Monday, April 27, 2015

The Terror Strategist: Secret Files Reveal the Structure of Islamic State - Christoph Reuter (Dir Spiegel) When the architect of the Islamic State died, he left something behind that he had intended to keep strictly confidential: the blueprint for this state.

Egypt
Large-scale Egyptian army massed for operation to capture eastern Libya from ISIS – Debka File

Iran
Map: Iran's Nuclear Installations 2015 - Olli Heinonen and Simon Henderson (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Executions Surge in Iran after Nuclear Talks, Iran off U.S. Terror List – Shadi Paveh (Gatestone Institute)

Nepal
Human Rights Watch’s Disaster Effort – Yarden Frankl (Honest Reporting)

PA/Hamas/etc.
Did you know Hamas is holding the bodies of 2 Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips? - The link will take you to a story in The Times of Israel.
14 Palestinian terrorists who murdered over 160 people honored this month - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Hamas's Plan: A Hamas State of Palestine in Gaza (For Now) - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)
PA arrests man for saying Yasser Arafat was not a Martyr - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Russia
Russian Troops Kill Leader of Islamic Caucasus Emirate - Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn (Long War Journal)

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Foils ISIS Bomb Plot Hatched in Syria (AFP-Daily Star-Lebanon)
U.S.-Saudi Differences over Iran Role in Yemen - Tony Badran (NOW-Lebanon)