2013: Most terrorist attacks took place in only a few countries
The majority of terrorist attacks occurring in 2013 remained isolated in just a few countries, according to the Global Terrorism Database (GTD), which is generated by...
iHLS Worldwide News – Keeping You In the Loop
An American Jihadist, Douglas Mccain, 33, was killed in Syria last weekend fighting for the ISIS extremists, he was killed in a battle with...
The Islamic State’s Own Photos Were Just Used to Find It
A group of mass-funded citizen journalists seem to have located a training camp for the militant group ISIL using only online mapping services and some old-fashioned detective work. Bellingcat, which raised...
iHLS worldwide – Keeping You In the Loop
The Pentagon has begun planning for air strikes to attack ISIS targets in Syria using both manned and unmanned aircraft. The US will first...
MANPADS, an imminent threat
Man portable air defense systems (MANPADS) were transferred from Syria to some terror groups, thereby posing an immediate threat to civil and military aircraft...
McCain: attack Islamic State in Syria after execution of U.S. photojournalist
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called on President Barack Obama to attack the Islamic State’s stronghold in Syria, after a video was released showing the...
iHLS Worldwide News – Keeping You In the Loop
Iceland issued a red alert to civil aviation following signs of eruption at Vattnejökull. The airspace around the volcano was sealed off, but Iceland's...
Snowden: US attempt to monitor emails in Syria botched
Exiled leaker Edward Snowden strikes once more. In a new interview, he disclosed that the NSA caused a massive internet blackout in Syria following...
Egozi’s Fury
US President Barak Obama declared Syria's entire disclosed arsenal of chemical ordnances fully destroyed, a few weeks ahead of schedule. In his declaration at...
Why ISIL Is Worse Than Other Terrorist Groups
Now that the world has finally turned its attention to the carnage sweeping through northern Iraq, many are struggling to place the perpetrators - the...
Hezbollah commander killed in Iraq
Hezbollah celebrated the death of a military "trainer" who was killed recently during fighting against the Islamic State in northern Iraq. The Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based...
iHLS TV – Cyber Threats, Smart Drones and the Syrian War
Articles and issues mentioned in this episode:
Thousands of foreign fighters in Syria hold European passports
New and improved sensors for drones
Hackers attack Israeli networks
New Israeli...
Canadian “sha’hid” used by ISIS in Jihad recruitment video
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) strategy to use English-speaking Westerns and social media to recruit militants is unprecedented. ISIS has used World Cup...
Syrian Threat Reaches Airports
The Obama administration may ask overseas partners to enhance security measures at airports and is weighing whether to do the same here at home...
Has Syria’s Chemical Weapons Arsenal Truly Been Dismantled?
By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Dany Shoham
June 30, 2014 was set to be the deadline for the complete elimination of Syria’s chemical weapon (CW)...
New Study: Foreign Fighters in Syria
Hundreds of non-Arab volunteers from Asia have joined Syrian rebels, including members of Al-Qaeda and the global Jihad.
Rebel forces in Syria, fighting against Assad's...
Syria: Terror University for U.S. Gangs
Two Los Angeles gang members are taking part in the Syria’s civil war, raising security worries on the West Coast
ABC News reports that a...
Will Syria’s Chemical Weapons Arsenal Be Eliminated?
By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Dany Shoham
Efforts to dismantle Syria’s chemical weapons capability are running months behind schedule because the Syrian president is playing...
Syria is Playing for Time to Save Chemicals
After missing the 5 February deadline to have all its chemical weapons removed from its territory, Syria has submitted a new 100-day plan for...
Rifts in the Global Jihad Family in Syria
By Yoram Schweitzer , Elior Albachari , Ilan Shklarsky
The announcement by al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri that he is severing ties with the group known...
Experts: Syrian Conflict – A Global Terror Threat
Thousands of foreign fighters are traveling to Syria to fight the Syrian government in the country’s civil war. About 500 of those are from...
Between Paralysis and Fatigue: The “Geneva 2” Negotiations on the Syrian...
By Benedetta Berti
On January 22, 2014 representatives of the international community once again reconvened in Switzerland in an attempt to broker a negotiated agreement...
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