Posts Tagged: ISIS militants
Iraqi Kurds Enter Syrian Border Town Kobani as ISIS Targets Border Crossing
Fox News - Ten Iraqi peshmerga fighters entered a northern Syrian border town, crossing over from Turkey on Thursday, the first from among a group...
Coalition Warplanes Reportedly Strike Syria Targets in Support of Kurdish Fighters
New York Times - Warplanes from the American-led coalition fighting militants of the Islamic State were reported on Tuesday to have struck targets in Syria near...
Israeli-Arab Teacher Arrested for Suspected Affiliation With ISIS, Admits Bringing Material From Jordan
JNS.org - An Israeli Arab high school teacher was arrested Monday on suspicion of supporting the Islamic State terror organization after a search of...
ISIS Spokesman Praises ‘Blessed Operations Against Guards of the Jews’
Reuters - Islamic State urged insurgents in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday to press ahead with attacks against Egyptian security forces and beheadings, a call...
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...
Israel’s Lieberman Pledges Support for U.S Efforts to Fight Islamic State
Haaretz - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met Wednesday evening in Washington with his American counterpart, John Kerry, to discuss the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State. Lieberman told Kerry...
U.S. Airstrike Hits ISIS Target in New Phase of Military Action Against Iraqi Militants
NBC News - The U.S. carried out an airstrike near Baghdad on Monday as the beginning of intensified action against ISIS militants in Iraq, defense...
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...
Kerry Arrives in Iraq for Top-Level Anti-ISIS Coalition Talks
New York Times - Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Wednesday for top-level talks to forge a coalition against the Sunni militants who...
U.S. Launches New Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants in Iraq
Washington Post - Backed by U.S. airstrikes that began in Iraq late Saturday, Iraqi special forces, allied tribesmen and local police launched a ground offensive...
U.S. Starts Arming Kurdish Forces Fighting Islamic State Militants in Iraq
Daily Mail - The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern...
Hillary Clinton Criticizes Obama Foreign Policy, Slams ‘Unfair’ World Response to Gaza War
JNS.org - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Hamas ultimately bears the "responsibility" for the civilian casualties in Gaza. In a wide-ranging interview conducted by The...
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...
Obama Authorizes ‘Targeted Airstrikes’ Against Islamic State Militants in Iraq
JNS.org - U.S. warplanes have begun bombing terrorists from the jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) Friday on order by U.S....
