Wall Street Journal | US Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have identified nearly a dozen Americans who have traveled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the militant group that the Obama administration says poses the ... Jihadists Kill Dozens of Captured Syrian Soldiers Islamic State Economy Runs on Extortion, Oil Piracy in Syria, Iraq Syria conflict: IS 'kills dozens of Assad soldiers' |
Fox News | Fighting in Syria spawns separate civil war in global jihadist movement Fox News Last week, Al-Nusra, struggling to stay relevant and recruit fighters, released a video featuring three of their fighters as they head off in northern Syria near the city of Aleppo to battle the Islamic State, which was disowned by Al Qaeda. The ... |
The Guardian | Islamic State kills 150 captured troops in Syria, say activists The Guardian Islamic State militants killed more than 150 of the troops captured in recent fighting in north-eastern Syria. It is the latest mass killing attributed to the extremists, activists said, with the violence coming during a 24-hour period. The troops were ... ISIS Said to Kill 150 Syrian Captives in 2 Days, Videotaping the Horror Rebels in Syria Capture Border Crossing With Israel UN: Armed Group Detains 43 Peacekeepers in Syria |
Questions on Airstrikes in Syria New York Times With American airstrikes slowing the march of extremists in Iraq, President Obama is considering expanding that action across the Iraqi border into parts of Syria, where fighters for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, move unimpeded. But ... |
New York Times | Syrian Rebels Take Control of Crossing in the Golan New York Times Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser, said reports of the Nusra Front taking control of the Quneitra crossing could be “very significant” if the group managed to link that position to its stronghold in Dara'a, in southern Syria ... |
Reuters | Video shows Islamic State executes scores of Syrian soldiers Reuters The capture of Tabqa, the Syrian army's last foothold in that area, and apparent parading and killing of large numbers of its soldiers shows how Islamic State has cemented its grip on the north of the country. The video begins by showing the captives ... |
Voice of America | Details Emerge About Douglas McCain, American Jihadist Killed in Syria Voice of America WASHINGTON—. Douglas McAuthur McCain, the first known American to be killed while fighting alongside Islamic militants in Syria, was an undistinguished 33-year-old raised in Minnesota who most recently worked as a caregiver in California. So what ... Local jihadist killed in Syrian battle US Investigating Reports of Second American Jihadist Killed in Syria Reports: 2nd US Islamist fighter killed in Syria |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Islamic State 'committed war crimes' BBC News Islamic State (IS) militants have committed "mass atrocities" in Syria and have recruited children as fighters, the United Nations says. In a report, investigators say public executions are a "common spectacle" in areas run by IS, one of the groups ... |
CBS News | ISIS militants carry out apparent mass execution in Syria CBS News BEIRUT -- The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) killed more than 150 troops captured in recent fighting for a string of military bases in northeastern Syria, shooting some and slashing others with knives in the past 24 hours in the latest mass ... |
Reuters | Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base: social media Reuters Tabqa was the army's last foothold in an area otherwise controlled by the militants, who have seized large areas of Syria and Iraq. The United States has carried out air strikes on the group in Iraq and is considering its options in Syria. In one ... |