US underestimates rise of Islamic State

US underestimates rise of Islamic State

(VOVworld) – The US has underestimated the possibility that the Syrian civil war gives jihadists a space to thrive and grow rapidly, US President Barack Obama said Sunday in an interview...
US warns of potential internal jihads

US warns of potential internal jihads

(VOVworld) – US national security is facing unprecedented challenges—potential jihads—when American citizens who have fought alongside with extremist groups in Syria and Iraq have returned home
IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

(VOVworld) – The Jund al-Khilafah, an Algerian group, has kidnapped and threatened to kill a Frenchman unless Paris halts air attacks in Iraq against its ally, the Islamic State (IS)
EC not target jihadists

EC not target jihadists

(VOVworld) – The European Commission said on Sunday that it had received no particular threat despite rumors that its headquarters in Brussels might be an attack target of jihadists from Syria
UN Security Council condemns Sotloff murder

UN Security Council condemns Sotloff murder

(VOVworld) - The UN Security Council on Saturday strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff by Islamists and declared that the Islamic State must be defeated
US surveillance planes fly over Syria

US surveillance planes fly over Syria

(VOVworld) - The US has begun surveillance flights over Syria. The move could pave the way for air strikes against the self-declared Islamic State, whose fighters are spreading out in...
Israel continues air strikes in Gaza

Israel continues air strikes in Gaza

(VOVworld) – Israeli air strikes in Gaza have killed 4 more Palestinians, who were attending a funeral in Sheikh Radwan, northern Gaza, said Palestinian news sources Thursday
Iraq faces double crisis

Iraq faces double crisis

(VOVworld)- 3 years after the US withdrew its troops out of Iraq in December, 2011, Iraq once again has plunged into violence due to the insurgence of jihadists of the Islamic...
Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

(VOVworld) – Iraq has become a center of conflict in the Middle East as jihadists have taken control of one third of the country, hoping to create an Islamic State of Iraq and the...
Syria: bumpy road to national reconstruction

Syria: bumpy road to national reconstruction

(VOVworld) – Syrian voters elected a President on June 3 for the first time in more than 50 years. Although the final vote count has not been announced, incumbent President Bashar Al-Assad...