Fighters from the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (formally ISIS), have captured towns in
The battle for the Lebanese town of
The attack on
As ISIS snatches up more oil fields in northern
Newsweek also reports that ISIS is using old tunnels built throughout
Finally, lest we forget that the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has stated clearly that the Islamic State and the
As the media moves on to other foreign policy crises sprouting up worldwide, the advance of a militant terrorist army too extreme for al-Qaeda remains significant and dire.
ISIS looks to be the strongest, most well funded terrorist organization in history. With, for now at least, little stopping them.
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 5, 2014