Posts Tagged: ISIS Iraq Syria
Arab-Israeli Couple Detained, Indicted for Joining ISIS in Syria, Iraq
A husband and wife from the Israeli Arab town of Sakhnin who joined Islamic State and moved to Syria and Iraq with their children were...
European Security Services Prepare for Possible Return of Jihadists After Blow to ISIS Caliphate
Security services are examining plans for how to deal with thousands of Western jihadists who would seek to return to Europe as ISIS continues to lose...
Poll: Few US Voters Support Entry of Syrian Refugees Into Country
Only 36 percent of US voters support accepting Syrian refugees into the country, according to a Chicago Council on Global Affairs poll released on Monday. Voters...
Obama Says ISIS Likely to Continue Threatening US Even After Being Ousted From Iraq, Syria
The Islamic State group will probably continue to be a threat to the U.S. even after it is ousted from key strongholds in Iraq and...
US Obtains Trove of New Intelligence on ISIS Fighters
The United States is poring over a vast trove of new intelligence about Islamic State fighters who have flowed into Syria and Iraq and some who...
US Air Force Deploys Long-Range Bombers to Middle East for First Time in 25 Years
The US Air Force has deployed B-52 long-ranger bombers to the Middle East, for the first time since the Gulf War ended, to conduct strikes...
State Department Calls Islamic State Actions Genocide
JNS.org - Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Thursday that the U.S. State Department has designated the Islamic State terror group's actions against Christians, Yazidis, and...
US Lawmakers Declare Islamic State Crimes Genocide
JNS.org - The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening voted 393-0 in favor of a bipartisan resolution declaring that the Islamic State has committed genocide...
Islamic State Quietly Selling Ancient Artifacts for Millions, Officials Say
Islamic State militants have provoked a global outcry by attacking ancient monuments with jackhammers and bulldozers. But they also have been quietly selling off smaller...
Estimate Says 17,000 Foreigners Fight for Islamic State
My Way/AP - From New Zealand, came a former security guard; from Canada, a hockey fan who loved to fish and hunt. And there have been...
Report: ISIS Recruits, Trains Child Soldiers in Iraq and Syria
Military Times - Teenagers carrying weapons stand at checkpoints and busy intersections in Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul. Patched onto the left arms of their black...
ISIS Army Numbers Over 200,000, Senior Kurdish Leader Says
The Independent - The Islamic State (Isis) has recruited an army hundreds of thousands strong, far larger than previous estimates by the CIA, according to...
Main Sinai Terror Group Swears Allegiance to ISIS
Ahram Online/Reuters - Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday night. Ansar had...
Iraqi Kurds Enter Syrian Border Town Kobani as ISIS Targets Border Crossing
Fox News - Ten Iraqi peshmerga fighters entered a northern Syrian border town, crossing over from Turkey on Thursday, the first from among a group...
