• Iraq

    Islamic State uses Turkish Consulate in Mosul as headquarters

    Iraq
  • UN grants aid convoys access to rebel-held areas in Syria

    The UN Security Council adopted a resolution authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid through four Syrian border crossings all controlled by rebel groups.

    UN grants aid convoys access to rebel-held areas in Syria
  • Iran

    ISIS in control of 60 percent of Syrian oil: sources

    Iran
  • Germany

    Guiding Germany’s Young Muslims Off the Road to Jihad

    Germany
  • Al Qaeda

    Turkey faces threat from returning jihadists

    Al Qaeda
  • Turkey

    A Shiite mosque in Istanbul was vandalized twice in two days. Following a July 7 agreement by Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden to develop an “action plan” to prevent jihadists from returning to Europe, Turkish authorities have begun talking to families of jihadists and investigating aid organizations that allegedly helped fighters cross over into Syria. Turkish authorities estimate that 600-700 Turks have joined the Islamic State, but the actual number may be in the thousands. The Turkish company that supplies electricity to Mosul in Iraq suspended the electricity export two weeks ago as the…

    Turkey
  • Islamic State

    Islamic State militants on offensive against Kurds in northern Syria near Turkish border

    Islamic State
  • Islamic State

    Europe’s fear: Turkey’s porous border serves as gateway for ISIS’s spread

    Islamic State
  • Islamic State

    Story of former militant reveals young Turks attracted by ISIS

    Islamic State
  • Turkey

    A former Turkish fighter with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Syria claimed that as many as 6,000 Turks have gone to Syria to fight, “thousands” have joined the Islamic State, and that of an estimated 23,000 ISIS fighters in Syria, 17,000 have sworn to fight in the organization until they die. A wounded 14-year-old Turkish boy who had been fighting for the ISIS in Syria was found by Turkish soldiers near the border in June. The trial of 13 gendarmes accused of spying for intercepting Syria-bound trucks belonging to Turkish intelligence began last week in Adana;…

    Turkey
  • Qatar

    Islamic banking rebrands in attempt to go mainstream

    Qatar
  • Islamic State

    ISIS raises flag at Turkish border

    Islamic State
  • Iran

    The Syria disconnect in US Iraq policy

    Iran
  • Iraq

    Report: ISIS Selling Oil to Finance Terrorist Operations; Army, Security Forces Main Targets in Lebanon

    Iraq
  • Al Nusrah Front

    Abu Qatada acquitted of conspiracy in Jordan

    Al Nusrah Front
  • Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham

    ISIS Jihadists Step Up Recruitment Drive

    Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
  • Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham

    Syrian Kurdish leader: Turkey turns blind eye to ISIS

    Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
  • Turkey

    Turkey claims it has denied Syria entry to thousands of militants since 2012

    Turkey
  • Turkey

    The first group of Turks leaving Libya after being threatened with arrest on espionage charges arrived home. Turkey has added Boko Haram to its list of terrorist organizations, in line with the recent UN designation of the group. The Turkish Armed Forces General Staff last week refuted claims that four Turkish military intelligence officers had been detained by Iraqi soldiers in Fallujah on charges of training ISIS militants.

    Turkey
  • Iraq

    Iraq authorities: Rare manuscripts smuggled out of Mosul

    Iraq
  • Morocco

    The reality of Syria jihad, as told by young Moroccan returnee

    Morocco
  • Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham

    ISIS’ path of destruction drains Iraq and Syria’s water supplies

    Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
  • ISIS and the threat to Turkey

    The recent hostage crisis in Mosul is only the latest sign that Turkey’s new neighbor, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, poses a serious threat to Turkey’s national security.

    ISIS and the threat to Turkey
  • Al Nusrah Front

    Syrian army crushes rebel push near Turkish border

    Al Nusrah Front
  • Iraq

    Turkey paying price for jihadist highway on border

    Iraq
  • Iraq

    Turkey Says Got Prior Warning of Mosul Consulate Attack

    Iraq
  • Iran

    Iraq’s spiral into chaos exposes many weaknesses

    Iran
  • Al Nusrah Front

    Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul

    Al Nusrah Front
  • Iraq

    Iraq crisis: al Qaeda forces seize Mosul and Tikrit – live

    Iraq