Baghdadi losing control of ISIL fighters, U.S. military official says
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is “losing command and control” of the terror group’s forces as the Iraqi army advances on Mosul, a (more…)
U.S. sending intel analysts to sift through data from Mosul offensive
The United States plans to send dozens of intelligence analysts to the Middle East to handle the influx of data expected to be recovered in the offensive on Islamic (more…)
Facing defeat militarily, ISIL seen gaining strength as a terrorist force
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) may be on the ropes militarily, but it is far from being defeated. What U.S. President Barack Obama once referred to as (more…)
Under pressure elsewhere, ISIL turns up in an Israeli city that is 99.7 percent Muslim
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) does not have widespread support among Israeli Arabs, but Israel has made several arrests of extremists linked to the terror group. Last (more…)
Syrian refugee arrested in Germany ‘was planning an Islamist-motivated attack’
By Dr. Jack Caravelli Germany continues to bear the brunt of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s radical decision last year to allow nearly one million migrants, mostly from Syria, Iraq (more…)
Egypt airstrike answers strike on army base, kills 100 ISIL jihadists in Sinai
Egypt, in a retaliatory strike, bombed Islamic State of Iraq of Levant (ISIL) targets in the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 15, killing 100 terrorists. The attack by Egypt’s air (more…)
Multiple intel reports warn female ISIL cells pose growing threat to EU, U.S.
An increasing number of female Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists are forming all-women terror cells that are not only plotting attacks in the Middle East but (more…)
SoCom pushes Pentagon to name violent strain of Islamic terrorism
U.S Special Operations Command (SoCom) is pressing the Pentagon to specifically name Salafi jihadism “as the doctrine that inspires violent Muslim extremists,” a report said. SoCom called on Joint (more…)
Saudis arrest 17 tied to ISIL plan to target strategic facilities, individuals
A terrorist network linked to Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has been uncovered and thwarted by Saudi security forces. The planned operations were to be carried out (more…)