Tuesday, January 31, 2017
"Syrian groups see more U.S. support for IS fight, plan new phase"
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A Kurdish military source told Reuters separately the next phase of a campaign by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance -- which includes the Kurdish YPG militia -- aimed to cut the last remaining routes to Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa city, including the road to Deir al-Zor.
The YPG has been the main partner on the ground in Syria for the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, fighting as part..."
A Kurdish military source told Reuters separately the next phase of a campaign by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance -- which includes the Kurdish YPG militia -- aimed to cut the last remaining routes to Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa city, including the road to Deir al-Zor.
The YPG has been the main partner on the ground in Syria for the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, fighting as part..."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-backed-syrian-alliance-says-gets-more-u-111108389.html?ref=gs
"U.S. bid to counter ISIS online recruiting, WebOps, inept, AP finds -" CBS News
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It's hard to establish rapport with a potential terror recruit when - as one former worker told the AP - translators repeatedly mix up the Arabic words for "salad" and "authority." That's led to open ridicule on social media about references to the "Palestinian salad."
Four current or..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-bid-to-counter-isis-online-recruiting-webops-inept-ap-finds/
It's hard to establish rapport with a potential terror recruit when - as one former worker told the AP - translators repeatedly mix up the Arabic words for "salad" and "authority." That's led to open ridicule on social media about references to the "Palestinian salad."
Four current or..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-bid-to-counter-isis-online-recruiting-webops-inept-ap-finds/
"Papers Offer a Peek at ISIS’ Drones, Lethal and Largely Off-the-Shelf -" NYTimes.com
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The documents — in Arabic and English — offer a rare window into how the Islamic State has cobbled together a rapidly advancing armed drone program that increasingly threatens allied troops fighting the militant group, also..."
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/world/middleeast/isis-drone-documents.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=
The documents — in Arabic and English — offer a rare window into how the Islamic State has cobbled together a rapidly advancing armed drone program that increasingly threatens allied troops fighting the militant group, also..."
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/world/middleeast/isis-drone-documents.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=
Monday, January 30, 2017
HA HA "Head of ISIS’ Women’s Brigade Flees With Millions " Clarion Project
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The leader of ISIS' al-Hansa women's battalion escaped with four of her assistants and millions of dollars, according to the Arabic-language..."
The leader of ISIS' al-Hansa women's battalion escaped with four of her assistants and millions of dollars, according to the Arabic-language..."
http://m.clarionproject.org/news/head-isis'-women's-brigade-flees-millions
Sunday, January 29, 2017
"Trump orders ISIS plan, talks with Putin and gives Bannon national security role " The Washington Post
"Trump and Putin spoke for one hour and vowed to join forces to fight terrorism in Syria and elsewhere , according to the White House and the Kremlin , signaling a potential shift in U . S . - Russian relations..."
Friday, January 27, 2017
"Trump poised to seek new military options for defeating IS"
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Trump's visit Friday to the Defense Department's headquarters will start the conversation over how to fulfill his inauguration address pledge to eradicate radical Islamic terrorism "completely from..."
Trump's visit Friday to the Defense Department's headquarters will start the conversation over how to fulfill his inauguration address pledge to eradicate radical Islamic terrorism "completely from..."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-poised-seek-military-options-defeating-182625098--politics.html
DON'T FORGET THE SALAFISTS "Beyond ISIS: Europe's Salafists Nurturing Jihad " The Investigative Project on Terrorism
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With all the emphasis now on ISIS and its various affiliates, and on the dangers they pose against the West, we have largely forgotten the forces that were radicalizing Muslim youth in Europe long before ISIS came along. Worse, we have failed to notice they still do. And yet these largely Saudi-backed, Salafist institutions – mosques and schools and Islamic community centers – arguably pose the greatest threat to Western culture, both in terms of their potential for inspiring terrorism and the sociopolitical influence they exert...."
