Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Islamic State
Al-Shabab Battles IS in Northeastern Somalia
Militarily al-Shabab severely the purged group’s sympathizers and fans in the southern regions of Somalia. In January al-Shabab executed three men, including two foreign jihadists who were accused of supporting IS although the men reportedly denied association with IS
US-Backed Forces Pursue IS in E....
With the new advancement of Kurdish-led forces into Hajin, in eastern Syria, thousands have fled their homes in Islamic State-controlled pockets
Who Are the Kurds?
The YPG is considered a terrorist organization by Ankara. It is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has battled against the Turkish state since 1984
Father: Strasbourg Attacker Supported IS Group
Abdelkrim Chekatt, a French-Algerian, said he’d tried in the past to dissuade his son from backing the Islamic State, saying, “You don’t see the atrocities they commit.” The son would reply that “it’s not them,” the father said
Radical Islam Blamed for Terror Strike...
Authorities say Shire Ali’s Australian passport had previously been canceled because of fears he planned to travel to Syria in 2015. Despite being known to hold radical views, he was not being actively monitored by Australian security agencies and had been assessed as not posing a threat to the community.