Lebanon cites ISIL plot to establish emirate as corridor to coast
NICOSIA — Lebanon has reported a plot by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant to form a corridor to Syria. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Turkey’s Erdogan said to assign intel to oversee anti-ISIL war
ANKARA — Turkey’s powerful intelligence community has been assigned to lead any cooperation with the United States in the war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. SUBSCRIBE l (more…)
New Sinai militia claims attack on Army, proclaims ISIL affiliation
CAIRO — A new Islamic rebel group has emerged in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Egypt details major attack on navy, blames ‘foreign intelligence’
CAIRO — Egypt’s military has released details of an insurgency attack on its navy in the Mediterranean Sea. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Opposition suspects dual role for Turkey intelligence in ISIL war
ANKARA — Turkey’s powerful intelligence community has been assigned to lead participation in the U.S.-sponsored war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Libyan general reports 6,000 foreign fighters in key cities include ISIL
CAIRO — Libya’s military has detected the presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Gulf states warn ISIL’s crime tactics could revive piracy ops
ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council is concerned over the prospect of renewed piracy. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Commander in U.S.-backed FSA cites infiltration by Syrian agents
ANKARA — Syrian intelligence was said to have infiltrated the Western-backed Free Syrian Army. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Al Qaida’s order: ‘Go to Tunisia and storm … the dens of infidelity’
CAIRO — Arab Spring didn’t begin with the overthrow of Tunisia’s ruler in 2011, but rather with fair elections that replaced a Muslim Brotherhood parliament with that of a (more…)