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United States
CENTCOM reported that since Dec. 1, the US has carried out 14 airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, and that the US and partner nations carried out 11 airstrikes against the group in Iraq. Secretary of State Kerry refused to confirm reports that Iranian airstrikes had targeted the Islamic State in Iraq and added that the US is not coordinating militarily with Iran, but said that the net effect of such strikes could be positive. Gen. Rodriguez, who heads Africa Command, said the US is monitoring an effort by the Islamic State to train fighters in eastern Libya.
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Iran
Recent Iran airstrikes in Iraq help drive Islamic State from 2 towns
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Iran
Iran Bombing Islamic State In Iraq, US Official Confirms
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Iraq
Iraqi Government and Kurds Reach Deal to Share Oil Revenues
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Boko Haram
Boko Haram Attacks With Ease, Causing Death and Mayhem in Nigeria’s Provinces
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United States
CENTCOM said there have been 26 airstrikes in Syria and 28 in Iraq against the Islamic State since Nov. 28, and that in addition one airstrike near Aleppo targeted al Qaeda’s Khorasan network in Syria. The FBI and the Homeland Security Department warned that Islamic State operatives are planning to target current and former members of the US military within the US. The US and Turkey have been discussing the issue of Syrian border security, including the proposal for a “safe zone.” A US F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed while returning to its base in the Middle East, killing an Air…
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United States
The US State Department’s YouTube ‘digital jihad’
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Iran
Islamic State cell strikes Shiites in Saudi Arabia
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Iraq
Syria says US-led strikes have not weakened Islamic State
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Afghanistan
Russia claims Islamic State is supplying half of all Afghan heroin coming to Europe
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Iraq
US advisers stay out of harm’s way in Iraq
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United States
CENTCOM said that between Nov. 24 and Nov. 26, US aircraft targeted the Islamic State with 10 airstrikes in Syria, and that US and partner air forces launched seven airstrikes against the group in Iraq. Additional strikes were carried out yesterday in Iraq and Syria. A covert US-led special forces mission that rescued eight hostages held by AQAP in Yemen on Nov. 25 reportedly missed five other hostages, including an American, who had been moved two days before the raid.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemen raid: Rescuers missed Western hostages
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United Kingdom
Concern about drones as number of near misses surges in recent months
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Afghanistan
US Adds Planes to Bolster Drive to Wipe Out ISIS
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah arrives in Iraq
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Iraq
Iraqi forces, tribal fighters advance against ISIS in Anbar
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Al Nusrah Front
How a French truck driver became a target of the US air war in Syria
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Qatar
Qatar runs covert desert training camp for Syrian rebels
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Afghanistan
Official: Afghan President Orders Military Review
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United States
The US has agreed to provide up to 1,000 extra US troops for the NATO mission in Afghanistan next year to fill the gap created by other nations’ unfulfilled troop commitment pledges. About two dozen US special forces led Yemeni troops in a commando raid in eastern Yemen that rescued eight hostages held by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Authorities charged two Somali Americans from Minneapolis, Abdi Nur and Abdullahi Yusuf, with conspiring to support the Islamic State. Nur allegedly traveled to Turkey and communicated online with wanted Shabaab fugitive Mohammed Abdullah Hassan.
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Iraq
Iraq to overhaul Baghdad security to stop bombings
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Islamic State
UN: Islamic State group got up to $45M in ransoms
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US Military
America Musn’t Neglect Its Nukes
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Iraq
Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain
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United States
CENTCOM said the US and partner nations have carried out nine airstrikes in Syria and 15 in Iraq against the Islamic State since Nov. 21. Defense Secretary Hagel tendered his resignation, reportedly after pressure by the Obama administration. Officials questioned and released a suspect, said to be a Saudi college student, who triggered a four-hour lockdown at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio last night when he drove through a base entry gate without stopping. Secretary of State Kerry said talks on Iran’s nuclear program have been extended for seven more months.
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Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July
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Afghanistan
Afghan Women Are Excluded From Peace Overtures to Taliban, Report Says
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Poland
US troops to remain in Baltics, Poland next year
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Iraq
Combatting ISIS requires ground forces: Saudi Prince Miteb