With all the emphasis now on ISIS and its various affiliates, and on the dangers they pose against the West, we have largely forgotten the forces that were radicalizing Muslim youth in Europe long before ISIS came along. Worse, we have failed to notice they still do. And yet these largely Saudi-backed, Salafist institutions – mosques and schools and Islamic community centers – arguably pose the greatest threat to Western culture, both in terms of their potential for inspiring terrorism and the sociopolitical influence they exert...."
http://www.investigativeproject.org/5746/beyond-isis-europe-salafists-nurturing-jihad
Thursday, January 26, 2017
"Islamic State Losing Ground, But A Political Solution Poses Challenge For Trump And U.S." : Parallels : NPR
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Progress is being made in the war against the Islamic State, according to analysts. But they caution that the U.S. is likely to face a recurring challenge in the Middle East: how to turn battlefield gains into a comprehensive political solution...."
Progress is being made in the war against the Islamic State, according to analysts. But they caution that the U.S. is likely to face a recurring challenge in the Middle East: how to turn battlefield gains into a comprehensive political solution...."
"Islamist militant attack on hotel in Somali capital kills 28: official "- The Globe and Mail
"Islamist militants rammed a car bomb into the gate of a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, jumped clear and stormed inside on Wednesday, killing 28 people, government and medical officials said...."
I THOUGHT TRUMP DIDN'T WANT STRATEGY TELEGRAPHED "ISIS fight stays the course for now under Trump, Army general says " Fox News
Is he supposed to be talking to the press?
"Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, said he has not received any change to his orders in prosecuting the ISIS war in Iraq and Syria. When asked if the military could do more to stop the terrorists, he responded,..."
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
MOTHERS w/ BABIES CAN'T BE TAKEN 4 GRANTED "Nigeria: Babies used in suicide bombings, officials warn " BBC News
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An attack in the town of Madagali on 13 January saw two women detonate their devices, killing themselves, two babies, and four others.
They had passed a...."
An attack in the town of Madagali on 13 January saw two women detonate their devices, killing themselves, two babies, and four others.
They had passed a...."
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
"Is There a Nexus Between Terrorist Involvement and Mental Health in the Age of the Islamic State? " Combating Terrorism Cent...
"...of 55 attacks in the West where the 76 individuals involved were possibly influenced by the Islamic State, according to media reports, 27.6% had a history of apparent psychological instability, a percentage comparable to that found
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"Sub-Saharan Africa’s Three “New” Islamic State Affiliates " Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
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Islamic State in Greater Sahara
The story of ISGS begins with the merging of two other jihadi groups: the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and the Masked Men Brigade, which created a third group, al-Mourabitoun, in August 2013. Under the..."
Islamic State in Greater Sahara
The story of ISGS begins with the merging of two other jihadi groups: the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and the Masked Men Brigade, which created a third group, al-Mourabitoun, in August 2013. Under the..."
https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/sub-saharan-africas-three-new-islamic-state-affiliates
Monday, January 23, 2017
"Daesh Ruins Palmyra to 'Deprive Syrians of Their Past and Future'"
"This destruction is a new war crime and an immense loss for the Syrian people and for humanity," Bokova said, as quoted in the UNESCO press statement...."
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201701201049826506-daesh-palmyra-roman-theater-tetrapylon/
"Russia Receives Daesh Coordinates in Al-Bab From US"
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Al-Bab is one of Daesh's last remaining strongholds near the Turkish border. Capturing the city is of strategic importance to Turkey in order to prevent the Syrian Kurds taking it and unifying their..."
Al-Bab is one of Daesh's last remaining strongholds near the Turkish border. Capturing the city is of strategic importance to Turkey in order to prevent the Syrian Kurds taking it and unifying their..."
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201701231049927674-russia-us-daesh-coordinates/
"IS blows up Mosul hotel as Iraq prepares to attack western bank of Tigris "| Middle East Eye
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The Mosul Hotel, shaped as a stepped pyramid, appeared to be leaning to one side after the explosions, two witnesses said by phone. They requested anonymity, saying the militants killed those they caught communicating .."
The Mosul Hotel, shaped as a stepped pyramid, appeared to be leaning to one side after the explosions, two witnesses said by phone. They requested anonymity, saying the militants killed those they caught communicating .."
"Turkey: 46 ISIS Fighters ‘Neutralized’ Around al-Bab -" News from Antiwar.com
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Neutralized" doesn't necessarily mean killed in Turkish military statements, as the military will also refer to enemies as "neutralized" if they've been captured, or even if the building they're hold up in is just surrounded and they figure they can't get..."
