Posts Tagged: ISIS fighters
Estimate Says 17,000 Foreigners Fight for Islamic State
My Way/AP - From New Zealand, came a former security guard; from Canada, a hockey fan who loved to fish and hunt. And there have been...
ISIS Threatens Blogger, Claims it Has ’71 Trained Soldiers in 15 Different States’
New York Daily News - The threat, posted on JustPasteIt, singles out Pamela Geller, who helped plan a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, Texas over...
ISIS Captures Pilot of Jordanian Warplane Crashed in Syria, Military Confirms
BBC - Islamic State (IS) militants have captured the pilot of a Jordanian warplane that crashed in northern Syria, Jordan's military has confirmed. The jihadist group...
Islamic State Steps Up Recruitment of Child Soldiers, New Generation of Radical Fighters
Washington Free Beacon - The Islamic State (IS) is stepping up its recruitment and indoctrination of children, who are seen as "central" to the terror...
ISIS Calls for Poisoning and Running Down Westerners
In a new video, ISIS threatens to murder Westerners through a wide range of new means including poisoning of food and drink, and hit-and-run attacks....
Islamic State Opens Front in North Africa, U.S. Concerned
Washington Times - In its war to create a caliphate across Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is opening a front in North Africa, where affiliated...
Israeli Arab Man Jailed for Fighting With Islamic State
JNS.org - An Israeli Arab man was sentenced to 22-months in prison for illegally entering Syria and fighting for the Islamic State terror group. Umm...
Israeli Arab Convicted of Fighting for Islamic State
JNS.org - An Israeli Arab man was convicted Tuesday of illegally entering Syria and training there with the Islamic State, making him the first...
Officials: Iran Seeks to Tie Cooperation on ISIS to Nuke Talks
CNBC/Reuters - Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Islamic State militants, but would like to see more...
Pope Discusses Persecution of Christians With Jewish Leaders: First it Was Your Turn Now it’s Ours
Pope Francis drew a parallel between the past persecution of Jews and the current victimization of Christians by Islamist terrorists in the Middle East during...
Report: Turkey is Largest Source of Fighters for Islamic State
JNS.org - Turkey is believed to be the largest source of foreign fighters for the Islamic State terror group. According to a report in The...
CIA Now Estimates Number of Islamic State Fighters Could Total 31,500
Fox News - The CIA said Thursday that the number of Islamic State fighters has grown to as many as three times previous estimates, a...
American Killed Fighting for the Islamic State in Syria
A Free Syrian Army source says a San Diego man was killed in battle fighting for the Islamic State (IS) against a rival anti-Assad faction over...
Islamic State Militants Kidnap Hundreds of Women in Iraq
Sky News - Hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority have been taken captive by Islamist militants, Iraq's government has said. Kamil Amin, a spokesman...
