Tunisia Hotel Massacre Claimed More British Nationals
Most of those killed in a massacre at a Tunisian beach resort claimed by the Islamic State group were British, the Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said on Saturday. “The majority are British,” he told a news conference. “After come the Germans, then the Belgians and then other nationalities,” he said, adding that there were […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kuwait mosque blast
Cabinet vows to confront “black terror” after suicide blast during Friday prayers kills 27 people and wounds 227 others. At least 27 people have been killed and 227 others wounded in a suicide bombing during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Kuwait City claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) […]
Third ISIS Terrorist Attack In One Day: Suicide Bomber Attacts Kuwait Mosque,10 Killed
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital after Friday prayers. A posting on a Twitter account known to belong to the Islamic State group said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt. The attack was claimed by […]
The Military Strategy Behind Islamic State Conquests
A year on from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s declaration of a caliphate, Islamic State (IS) remains a powerful battlefield force, despite thousands of air strikes launched against it by the United States and its allies. The stated aim of the aerial campaign was, in the words of US President Barack Obama, to “degrade and ultimately destroy” […]
ISIL claims deadly ‘quadruple’ suicide attacks in Iraq
At least 11 Iraqi security personnel have been killed in a quadruple suicide car bombing near Beiji that was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group. ISIL, which controls large parts of northern Iraq, said four of its foreign fighters carried out Saturday’s bombings, which targeted Iraqi army and allied units’ […]
Boko Haram Attack Kills 37 in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed 37 people in raids on five villages around Maiduguri, the capital of northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, a military source and a local village defence group said. Fighters from the armed group, who arrived in four-wheel drive vehicles and on motorcycles, fired into houses and shot fleeing locals during Wednesday […]
Fighting IS has cost US $2.7bn
The US spends more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the war against Islamic State, and has poured $2.7bn (£1.7bn) into the bombing campaign since the start. An international coalition has been conducting air strikes in Iraq and Syria since last August. The first breakdown of US costs, released by the Pentagon, show that two-thirds […]
Nasser al-Aker Death Triggers Deadly Clashes In Libya
Deadly clashes have broken out in Libya’s eastern city of Derna between local Islamist militias and militants affiliated to Islamic State (IS). The fighting broke out on Tuesday night after Nasser al-Aker, a senior Islamist militant from Derna’s Abu-slim Martyr’s Brigade, was killed by members of IS. IS established a base in Derna in October […]
Obama to Boost Army Advisers in Iraq
The US is to send up to 450 military advisers to Iraq to help train local forces fighting Islamic State, the White House says. President Obama made the decision following a request from Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, it said. The troops will be deployed to the Taqaddum military base in Anbar province. IS seized […]
Algerian Troops Kill 22 Islamist Militants
Algerian troops have carried out one of the largest counter-terrorism operations in years, killing 22 militants. The Islamists are believed to be members of the Caliphate Soldiers, a group loyal to the “Islamic State.” Algerian security forces killed at least 22 Islamist militants Tuesday as they were meeting to plan an attack on the capital […]
