U.S. Steps Up Military Action Against the Islamic State
President Obama, reacting to the brutal execution of an American journalist by Islamic State terrorists, called for a “common effort” across the Middle East to “extract this cancer so it does not spread” as U.S. fighter jets and drones stepped up attacks against IS. Meanwhile, IS threatened to awaken sleeper cells in the West and promised America to “drown all of you in blood.” Along the U.S.-Mexico border, concern is being raised as Mexican drug cartels are in negotiations with the terrorist organization, according to a U.S. Congressman.
Islamic State Changes Tactics, Closing in on Aleppo
The Islamic State continues to capture towns on its way to Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, which now stands less than 50 kilometers away. Meanwhile, limited U.S. airstrikes have caused jihadists of the Islamic State to change their military tactics, instead of operating as an army with conventional formations, they are now acting like insurgents and mixing in with civilians to disguise their maneuvers making it harder to strike them.
Five Year Old Son of Anglican Vicar of Baghdad Cut in Half by Islamic State Jihadists
The five-year-old son of a founding member of Baghdad’s Anglican church was cut in two during an attack on the Christian town of Qaraqosh by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to the Anglican Communion News Service.
Islamic State Beheads, Crucifies As It Expands into Syria (Video)
Islamic State has crushed a pocket of resistance to its control in eastern Syria, crucifying two people and executing 23 others in the past five days.
Full Coverage: Islamic State Advances in Iraq; Obama Issues Drone Strikes
Thousands of Christians fled as the ‘Islamic State’ (IS) seized Qaraqosh, Iraq’s largest Christian city, on Thursday. U.S. Thousands of Christians fled as the ‘Islamic State’ (IS) seized Qaraqosh, Iraq’s largest Christian city, on Thursday. U.S. President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes against the jihadists and approved a humanitarian mission to deliver food and other supplies to Iraq. Meanwhile , the U.S. suspended delivery of F-16’s and Apache gunships as IS continues to lay seige to Iraq’s largest air force base at Balad, formerly known as Camp Anaconda.
Islamic State Captures Its First Lebanese City
The Islamic State (IS) captured its first Lebanese city, Arsal, on Monday. Fighting began Friday evening in Arsal after Abu Ahmad al-Jumaa, a former commander in the Free Syrian Army who declared his allegiance to IS, was arrested by the Lebanese Army.
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