The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) burned 44 victims alive in Iraq. Said victims were said to be members of the local security forces.
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Egypt bombs ISIS targets inside Libya in response to beheadings
Egypt’s air force bombed Islamic State targets inside Libya on Monday, the first time Egypt confirmed launching air strikes against the group suggesting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is ready to escalate his battle against the militants. Cairo residents, speaking to Reuters, reacted on Monday (February 16) with distress and disgust at the news that Islamic State appeared to have beheaded 21 Christian Egyptians in Libya. The 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, who had gone to Libya in […]
UN Security Council decides to cut funding of ISIS
The 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to adopt sanctions to cut off funding of extremist groups like Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
IS hostage John Cantlie appears in new propaganda film
Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Monday (February 9) apparently showing captive British journalist John Cantlie “reporting” from Syria’s largest city of Aleppo. The documentary-style 12 minute video was posted on social media sites. It is called ‘Inside Aleppo’ and features Cantlie touring the city, which he calls by its ancient name, Haleb. Speaking directly to the camera, a pale looking Cantlie, dressed in a brown jacket and black […]
Obama sets aside $8.8 billion against ISIS
The United States President Barack Obama set aside 8.8 billion dollars to eliminate the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Islamic State says beheads Japanese hostage Goto, Japan vows justice
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned on Sunday (February 1) the apparent killing of journalist Kenji Goto by Islamic State, after the militant group released a video purporting to show the beheading of the veteran war correspondent. Islamic State insurgents said on Saturday (January 31) they had killed Goto, after the apparent failure of sustained international efforts to secure his release through a prisoner swap. The video showed a hooded man standing over Goto with […]
Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts in Kirkuk
Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces in the northern province of Kirkuk on Friday (January 30). Police said Islamic State launched mortars and attacked positions of Kurdish fighters in four districts southwest of Kirkuk city. Militants later detonated a car bomb at a disused hotel in Kirkuk city centre and clashed with peshmerga forces. Kurdish forces later found the body of a militant in the hotel and threw the body over a balcony down […]
Family of Jordan pilot held by Islamic State hopeful he is alive
Friends and family members of a Jordanian pilot being held by Islamic State said on Friday (January 30) they believe he is still alive. They gathered in capital Amman, seeking information about his fate, a day after the deadline passed for the release of an Iraqi prisoner in Jordan. An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist also captured by the insurgents said the pilot would be killed “immediately” unless Jordan released Sajida al-Rishawi, who […]
Jordan, Japan seek news of Islamic State prisoners
Japan and Jordan scramble to find out what has happened to two of their nationals being held by Islamic State, after a deadline passed for the release of a would-be suicide bomber being held on death row in Amman. On Friday evening (January 30) Japanese deputy foreign minister Yasuhide Nakayama told reporters in Amman, where he is anchoring Japan’s on-the-ground response, that saving journalist Kenji Goto was Japan’s “only purpose”. “As everyone knows quite well, […]
Japan and Jordan cooperate in hostage crisis
The fate of two ISIS hostages remain in balance after the deadline for the hostage exchange passed.
ISIS DEADLINE TO SAVE JAPANESE HOSTAGES EXPIRES
Analyst says video of Japanese hostages is manipulated
A video released online on Tuesday (January 20), purporting to show two Japanese captives being held by the Islamic State, gives clues about the type of technology the militant group is using and raises suspicions that the video is highly manipulated, according to a group that analyzes militant violence. The clip showed a figure wearing black clothing and holding a knife, standing along with two kneeling men wearing orange clothes. The man, with his face […]
