Syria

U.S. citizen fighting for Islamic State killed in Syria

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 27, 2014 11:55 AM EDT

The New York Times reports that the U.S. citizen was known as Douglas McAuthur McCain. McCain seems to have lived what seemed like the average life of a U.S. teenager before suddenly joining the jihadists of the Islamic State.

Qatar working to free hostages from jihadist groups in Syria

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 26, 2014 09:03 AM EDT

The government of Qatar is using its close relationships with radical Islamist groups throughout the Middle East in an effort to free a number of U.S. citizens who are currently being held hostage.

White House authorizes surveillance flights over Syria

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 26, 2014 08:13 AM EDT

President Barack Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syrian territory, the first step in the process of launching airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Syria.

Islamic State may have known of impending U.S. raid to rescue James Foley

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 23, 2014 12:12 PM EDT

A new report suggests that the Islamic State knew of the impending U.S. Special Forces operation to rescue the murdered journalist James Foley before they had even parachuted into Syrian territory.

U.S. Special Forces tried to rescue murdered journalist James Foley from Islamic State

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 09:36 AM EDT

In early summer 2014, United States Special Forces soldiers carried out a failed operation to try to rescue journalist James Foley and others from Islamic State captivity.

Islamic State gains in Syria, controls 40% of Iraq's wheat-producing land

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 13, 2014 12:53 PM EDT

The Islamic State has continued its lightening expansion throughout Syria and Iraq, claiming new territory in Syria along the Turkish border, while the United Nations estimates that the Islamic State controls Iraqi territory where 40 percent of Iraq's wheat is grown.

1st American suicide bomber in Syria returned to US after training

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 31, 2014 11:06 AM EDT

The first confirmed American suicide bomber in the Syrian Civil War was able to return to the United States for months before he carried out his final deadly mission on behalf of the al-Qaida aligned Nusra Front.

Islamic State orders female genital mutilation for all females in Mosul

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 24, 2014 09:30 AM EDT

The Islamic State has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, ordering that all women in the city of Mosul undergo female genital mutilation.

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