Turkish security forces have over the last three days detained 45 foreign nationals seeking to cross into Syria to join Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists from the southeastern city of Gaziantep, AFP reported Sunday, citing the Turkish Dogan news agency. If confirmed, the detentions would mark a stepping up of pressure on ISIS by the
A string of bomb explosions, including two suicide attacks, killed at least 21 people and wounded 62 in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of Baghdad Sunday, Iraqi police and medical sources quoted by AFP said. The northeastern area of Al-Shaab was rocked by two explosions, at least one of which was caused by an attacker who detonated
A bomb explosion in a tunnel near Aleppo Citadel in Syria on Sunday damaged a wall of the fortress that is part of the UNESCO-listed Old City, state media and a monitor reported, according to AFP. The blast partly destroyed the wall of the monumental 13th century citadel that overlooks the Old City, said
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi, if still Egyptian president, would have conquered Israel by now, a Palestinian Arab preacher insisted on the Temple Mount earlier this month. The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) revealed Sunday a clip of preacher Issam Amira lamenting the change in Egyptian regime in a July 1 sermon on
Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists claimed responsibility for a lethal car bomb attack on the Italian consulate in central Cairo on Saturday, in an explosion that killed one Egyptian and left ten others wounded according to a health ministry spokesperson. The blast nearly completely destroyed the main entrance to the consulate, shattering windows and flooding
Islamic State (ISIS) group fighters on Friday attacked Iraqi police and soldiers in an area considered a major staging ground for operations to reconquer Anbar province, security sources told AFP. ISIS fighters used suicide car bombs to attack government and allied forces in Khaldiyah, a town in the Euphrates valley that lies between Fallujah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday directly linked his group’s military campaign to the “Palestinian cause”, the Now Lebanon news website reported. In remarks in honor of the Iranian Quds Day, Nasrallah also claimed that all opponents of Iran oppose “Palestine” as well. “The road to Jerusalem passes through Qalamoun, Daraa, Hasakeh and
Hackers who breached U.S. government databases stole personal information of 21.5 million people, officials said Thursday following an investigation into the attack widely blamed on China. An update from the government's Office of Personnel Management said those affected were 19.7 million who underwent a background investigation, and 1.8 million others, mostly spouses or cohabitants
U.S. authorities thwarted plots to kill people in the United States around the July 4 holiday, arresting more than 10 people who were inspired by ISIS online recruitment, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday. Comey told reporters dozens of people in the United States who are suspected to be under the influence of
Islamic State has seen a spike in activity around Israel over the past several weeks, with activity not only heating up on the Golan Heights border with Syria, but in Egypt and along Israel's border with the Sinai Peninsula as well. Arutz Sheva spoke with Dr. Ephraim Herrera, counter-terrorism expert and author of "Jihad