Neutralized" doesn't necessarily mean killed in Turkish military statements, as the military will also refer to enemies as "neutralized" if they've been captured, or even if the building they're hold up in is just surrounded and they figure they can't get..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/01/22/turkey-46-isis-fighters-neutralized-around-al-bab/
"[Iraqi] Army Colonel Among 72 Killed in Iraq ... --" Antiwar.com
"Sabhan Hasan al-Jubouri, an Iraqi colonel, was killed in fighting. Militants
executed 13 civil.... "
executed 13 civil.... "
http://original.antiwar.com/updates/2017/01/22/iraqi-colonel-among-72-killed-in-iraq/
OBL WAS ANTI-ISIS? "Osama Bin Laden slammed ISIS as 'brutal and violent' in secret letter revealed by US government " Mirror Online
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An analyst within the interagency team behind the release said: "Bin Laden later in life recognised how terrorist organizations are prone to brutal violence that alienates the support they are so desperate to attract, but he and his successors could do little to temper the rise of ISIL and..."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/government-releases-scores-documents-osama-9654726
An analyst within the interagency team behind the release said: "Bin Laden later in life recognised how terrorist organizations are prone to brutal violence that alienates the support they are so desperate to attract, but he and his successors could do little to temper the rise of ISIL and..."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/government-releases-scores-documents-osama-9654726
"Mosul: Iraqi forces 'liberate' east from ISIL fighters " News | Al Jazeera
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The Iraqi army announced on Sunday that all districts of Mosul east of the Tigris River had been cleared of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) fighters, after retaking two areas...."
The Iraqi army announced on Sunday that all districts of Mosul east of the Tigris River had been cleared of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) fighters, after retaking two areas...."
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Saturday, January 21, 2017
"Suicide bombers blow themselves up in Saudi Arabia " News | Al Jazeera
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Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a confrontation with security forces in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah,..."
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a confrontation with security forces in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah,..."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/suicide-bombers-blow-saudi-arabia-170121075722150.html
Daesh destroyed the tetrapylon "ISIS wreaks new destruction in Syria's ancient Palmyra "| News24
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"Local sources told us that 10 days ago Daesh destroyed the tetrapylon," a 16-columned structure that marked one end of the ancient city's colonnade, Maamoun Abdulkarim told AFP using an Arabic acronym for ISIS.
Before being forced out of Palmyra... "
http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/isis-wreaks-new-destruction-in-syrias-ancient-palmyra-20170121
"Local sources told us that 10 days ago Daesh destroyed the tetrapylon," a 16-columned structure that marked one end of the ancient city's colonnade, Maamoun Abdulkarim told AFP using an Arabic acronym for ISIS.
Before being forced out of Palmyra... "
http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/isis-wreaks-new-destruction-in-syrias-ancient-palmyra-20170121
"Pakistan vegetable market bomb kills 20 and injures 40 " BBC News
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At least 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after a bomb exploded at a vegetable market in northwest Pakistan.
The blast happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the Afghan border...."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38703375
At least 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after a bomb exploded at a vegetable market in northwest Pakistan.
The blast happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the Afghan border...."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38703375
"Syria conflict: US says Idlib strike kills 100 al-Qaeda fighters - " BBC News
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Less than 24 hours earlier, a combination of B-2 stealth bombers and drones killed up to 90 so-called Islamic State (IS) militants in two camps in a remote area of Libya, officials said.. "
Less than 24 hours earlier, a combination of B-2 stealth bombers and drones killed up to 90 so-called Islamic State (IS) militants in two camps in a remote area of Libya, officials said.. "
Friday, January 20, 2017
I STRUGGLE w/ THIS TOO "Should Clarion Share ISIS Videos? Facebook Says 'No' " Clarion Project
By sharing the news are we simply giving daesh free advertising ,& incentive to do more & more outrageous acts of terror to make sure they get publicity ?
http://m.clarionproject.org/news/should-clarion-share-isis-videos-facebook-says-no
TRUMP CALLS A SPADE A SPADE "Trump vows to “eradicate completely” “radical Islamic terrorism”"
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"We will … unite the civilised world against radical Islamic terrorism which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth."..."
"We will … unite the civilised world against radical Islamic terrorism which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth."..."
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/01/trump-vows-to-eradicate-completely-radical-islamic-terrorism
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