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Germany
Islamic State Attracts Kurds from Germany to Join Jihad
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Turkey
Turkish and American officials are investigating letters containing an unidentified yellow powder that were sent to the consulates of the US, Belgium, Canada, France, and Germany in Istanbul; nine people have been sent to the hospital for observation. Turkish media reported that Basil Hassan, a Dane wanted by Denmark for attempting to kill writer Lars Hedegaard, was released by Turkish officials sometime in July, not during a prisoner swap with the Islamic State in September. The Justice Ministry refused to disclose whether Islamic State militants Çendrim Ramadani, Benjamin Xu, and Muhammed Zakiri are still in custody. Police detained 17 students…
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Free Syrian Army
US military to teach Syrian opposition forces defense only
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Iraq
ISIS militants now world’s richest: experts
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Islamic State
Attempted kidnapping in Turkey shows reach of the Islamic State
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Iraq
Syria Kurds weather ISIS attack, await backup
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Islamic State
Turkey Says It Will Aid Kurdish Forces in Fight for Kobane
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Islamic State
Turkey opposes transfer of US arms to Kurds fighting Islamic State
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Islamic State
US-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey
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Iraq
Turkish jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebels near Iraq
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Al Nusrah Front
How an American suicide bomber’s travels went unmonitored
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Qatar
Syrian National Coalition Fails to Elect New Prime Minister
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Turkey
A farewell to beards: Men shaving to avoid jihadist stigma in southeast Turkey
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Iraq
Turkish sources deny giving Washington the use of bases to fight Islamic State
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Turkey
Halis Bayancuk a.k.a. Abu Hanzala, the alleged head of al Qaeda in Turkey who was arrested with dozens of other operatives on Jan. 14, was released under a new court system introduced in July. Among those detained on Jan. 14 was İbrahim Şen, an ex-Gitmo detainee and a top al Qaeda leader in the Middle East. So far, six of the 25 suspects were indicted and only four remain in custody. Turkish officials denied reaching an agreement with the US on the use of İncirlik Air Base in Adana province, but said talks are continuing.
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Iraq
Turkey opens its bases for US and coalition forces in fight against ISIS
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Islamic State
US Troops to Use Bases in Turkey
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German, Saudi, and Turkish Islamic State fighters launch complex suicide attack
The Islamic State continues to promote the exploits of foreign suicide bombers.
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Islamic State
Kurds urge more air strikes in Kobane; monitor warns of defeat
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European Union
EU calls for global push against ISIS in Kobane
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Islamic State
Thousands ‘will most likely be massacred’ if Kobane falls to jihadists, UN warns
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Islamic State
US-Led Coalition Ramps Up Strikes on Kobane
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Turkey
At least 29 people have been killed and dozens wounded in nationwide protests against Turkey’s refusal to assist Kurdish forces against the Islamic State in Kobane. Turkish authorities have detained 16 Kurdish PYD fighters seeking to flee across the Syrian border into Turkey; two of them were unarmed females. Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has warned that a massacre of Kurds in Kobane will doom peace talks with the PKK. Three policemen were gunned down in Bingöl. The US is asking Turkey to take a larger role in the coalition against the Islamic State.…
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Australia
Who are the members of the coalition against ISIS?
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Europe
Ground operation in Syria ‘not realistic’, says Turkey
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Kurdistan Workers’ Party
YPG: The Kurdish Militia Battling IS Jihadists for Syria Town
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Islamic State
US flip-flops on buffer zone as ISIS advances
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Islamic State
Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the US
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Islamic State
Turkish military unhappy with parliament’s lack of guidance
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Islamic State
Street fighting rages in Syrian town as Islamic State moves in
