The leadership of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist group in Syria and Iraq took a sharp blow on Thursday, as roughly 20 senior figures, including a top aide to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, were killed in airstrikes according to the Iraqi defense ministry. In airstrikes on the northern Iraqi city of
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his terrorist group, Reuters reported. The Al-Qaeda leader declared the new branch would spread Islamic rule and "raise the flag of jihad" across the subcontinent. In a 55-minute video posted online, Zawahiri also renewed a longstanding vow of loyalty
Sudan has expelled the Iranian embassy's cultural attache, in a slap in the face to its one-time ally over creeping "Shia influence" in the Sunni-majority country. The Sudanese government closed down the Iranian Cultural Center in the capital Khartoum, and ordered the attache and all the center's staff to leave the country within 72
Islamic State (IS or ISIS) terrorists have beheaded Jewish-American journalist Steve Sotloff, according to video footage surfacing close to 8:30 pm IST Tuesday - just weeks after uploading a similar video of murdered journalist James Foley. In the video, entitled "A Second Message to America," Sotloff appears in a similar jumpsuit to Foley's before
Eleven Egyptian policemen were killed when a roadside bomb blast struck their armored vehicle in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said. Islamist terrorists have claimed a string of attacks that have killed scores of policemen and soldiers, mostly in north Sinai, since the army overthrew president Mohamed Morsi in July last
U.S. military forces conducted an operation on Monday against the Al-Shabaab terrorist network in Somalia, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said, according to CNN. "We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as and when appropriate," he said. No other information was immediately available. The
The Palestinian Authority (PA) official TV channel has launched a particularly factually indefensible ad campaign against the IDF, accusing it in Operation Protective Edge of committing "terror" comparable to the September 11, 2011 (9/11) World Trade Center attack. The ad was aired several times on PA TV News during the past week according to
A new report has exposed the details of a heated meeting held between Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Qatar-based Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal on August 21 in Doha, in which Mashaal apparently submitted to a ceasefire with Israel. The report was published Monday by the Lebanese Al Akbar news site, as
Footage has emerged on the internet showing members of an Islamist militia in Libya taking a dip in a swimming pool belonging to the United States embassy in the capitol Tripoli. The US had closed its embassy after fierce clashes broke out between Libyan government troops and Islamist militias calling themselves the Shura Council
There were conflicting reports Sunday evening on who, If anyone, was in control of the abandoned US embassy in Tripoli, Libya. According to reports, an Islamist militia group had taken over the building and a residential compound attached to it, and were “guarding” it to prevent other groups from invading it. The leader of
