Kenyan court releases doctor held over ISIS links
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan doctor who was arrested last week in Malindi over allegations of being a terror suspect was on Thursday released by a Nairobi court for lack of evidence.
Four Kenyan men arraigned in court over links with ISIS and Al Qaeda
MOMBASA, Kenya — Four terror suspects were arraigned in a Kenyan court on Tuesday in the coastal city of Mombasa over links with the Al Shabaab and the Islamic State militant groups.
Operation Euphrates Shield Continues, Turkish Military Opens a New Front Against ISIS
Today, September 3, Turkish military units crossed the border into Syria, opening a new front against ISIS with tanks entering the Syrian town of al-Rai.
Turkish Parliamentary Parties React to “Euphrates Shield” Operation
The largest opposition party in Turkey, Republican People’s Party (CHP), publicly supported Operation “Euphrates Shield”, but called it “long overdue”. The Pro-Kurdish and Turkey’s 3rd largest party Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP) criticized the AKP government for dragging the nation into “vortex of war“ without the consent of the parliament.
Turkey Launches Operation “Euphrates Shield” Against ISIS in Northern Syria
Today, August 24, Turkish military has started its cross-border operation „Euphrates Shield“ against ISIS in northern Syria.
A Spate of ISIS-Claimed Attacks in France and Germany is Indicative of ISIS Strategy
A comment by George Dyson
It seems that not a day has gone by over the last few weeks without an ISIS-affiliated or inspired attack in France or Germany. To some extent, this is because the ISIS narrative has given license to those who want to express their frustration with the world through violence, and does …
35 IS Fighters and 15 Taliban Killed in Nangarhar Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Nangarhar Governor’s office has released a statement that the Afghan National Security Forces have killed 35 Islamic State fighters and 15 Taliban in different operations in the province.
68 Taliban and IS militants killed in Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Including the death of 11 militants from Islamic State and a commander of the Taliban, the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense has announced today that they have killed 68 militants across Afghanistan’s different provinces.
Erdogan’s proposal to grant citizenship to Syrian refugees sparked controversy on social media
Last night, after the Iftar dinner in the Turkish province of Kilis, which borders Syria, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that millions of Syrian refugees will be granted a chance to become Turkish citizens.
US support for Kurdish advances on ISIS in Syria strengthening Kurdish autonomy
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) group, an alliance of Kurdish, Arabic and Syriac Christian militias, continues to make strategic gains against ISIS. The SDF appears poised to capture Manbij, which is to the west of the Euphrates, further diminishing ISIS’ reach. Moreover, these continued advances have led to increased speculation that the SDF will indeed …
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