ISIS ‘rocket expert’ responsible for death of US Marine is killed in airstrike

Anti-ISIS coalition airstrikes on Sunday killed a top militant who was responsible for the death of a U.S. Marine in northern Iraq last month, a military spokesman said Sunday. Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, 27, was killed and eight other Marines were wounded when their detachment came under rocket fire on March 19. Coalition Spokesman Col. […]

Russia Accuses Turkey as the Primary Supplier of ISIS

Russia has accused Turkey of using three humanitarian organizations to funnel weapons and supplies to IS and other jihadist groups in Syria. Moscow also called for Turkey close the porous border to extremists. Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin on Friday sent a letter to the UN Security Council saying three Turkish humanitarian organizations were fronts […]

The Strategy Behind the Islamic State’s Destruction of Ancient Sites

Syrian government forces, helped by Russian airstrikes, retook Palmyra from the Islamic State on March 27, and experts are now assessing damage to the city’s ancient monuments and artifacts. The Islamic State destroyed many archaeological sites as it expanded across Iraq and Syria, looting some for profit and damaging others to gain attention. The Islamic State […]

Why ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War

If we’re serious about winning this media game, time is of the essence. To offset some losses in the Middle East, the Islamic State is now moving to strengthen its North African wilayats. The group is already on the verge of turning Libya into its newest stronghold, which is why it’s so important right now […]

ISIS Fast Facts

Facts: Timeline: 2004 – Abu Musab al-Zarqawi establishes al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). 2006 – Under al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda in Iraq tries to ignite a sectarian war against the majority Shia community. June 7, 2006 – Al-Zarqawi is killed in a U.S. strike. Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, takes his place […]

ISIS will use drones to nuke Western cities

Britain Prime Minister David Cameron warned Western leaders Friday the Islamic State plans to use drones to spray nuclear material over Western cities. The UK Daily Telegraph reported that there is growing concerns among world leaders that extremists are looking to buy commercial drones to launch a dirty bomb attack over major metropolitan cities, which […]

Islamic State Hijacks Mosul University Chemistry Lab for Making Bombs

The Islamic State terror group has been making use of a chemistry lab in Iraq’s University of Mosul — which it seized nearly two years ago — to test and build deadlier bombs, military officials and other sources told The Wall Street Journal Friday. The report comes as analysts warn that ISIS soon could get its hands […]

Obama Nixed CIA Plan That Could Have Stopped ISIS: Officials

The CIA in 2012 proposed a detailed covert action plan designed to remove Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but President Obama declined to approve it, current and former U.S. officials tell NBC News. It’s long been known that then-CIA Director David Petraeus recommended a program to secretly arm and train moderate Syrian rebels in […]

Delivery driver convicted of plot to attack U.S. military in U.K.

A British delivery driver has been convicted of plotting to attack American military personnel in the U.K. A jury on Friday found Junead Khan guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. The 25-year-old’s work for a pharmaceutical firm took him past U.S. air bases in eastern England. Prosecutors said Khan, who was arrested in July, had […]

The Heroes Who Fall in Silent Wars Deemed Unimportant by the MSM

With the death of a Marine sergeant in Iraq last week, the American public finally became aware that there were around 5000 US troops in that country, rather than the 3300 previously acknowledged by the Pentagon. And while most Americans probably know about ongoing U.S. military campaigns in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, they might be surprised to […]

Police claim at least fifty ISIS supporters working in the Brussels airport

Police at Brussels airport have claimed at least 50 Islamic State supporters are working there as baggage handlers, cleaners and catering staff. In an astonishing open letter, the officers said they have warned about the terrorist sympathisers whose security badges give them access to planes, but they remain employed. The airport police, who are threatening […]

Belgium: Airstrikes Against Daesh To Resume

Not surprisingly, the terrorist attacks in Brussels have angered the Belgians to the point where they have committed to re-mobilizing their fleet of Lockheed-Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcons as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. While Belgium’s Air Component had limited its participation to specific areas, it’s fairly safe to say we’ll be seeing involvement on a […]