The attack was quickly claimed by ISIS, which is fighting in neighboring Syria and Iraq, but has not yet established a recognized affiliate in Lebanon. Turkey peace rally bombing Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images On October 10, 2015, two explosions were set off seconds apart near Ankara's main tra...
“As I sit down to write these words, Western Europe is being overwhelmed with a cultural and social challenge unprecedented in her history. A brutal four-year long war in Syria has spread around the world. An organization calling itself ISIS or the Islamic State erupted violently onto the wo...
“ISIS not as bad as President Assad, …and besides that, look at all the Christians they murder in Iraq, Syria, and Libya as a bonus.” “Jews for Jihadists,” that’s hilarious! Just love the globe effect zooming in on Jewmerica! Robert Kagan is looking more like “His Bloatitude...
There is no "credible evidence" that militants within the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL) are plotting strikes against the United States to coincide with the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday. But he emphasized...
On Wednesday, Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, announced that the YPG would be part of the initial war for Raqqa saying: “The only force that is capable on any near frame—near-term timeline is—are the Syrian Democratic Forces, of whic...
Shannon Maureen Conley tried to board a plane at Denver's international airport on April 8 in an effort to fly to Turkey by way of Germany in order to get to Syria.
"The ISIS that exists in Iraq and Syria does not exist here. Still, some people who may be our own Afghans have adopted the ISIS mentality, which is a phenomenon that the people do not support," he said. "The security forces of the Islamic Emirate are ready and will stop them," he...
Sanders did not provide a timeline for a departure, nor elaborate on which troops were coming home. Smoke billows after bombings in the Deir Ezzor province as a vehicle of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stops in Hajin, in the Deir Ezzor province, eastern Syria,...
In October, the Syrian armyreportedlydowned ISIS drones toting RPG warheads in Deir ez-Zour, Syria. Here are a few more pics, via Twitter: ISIS is using PG-7 HEAT warheads for its air VBIED, its kill area must be relatively small but it can destroy a tank from the toppic.twitter.com...
As ISIS’ two main hubs, Mosul and Raqqa have long loomed as potentially decisive battles. The group has lost considerable territory elsewhere in both Iraq and Syria over the past year, and the U.S. and its coalition partners see collapsing their last major strongholds as a key to extingu...