safe zone as a base from which to attack and destabilize Syria. The UN said the recent advance of “armed groups” had forced it to withdraw from the area. Syrian warplanes targeted Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front in the Golan area of Quneitra. The Ajnad al…
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Iraq
The Islamic State gearing up for the “War of the Cross”
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Islamic State
Islamic State goes underground in Syrian stronghold
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Iraq
ISIS Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey
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Al Qaeda branches urge jihadist unity against US
AQAP and AQIM have issued a joint statement encouraging the jihadists in Syria to unite in the face of the American-led opposition. However, the statement should not be read as an indication that they are breaking ranks from al Qaeda. The two groups also offer their condolences for the Ahrar al Sham leaders who were killed earlier this month.
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Al Qaeda official in Syria tweets in solidarity with Islamic State
Abu Sulayman al Muhajir, a member of the Al Nusrah Front’s Sharia Committee, has now joined other al Qaeda members and branches in expressing solidarity with the Islamic State; but such expressions of support are not pledges of loyalty or allegiance.
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Iraq
Mideast’s complexities confound US efforts to build coalition against Islamic State
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Iraq
Islamic State rebuilds its manpower In Iraq and Syria
