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Syria
In Raqqah, airstrikes hit the al Takae camp, the Islamic State’s largest camp in the province, causing massive explosions. IS fighters targeted an “unknown reconnaissance aircraft” over Raqqah city without hitting it; activists claimed it was a US drone. In Deir Izzour, regime aircraft killed 18 IS fighters and commanders; among them was an American jihadist. The IS is requiring women to adopt Islamic dressing in Deir Izzour. Regime forces continued to clash with the Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front in Quneitra.
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The Islamic State’s global reach
A closer look at recent developments in a number of countries should dispel any illusions that the Islamic State’s aspirations and activities are only regional.
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NATO
US says NATO group ‘core’ will form larger coalition to counter Islamic State
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Islamic State
UK could launch strikes against ISIS in Syria without Assad’s support, says PM
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Albania
Balkan fighters abroad: Holy warriors
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Obama says will ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
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Syria
This Islamic State has executed 31 people in Syria over the last 10 days of August, in Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, and Raqqah. Regime forces carried out an “unprecedented” 25 airstrikes in the rebel-held Jobar district of Damascus today, targeting the Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front. Regime forces also clashed with Al Nusrah near the Christian town of Mharde in Hama. The Islamic Front used an American-made TOW missile to destroy a regime tank in Aleppo. State media claimed that terrorists, including a number of foreigners, were targeted and killed in operations in Damascus, Deir Izzour, Deraa, Homs, Idlib,…
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Al Nusrah Front
Fighting on Golan border puts Israel on the spot
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Iraq
Islamic State’s antiquities sideline
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Islamic State
Following a dangerous path to radicalization in Syria
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Al Nusrah Front
Filipino force defied UN commander in Golan crisis
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Iraq
To Beat ISIS, Focus on Syria
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Syria
Qatar is said to be mediating between Fiji and the Al Nusrah Front for the release of 44 Fijian UN peacekeeping troops seized by Al Nusrah in Quneitra near the Golan Heights. Al Nusrah has demanded compensation and support as well as the removal of its name from the UN’s terrorist list. The Syrian army has been trying to retake the Quneitra border crossing from Al Nusrah and allied groups. The Islamic Front backed by Al Nusrah clashed with regime forces in Quneitra. State media claimed the army cut off a supply route in western Deraa used by terrorists coming…
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Al Nusrah Front
US gives new priority to foreign fighters in Syria
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Iraq
Islamists in Iraq driving large-scale atrocities: UN
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Al Nusrah Front
Syrian army, Al Nusrah Front fight on Golan where peacekeepers held
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Syria
In Deir Izzour, the Islamic State continued preparations for an assault on the military airbase, and also executed five men on various charges, including “apostasy.” Regime airstrikes targeted the IS in Raqqah. The Al Nusrah Front flogged a man for “insulting the divine” in Idlib. Kurdish YPG fighters battled IS in Hasakah. Al Nusrah, the Islamic Front, the al Akrad Front, and rebels clashed with the IS near the al Shahba Dam in Aleppo. Al Nusrah claimed to have captured 45 Fijian UN peacekeepers in Quneitra near the Golan Heights; 32 Philippine peacekeepers were rescued and another 40 Philippine troops…
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Iraq
Anti-jihadist fight forges Kurdish unity
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France
Syria Slams France for Not Cooperating over Jihadists
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Israel
Israel shoots down drone from Syria over Golan
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Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah Front warns Lebanon’s Christians against following Aoun
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Al Nusrah Front
Fiji seeks release of UN peacekeepers abducted on Syrian side of Golan Heights, as Philippines soldiers escape
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Al Nusrah Front announces detention of 45 UN peacekeepers
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has announced its responsibility for the detention of 45 UN peacekeepers in Syria. The group claims its actions are justified because the UN supposedly works “against Muslims.”
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Islamic State
ISIS says forcing detained pilots to train militants: report
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Syria
All of the Philippine UN peacekeeping troops in the Golan area that were surrounded by the Al Nusrah Front were rescued after intervention by UN rapid response forces as well as distracting artillery fire by regime forces; Al Nusrah still holds 45 Fijian peacekeeping troops. Al Nusrah claimed that the troops were detained because the UN passed a resolution against the group, and also alleged that the UN colluded with the Assad regime and ignored the shedding of Muslim blood. The Islamic State is said to have sold 300 Yazidi women to its fighters in Syria. The IS also has…
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Al Nusrah Front
32 Philippines peacekeepers rescued from militants in Golan: UN
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Islamic State
Held by IS for 40 days, a Turkish photographer tells his story
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Al Qaeda
Found: The Islamic State’s Terror Laptop of Doom
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Al Nusrah Front
UN was told Golan peacekeepers seized ‘for their protection’
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Syria
The Islamic State was targeted by regime airstrikes, and clashed with Kurdish YPG fighters in Aleppo; was targeted by regime airstrikes while mobilizing for battle in Deir Izzour, where it also raided the houses of civilians; fought against the YPG in Hasakah, where a Tunisian IS emir is trying to make fighters in Gweran swear allegiance to the IS; and was targeted by regime aircraft in Raqqah, where an explosion was heard at an IS training camp near al Ekershi. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Aleppo, where they were joined by rebels and…
