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Reports: Red-Bearded IS Militant Killed

13 November 2014, 17:18 Reports: Red-Bearded IS Militant Killed Tweet A red-bearded Chechen fighter who became the public face of Islamic State militants has been killed, according to reports. Omar al...

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The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord

Abu Omar al-Shishani has a fierce, gorgeous Chechen bride. He learned intelligence operations from the U.S. And his older brother may be the real genius of ISIS. PANKISI GORGE, Georgia — The mother of...

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Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition

There are believed to be as many as 1,000 armed opposition groups in Syria, commanding an estimated 100,000 fighters. Many of the groups are small and operate on a local level, but a number have...

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19 dead after Islamic militants attack Chechen police before Putin addresses...

A Chechen Interior Ministry servicemen stands guard at the site of the gun battle in the Chechen capital Grozny. Photo: Reuters Moscow: Militants attacked a police outpost in the Chechen capital...

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No agreed EU policy for threat posed by European fighters returning from...

Although the number of Muslim jihadists travelling from European countries to fight the Assad regime in Syria has grown “exponentially” during the past year, there is no co-ordinated EU-wide policy to...

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Where Is Al Qaeda Holding Its Western Hostages In Syria?

Exclusive interviews reveal that jihadists are moving Western abductees deeper into Islamist-held territory in Syria, amid mounting fears for their safety. Fears for the safety of dozens of Western...

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Russia's burgeoning ISIL problem

Moscow, Russia - With plunging oil prices, economic sanctions, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and a weakening ruble, the Russian government already had a lot to worry about. Now ISIL has joined this...

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Tsarnaev brothers' rage may have root in war-torn Caucasus

MOSCOW — The journey that led two brothers to bomb the Boston Marathon has its roots in the strife-ridden violent Muslim region of Russia known as North Caucasus, where jihadists have been trying to...

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Russian, US Officials Silent on Chechen Warlord's Death

MOSCOW, March 19 (RIA Novosti) – Russian and US officials on Wednesday declined to confirm the death of a prominent Chechen warlord who had threatened to attack last month's Sochi Olympics....

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Allegiance to ISIL splits Russian fighters

Moscow, Russia - In a lengthy diatribe posted on YouTube in late December, a full-bearded man in a loose white robe recites Quranic quotes before unleashing on an unseen opponent for growing a "plastic...

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Al Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base in sign they continue...

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...

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Al Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base in sign they continue...

BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...

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For Boston Suspects, Was Chechnya’s Violent Past a Motive?

MOSCOW, April 19 (Nabi Abdullaev, RIA Novosti) – As investigators hunt for evidence about the Boston bombing suspects, some of their questions – like the American public’s – will focus on Russia’s...

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Al Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base in sign they continue...

BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...

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Al Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base in sign they continue...

BEIRUT Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held north...

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Putin’s Medieval Peace Pact in Chechnya

The involvement of two ethnic Chechens in the Boston Marathon bombing came as a brutal reminder of the wars that ravaged the Russian republic more than a decade ago. Less understood is that they aren’t...

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Al-Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels spearheaded by al-Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...

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Islamic State may threaten Russia's Caucasus

By Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Moscow 30 June 2015 From the section Europe Moscow-backed security forces have been battling Islamist insurgents in Chechnya and other Russian republics of the Caucasus The...

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Russian force training to counter militants from Syria - Chechen leader

* Putin struggling to quell Islamist insurgency in North Caucasus ...

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Obama Joins Putin War as Syria Jihadists Stalk Olympics

President Vladimir Putin is turning to Barack Obama for help protecting the costliest Winter Games ever from attacks by Islamic extremists, including hundreds of battle-hardened jihadists now fighting...

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