The Islamic State militant group, which controls parts of Syria and Iraq, has accepted a pledge of allegiance from the Nigeria-based Boko Haram extremist organization. In an audio statement Thursday, an Islamic State spokesman welcomed what he called the expansion of the group’s self-declared Islamic caliphate to West Africa. “The caliph, may God protect him, […]
UNITED NATIONS—Iraq’s U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday that Islamic State militants might be trafficking human organs to help fund their campaign of terror. In a briefing to the U.N. Security Council, Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said Islamic State was carrying out the most serious of crimes against Iraqi people of all ethnic and religious backgrounds. “These […]
Danish media report the Copenhagen man who attacked a free-speech seminar and a synagogue last weekend swore allegiance to the Islamic State leader just six minutes before he unleashed his deadly barrage of gunfire. The reports Tuesday said 22-year-old gunman, Omar Abdel Hamid el-Hussein, made a Facebook post pledging fealty to Islamic State leader Abu […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S.-led coalition is “on the road” to degrading and destroying the Islamic State (IS) group. President Obama’s special envoy for the coalition, retired Marine General John Allen, said he expects a major Iraqi-led counter-offensive against the IS group in coming weeks. Kerry described to U.S. television viewers […]