Islamic State Deploys Chemical Weapons, Truck Bombs, as Fighting Continues
The Islamic State reportedly used a mustard agent against Kurdish force in Erbil, Iraq August 14, 2015. In 2013, the...
Syria
IS U.S. Going to Be Backed into Airstrikes Against Assad?
The U.S. is now redefining it's support relationship with "Division 30", following its embarrassing launch last week. Several of the...
Al Qaeda-Affiliated Nusra Front Attacks US-Trained Syrian Rebel Group…Again
On Wednesday, Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front captured the leader, Colonel Nadim al-Hassan, and various other members of the US-trained Syrian...
Israeli Airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon Kill Hezbollah Operatives
On July 29, an Israeli airstrike killed three militiamen in Syria fighting on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad, according to...
Turkey Using Islamic State as Excuse to Fight the Kurds
Turkey and the US have reportedly agreed to establish a “safe-zone” along the Turkey-Syria border in exchange for US use...
Kurds Blame Turkey for Islamic State Violence
On July 23, one Turkish policeman was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Diyarbakir. They were ambushed...
Al Qaeda Leader Muhsin Al-Fadhli Killed Earlier this Month
The Pentagon confirmed on July 21 that a military drone strike killed Al Qaeda official Muhsin al-Fadhli, age 34, on...
Explosions in Turkey and Syria Target Kurds
On July 20, a bombing in Suruc, Turkey killed dozens of people and wounded 100. Turkish officials believe that a...
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...
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...
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...
Kurds Push Back against Surprise IS Attack at Kobane
On June 25, fighters from the Islamic State (IS) launched a morning surprise attack on the Syrian Kurdish town of...
House Subcommittee Hearing on “Intelligence Void” involved in admitting Syrian Refugees
Wednesday, June 24th, the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing titled “Admitting Syrian refugees: The Intelligence Void and...
Kurds Now Only 30 Miles From Caliphate Capital
Kurdish fighters in Syria known as the Popular Protection Units (YPG) and Syrian rebel fighters have continued to be successful...
Cut Down the Black Flag – A Plan to Defeat ISIS
There is an inter-continental Caliphate based in a country that we liberated less than a decade ago. ISIS now commands allegiance...