Islamic State Hits Egyptian Naval Ship with Missile
On July 16, the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt, Wilayat Sinai (Sinai Province), fired a rocket or guided missile at...
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Islamic State’s Dabiq 10 Emphasizes Global Jihad over Islamist Nationalism
The Islamic State recently released the tenth issue of its online magazine, Dabiq, titled “The Law of Allah or the...
Saudi-backed Yemeni Forces Recapture Airport in Aden
On July 14, Saudi-backed Sunni Yemeni forces recaptured the international airport in Aden, a port city in the southwest. The...
Islamic State Claims Italian Consulate Bombing
At approximately 6:15am on July 11, a 450-kilogram car bomb laden exploded near the Italian Consulate in Cairo, Egypt. The...
Shia militias to fight for Fallujah, U.S. Backed Forces For Ramadi
Iraqi forces are preparing to face the Islamic State head on, in an attempt to take back Fallujah and Ramadi,...
Twenty-One Members of IS Arrested in Turkey
On July 10, Turkish police arrested 21 people suspected of being members of the Islamic State (IS) in a major...
Islamic State Spreading To Sudan?
Libyan newspaper Alwasat reports that a convoy carrying over 70 militants has arrived in the Islamic State held Libyan city...
Director of Mosque Linked to Muslim Brotherhood Seeks Release of Islamic State Supporters
In Minnesota, Federal prosecutors are attempting to fight a motion for pre-trial release of three defendants accused of attempting to...
Only 60 Syrians have Received US Training to Combat Islamic State
On July 7, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the US has only trained...
Taliban Attacks Amidst Peace Talks; Rival Group Declares Support for Islamic State
On July 7, the Taliban carried out two attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul. In the first incident, a...
Boko Haram Returning to Terrorist Tactics after Loss of Territory
This spring, media outlets reported that Boko Haram, the jihadist group terrorizing Nigeria, was being pushed out of the land...
US continues to reject support to Kurds amidst success against Islamic State
More than 600 Islamic State militants stormed Kurdish villages late Sunday night, leaving three villages: Mujamaa al-Shahid, Mariyam Beg and...
The Islamic State-Muslim Brotherhood War on Egypt
The Sinai Peninsula region has been under bombardment this week. As previously discussed in the Free Fire Blog on Monday...
Influx of Syrian Refugees into Greece is a Security Disaster
According to a report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released on July 1, Italy is no longer...
Is Sudan Permitting Students to Join Islamic State?
12 students, who previously attended the University of Medical Sciences and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan, have been reported missing since...
Soft Targets, Not Symbolism, Mark July 4th Terror Alert
The media is seizing on comments from former CIA Director Mike Morell, to raise fears of upcoming attacks over the...