Akhmed One-Arm, captured – Terrorist behind Istanbul Airport attack

Akhmed One-Arm was detained following a series of raids executed by Turkish Special Forces on known Daesh (ISIS) collaborators and sympathizers in what is being described as the ‘Asian and European side of the city,’ of Istanbul. To put that into perspective, Istanbul, is divided in two by the Bosphorus Strait.

Orlando terrorist employer, still secures America’s nuclear facilities

G4S contends that, because Omar Mateen did not commit mass murder while on the job, the company bears no responsibility for his crime. Nigel Fairbrass, the director of media relations at G4S, explained, “While we continue to review the evidence, we know this much to be true: nothing about Omar Mateen’s employment with G4S contributed to, or could have prevented, this terrible event.”

ISIS: Losing ground in Libya to local militias

Unfortunately, even though ISIS may lose its base in Sirte, it could likely relocate to the Southwest of Libya in a desert hinterland. From that location it will be free to operate unhindered by local militias.

US-led coalition: Only a third of Fallujah cleared of Islamic State

Only a third of Fallujah has been “cleared” of the Islamic State, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday. The announcement comes days after the Iraqi government declared victory in the besieged city. Other parts of the city are “contested,” said U.S. Army Col. Christopher Garver, the Baghdad-based spokesman for the coalition, with clashes underway between Iraqi security […]

Islamic State suffers setbacks in Iraq, Syria

Islamic State militants struggled to hold ground on two fronts Sunday as Iraqi troops drove out pockets of resistance in Fallujah, while Syrian government forces pressed closer to the effective militant capital of Raqqa. The military gains, however, have done little to improve the dire humanitarian crisis facing the region. In Iraq, the Amiriyah Fallujah […]