Not much attention has been paid to Abu Sayyaf’s identification with Islamic State. AAs maritime kidnappings escalate around the Philippine’s southern islands, the oldest group of hostages (2 Canadians, 1 Norwegian and 1 Filipina) face a looming deadline of execution at 3:00 pm on 25 April 2016. Factions of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have captured a growing number of hostages in recent […]
INCREASING NUMBERS OF FEMALES Last week the Toronto Sun reported on two women from Montreal who apparently left to join Daesh (ISIS) in November. While these are not the first Canadians who have travelled for this purpose, this definitely points to an emerging trend in that the individuals were female. What draws women to join one of the most notorious terrorist organizations […]
In the first of a series of exclusive collaborations, the UK-based counter-extremism think tank, Quilliam and U.S.-based Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC), are releasing a ground-breaking analysis of one of Islamic State’s (IS) most important propaganda videos, Although the Unbelievers Dislike It. At first sight, the video, in which twenty-two Syrian Arab Army hostages are […]
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The Islamic State (ISIS) has appointed a new Mosul governor (Wali) to replace the former governor who was killed in an airstrike last month, a source inside the city said. The source said that Hassan Saeed al-Jubouri known as Abu Talut was appointed by ISIS as governor of Mosul. Mosul was named by […]
Submitted by Jasmine Opperman – The murderous Islamic State (Isis) is active in South Africa and has been recruiting citizens to fight in Iraq and Syria. So far, three have died fighting for the terrorist group. Iraq’s ambassador to South Africa, Dr Hushaim al-Alawi, said on Saturday that the men’s deaths were subsequently covered up […]
Submitted by Norman Lihou – A new report prepared for the United Nations Security Council warns that the militant group known as the Islamic State (Isis) possesses sufficient reserves of small arms, ammunition and vehicles to wage its war for Syria and Iraq for up to two years. The size and breadth of the Isis arsenal provides […]