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Islamic State
British ISIS militant in James Foley video ‘guards foreign hostages in Syria’
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France
French ex-hostage of ISIL ‘knows’ James Foley’s killer
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Iraq
Leaders Express Outrage as Britain Tries to Identify Beheaded Journalist’s Killer
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Aleppo, and in Raqqah, where the IS detonated two suicide car bombs and killed and crucified two men. The IS also battled Kurdish YPG forces in Hasakah, and killed and crucified two men in Deir Izzour. One of two men crucified by IS yesterday in Deir Izzour was a former Al Nusrah Front judge. Among the 6,300 fighters said to have joined the IS in Syria in July, 5,000 are Syrians and the 1,300 others are Arab, European, Caucasian, East Asian and Kurdish. All but 200 of those 1,300 foreign fighters entered…
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Al Nusrah Front
Saudi Arabia toughens stance on jihadist groups
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Islamic Front
As IS advances, Syrian rebels reinforce northern strategic town
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Islamic State
ISIS Pressed for Ransom Before Killing Journalist
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Al Nusrah Front-linked Kuwaiti terrorists resurface and retweet
Shafi Sultan Mohammed al-Ajmi and Hajjaj Fahd Hajjaj Muhammad Sahib al-‘Ajmi, who were added to the US’ list of global terrorists on Aug. 6 for supporting the Al Nusrah Front in Syria, appear relatively undeterred by the recent sanctions.
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US launched raid in Syria to rescue American hostages held by Islamic State
The raid failed to rescue “a number of American hostages held in Syria” by the Islamic State, the Department of Defense’s spokesman said today.
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Germany
Syria and Iraq: Why young German men bring terror and death
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Iraq
Scholars call for Christian safe haven in Iraq
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Syria
A new report estimates that militants in Syria have several hundred portable anti-aircraft missiles, which are easily smuggled out of the country. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamic State gained 6,300 recruits in Syria in July alone. The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Raqqah, where the IS reopened the road linking Tal-Abyad and al-Raqqa city, and prepared to launch an offensive against the military airport in Al Tabaqa, the last regime stronghold in the province; battled YPG forces in Hasakah, where the IS executed four people and took over the border town of Jaz’a; fought…
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Al Nusrah Front
Mother Agnes: The efficient mediator who draws controversy
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Islamic State beheads American reporter
James Wright Foley, a journalist who was captured in Syria by the Islamic State in November 2012, was executed on camera. The Islamic State threatened to kill another captive American reporter if the US military does not halt its air campaign against the jihadist group in northern Iraq.
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Iraq
Washington, Damascus at odds in fight against ISIS
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Iraq
Islamic State recruits at record pace in Syria: monitor
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with Kurdish YPG forces in Hasakah, and kidnapped and killed a YPG commander; fought regime forces in eastern Hama; battled the Islamic Front and was targeted by regime airstrikes in Aleppo; killed a female dentist, issued rules for Al Mayadin city, and clashed with and was bombarded by regime forces in Deir Izzour; and was targeted by regime airstrikes and raids in Raqqah. The “unprecedented” regime aerial onslaught on the IS in Raqqah killed 31 militants yesterday. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Hama, where they shot down a regime…
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Islamic State
Morocco ramps up counter-terror fight
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US airpower supports Peshmerga, Iraqi forces to retake Mosul Dam
President Obama expanded the US military mission in Iraq to include protecting “critical infrastructure” and supporting Iraqi Army and Peshmerga offensive military operations in northern Iraq.
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Iraq
Exclusive: Kurdish fighters protect Yazidis fleeing IS terror campaign
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US adds Islamic State, Al Nusrah Front leaders to list of global terrorists
Abu Muhammed al Adnani is the Islamic State’s controversial spokesman. Said Arif is a seasoned jihadist who has traveled to several battlefields and is now with the Al Nusrah Front in Syria.
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Al Qaeda
Did Ankara miss its chance to head off the Islamic State?
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Iraq
Mount Sinjar dispatch: ‘The pilot was afraid for my safety. Within days he would be dead’
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Australia
Living in Australia, longing for jihad
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Raqqah in Al Tabaqa; and in Aleppo, where the IS also battled the Islamic Front, the Al Nusrah Front, and Kurdish forces. In Deir Izzour, the Islamic State told families of Labor City oilfield workers to vacate their homes so foreign fighters could move in. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the IS has executed 700 al-Sheitaat tribesmen in Deir Izzour over the past two weeks; the head of the tribe called for other tribes to join in resisting the IS. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front fought…
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Iraq
Strange bedfellows: terror groups, Kurdish factions unite against ISIS
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Syria
Syrian Soldiers Celebrate Fall of Rebel Stronghold
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Iraq
ISIS leader flees to Syria fearing US airstrikes: Kurdish official
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Christians
‘Barbaric’ sexual violence perpetrated by Islamic State militants in Iraq – UN
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Syria
The Islamic State battled regime forces in Deir Izzour; Hama; Homs; and Raqqah, where IS is said to be imposing an Islamic curriculum in schools in the Raqqah City and its countryside. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Aleppo, Hama, and Idlib. The Islamic Front also fought regime forces in Damascus; Deraa, where a suicide car bomb exploded in front of a mosque; Hama; and Reef Dimashq.
