International – Page 128

Syrian Kurdish Official to Sputnik: ‘We Won’t Allow Dismemberment of Syria’

12 July 2016

In an interview for Sputnik, Hediye Yusuf, the co-chair of the Constituent Assembly of the Rojava Democratic Federal System, commented on the current situation in the region, and Rojava’s plans for the future. She emphasized that the Syrian Kurdish proponents of federalization and autonomy would […]

Inside ISIS: Quietly preparing for the loss of the ‘caliphate’

12 July 2016

Even as it launches waves of terrorist attacks around the globe, the Islamic State is quietly preparing its followers for the eventual collapse of the caliphate it proclaimed with great fanfare two years ago. In public messages and in recent actions in Syria, the group’s […]

Russian Pilots in Syria ‘Died Having Stopped a Terrorist Advance’

11 July 2016

terrorists shot down an Mi-25 helicopter near Palmyra, Syria on Friday, killing Russian pilots Colonel Ryafagat Khabibulin and Lieutenant Yevgeny Dolgin. The pilots’ fate, and the bravery they exhibited in their final moments, has brought forth a wellspring of sympathy and gratitude across Russia. On […]

Pentagon will send hundreds more troops to Iraq following seizure of key airfield

11 July 2016

Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Monday that the Pentagon will deploy an additional 560 U.S. troops to Iraq, widening the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State after Iraqi security forces seized a key airfield over the weekend. Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, the […]

We Might Be Winning the War Against ISIS, At Least on Social Media

11 July 2016

ISIS remains a terror in the Middle East, but there is one place its influence seems to have diminished: the wilds of the internet. Twitter traffic to pro-ISIS accounts has fallen 45 percent in the past two years, according to the Obama administration, which of […]

Putin Urges to Pray for Russian Pilots Killed in Syria

11 July 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a call for prayers for Russian pilots killed in Syria during his visit to the Valaam Monastery in northwestern Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. On Friday, the Daesh terrorist group shot down a helicopter near Palmyra, killing […]

Rising casualties among US-backed Afghan troops concern officials

10 July 2016

Rising casualties among local Afghan forces who are trained and supported by American troops and the continued presence of an ISIS-affiliated group are becoming growing concerns for commanders, the top U.S. general in the region told Fox News. Gen. John Nicholson said the Taliban killed […]

Les effarantes déclarations de Gilles Clavreul en Israël

10 July 2016

En visite à Jérusalem la semaine dernière, le Délégué interministériel à la lutte contre le racisme et l’antisémitisme (Dilcra) a lié de manière scandaleuse le soutien unilatéral à Israël contre les Palestiniens et la lutte contre l’antisémitisme en France. Sans le moindre rapport avec ses […]

A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began.

10 July 2016

For most of his adult life, Ahmed Qassim al-Ghamdi worked among the bearded enforcers of Saudi Arabia. He was a dedicated employee of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice — known abroad as the religious police — serving with […]

Heng on ISIS’s Growth in Asia

10 July 2016

The appeal of the Islamic State terror group has been gradually growing in the region.

The escalating ISIS threat in Southeast Asia

10 July 2016

Several militant groups in Indonesia have already sworn fealty to ISIS, as did those behind the Jakarta bombing, while in Malaysia, “lone wolf” ISIS sympathizers have been active on social media. Several hundred Southeast Asians are now in Syria and Iraq, where they have formed […]

Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months: IHS

10 July 2016

Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland – a quarter of its territory – to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a […]