by The Long War Journal | Feb 16, 2015 | Monitor
The Islamic Caucasus Emirate’s (ICE) leader in Dagestan, Said Arakanskiy, denounces the jihadists who defected to the Islamic State in a newly-released video. Arakanskiy’s short speech, totaling 2 minutes and 30 seconds, was released via the Vilayat...
by The Long War Journal | Feb 15, 2015 | Monitor
A video released by the Islamic State shows fighters from one of its so-called provinces in Libya beheading 21 Egyptian Copts. The mass murders were advertised by Islamic State’s media operatives over the past couple of days. And the latest edition of the...
by The Long War Journal | Feb 15, 2015 | Monitor
One of the Islamic State’s so-called “provinces” in Libya claims to have captured the town of Nawfaliyah. The group has released a photo set showing a large convoy entering the town. The military-style parade likely took place earlier this month. One...
by The Long War Journal | Feb 13, 2015 | Monitor
The town of al Baghdadi in Iraq’s Anbar province sits close to the Al Asad airbase where over 300 US Marines are stationed. The Islamic State has taken control of large portions of the town of al Baghdadi in Iraq’s Anbar province. The town, which is 50...
by The Long War Journal | Feb 13, 2015 | Monitor
The Islamic State released the seventh issue of its English-language magazine, Dabiq, this week. This issue includes an interview with Hayat Boumediene, the girlfriend of Amedy Coulibaly, the jihadist who killed a policewoman and attacked a kosher market in eastern...