Tag: ISIS

548 DANGEROUS ISLAMISTS IN GERMANY – 50 WERE DENIED ASYLUM BUT NEVER DEPORTED

Sourced : Proto Thema The German Police has a list of 548 Islamists who the German authorities believe they pose a threat to the national security. Among them are at least 50 Islamists whose asylum application has been rejected but they have not been deported. According to German media, the number of the Islamists in… Continue reading 548 DANGEROUS ISLAMISTS IN GERMANY – 50 WERE DENIED ASYLUM BUT NEVER DEPORTED

TURKEY MAKES VEILED THREAT OVER INCIRLIK

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets (foreground) are pictured at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Sourced : Military Times Turkey’s defense minister says a lack of support from Turkey’s NATO allies in its operation to clear the Islamic State group from a town in northern Syria is leading many to question the country’s permission for the U.S.-led coalition to use its air base. In the past few weeks, Turkey has… Continue reading TURKEY MAKES VEILED THREAT OVER INCIRLIK

SYRIAN REGIME BOMBS EASTERN ALEPPO WHILE RUSSIA FOCUSES ITS BLOODY STRIKES ELSEWHERE

Sourced War is Boring By Tom Cooper Air strikes have resumed in war-torn eastern Aleppo. But exactly who is bombing who? Boosters of Russia and Syrian president Bashar Al Assad’s regime — and even Iranian news agencies — tend to attribute the majority of the air strikes to Russia. Western journalists, various NGOs and even diplomats make the same… Continue reading SYRIAN REGIME BOMBS EASTERN ALEPPO WHILE RUSSIA FOCUSES ITS BLOODY STRIKES ELSEWHERE

GET READY TO WALK AWAY FROM INCIRLIK

Sourced : Defence One By Charles F. Wald Turkey’s Incirlik airbase has supported America’s most vital strategic needs for more than a half century, first during the Cold War and more recently in the fight against terrorists. Now, as its host country becomes less stable and less friendly to the United States, the best way… Continue reading GET READY TO WALK AWAY FROM INCIRLIK

CLINTON MILITARY ADVISOR OUTLINES 4-STEP PLAN FOR DEFEATING ISIS

Sourced : CNBC By : Elizabeth Gurdus It’s time for America to get aggressive with ISIS, retired Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander and current Hillary Clinton advisor, said Tuesday. Stavridis detailed a four-step plan for defeating the terrorist group on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” where he made a case for a significant military… Continue reading CLINTON MILITARY ADVISOR OUTLINES 4-STEP PLAN FOR DEFEATING ISIS

WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI

By Judah Ari Gross and AP Sourced : The Times of Israel Israel has carried out drone strikes against terrorists operating in the Sinai Peninsula in recent years, according to a Bloomberg news report Monday that quoted an unnamed former senior official. The airstrikes were conducted with Egypt’s knowledge and blessing, according to the ex-official,… Continue reading WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI

ISIS’S MAIN SYRIA-TURKEY SUPPLY ROUTE CUT

By Arutz Sheva North America Staff Arab-Kurdish fighters backed by the United States on Friday cut the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s main supply route between Syria and Turkey in a major setback for the jihadists. ISIS has come under growing pressure on various fronts in Syria and Iraq, where it established its self-declared “caliphate” in… Continue reading ISIS’S MAIN SYRIA-TURKEY SUPPLY ROUTE CUT

SYRIA TROOPS REACH AL-RAQQAH PROVINCE, ISIS FIGHRTING ON FOUR FRONTS

By Bassem Mroue Associated Press Syrian troops reached the edge of the northern province of Al-Raqqah on Saturday, home to the de facto capital of the Islamic State group’s self-styled caliphate, in a push that leaves the extremists fighting fierce battles on four fronts in Syria and neighboring Iraq. ISIS, which controls large swaths of… Continue reading SYRIA TROOPS REACH AL-RAQQAH PROVINCE, ISIS FIGHRTING ON FOUR FRONTS

IGNORING TURKEY, U.S BACKS KURDS IN DRIVE AGAINAST ISIS IN SYRIA

Syria Democratic Forces fighters carry their weapons in a village on the outskirts of al-Shadadi town, Hasaka countryside, Syria February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said - RTX27SIQ

Sourced : The Washington Post By Liz Sly and Karen DeYoung A U.S.-backed force of Kurds and Arabs advanced toward an important Islamic State transit town in Syria on Wednesday, brushing aside Turkish opposition to the involvement of Kurds in operations to recapture the strategically vital area. U.S. commandos are accompanying the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic… Continue reading IGNORING TURKEY, U.S BACKS KURDS IN DRIVE AGAINAST ISIS IN SYRIA

TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS

Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province September 29, 2014. Turkish tanks and armoured vehicles took up positions on hills overlooking the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday as shelling by Islamic State insurgents intensified and stray fire hit Turkish soil, a Reuters correspondent said. At least 30 tanks and armoured vehicles, some with their guns pointed towards Syrian territory, were positioned near a Turkish military base just northwest of Kobani. Plumes of smoke rose up as shells hit the eastern and western sides of Kobani and sporadic bursts of machinegun fire rang out. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sourced : Sputniknews Turkey is discussing with the USA a joint special operation in Syria on condition that it does not include Kurdish militia forces, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If we join forces, they [USA] have their own special forces and we have our special forces,” the minister was quoted as saying by… Continue reading TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS