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Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

Negotiations Fail Between ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and Other Syrian Islamic Forces

By Jewish Press News Desk

They wanted to stop fighting each other for now, and concentrate on Assad.

Syria / News Briefs / Media

Syria’s State News Agency Launches Hebrew-language Website

By JTA

The website went live Sunday and joins existing pages in Arabic, French, Russian, Turkish, Chinese and Spanish.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Turkey / Israeli Arabs / ISIS

Another Israel-Arab Quits/Escapes from ISIS

By Jewish Press News Desk

Sharbaji joined ISIS with an Israeli-Arab friend... Sharbaji realized he made a big mistake... Sharbaji wanted to come home...

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs

Shots Fired at IDF From Syrian Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

A small caliber weapon was used to shoot at IDF troops patrolling along the border near Quneitra.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Two More Wounded Syrians Brought to Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Galil Medical Center has treated 408 wounded Syrians to date.

Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

Syrian Claims It Destroyed ISIS's Fighter Jets

By Jewish Press News Desk

Syria says it bombed the jets as they were landing in Aleppo.

Terrorism / Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Syrian Mortar hits Israeli Golan Tuesday Morning

By JTA

The mortar, which hit Israel on Tuesday morning, did not cause any injuries or damage.

Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

Father and ISIS Stone Woman to Death in Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

The woman's father and other ISIS members stoned the woman to death for adultery.

Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

Report: Coalition Forces Kill 10 Civilians in Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that coalition forces killed 10 civilians in air strikes.

Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

ISIS Now Has Fighter Jets

By Jewish Press News Desk

Let's see... ISIS now has artillery, fighter jets and chemical weapons. Good thing Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear weapons program years ago.

Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / ISIS

ISIS Now Crucifiying Their Own People

By Jewish Press News Desk

Friends, enemies, it's all the same, as long as they get to kill people.

Syria / News Briefs

Syrian Death Count for Tuesday, October 14, 2014

By Jewish Press News Desk

Update on latest casualties numbers from Syria's civil war.

Syria / US / Iran / News Briefs / ISIS

Iran Blames US for Creating ISIS

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

US is to blame for creating ISIS, Israel is to blame for Hamas, and it’s not even Halloween yet.

Terrorism / Syria / Iran / News Briefs

Saudi Arabia: 'Iran Part of the Problem, Not the Solution' in Syria

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Saudi foreign minister called 'Iran part of the problem, not the solution' to Syrian conflict.

Terrorism / Syria / US / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / ISIS

US Says Turkey OK'd Use of its Bases for ISIS Fight, Turkey Says No

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Turkey denies allowing US-led coalition forces to use its air base to launch strikes against ISIS.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / Islamists / Saudi Arabia / Iraq / ISIS / North African States

State Dept. Warns Americans of 'High Risk' of Kidnapping Worldwide

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

New U.S. travel warnings regarding kidnapping and other terrorist threats agains U.S. citizens.

Terrorism / Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Europe / Russia / ISIS

Syrian Rebels Claim They Overran Golan Spy Post Backed by Russians

By Jewish Press Staff

Underneath all of the mess in Syria, Israel prefers Russian-backed Assad over jihadist rebels.

Terrorism / Syria / Druze / News Briefs / Hezbollah

Samir Kuntar Organizing Hezbollah Terror Cell on the Golan

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Druze source warned that Kuntar is planning to infiltrate those Hezbollah terrorists into Israel.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

The FBI Wants You! To Help it Identify Terrorists

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The FBI is hoping viewers will recognize and help identify an ISIS terrorist with a North American accent.

Syria / News Briefs / Hezbollah / ISIS

268 Arabs Killed in Syria on Sunday

By Jewish Press News Desk

268 Arabs were killed yesterday in Syria. Where is the world outcry?

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Turkey / Iraq / ISIS

Turkey Approves Military Action in Iraq, Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Turkish Parliament has authorized its nations leaders to send troops into battle in Syria and Iraq.

Israel / Syria / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

Biden's New NSA Chief Mocked Israeli Nuke Fears

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Biden's new national security adviser dissed Israel in the Democratic party platform and mocks Iran's danger.

IDF & Security / Syria / US / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Iraq / ISIS

US: Strict Policy Against Civilian Casualties Not for ISIS Attacks

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

US admits its 'no-strike if any civilians might be hit' policy does not apply to its airstrikes against ISIS.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

3 Wounded Syrian Children brought to Israel for Medical Treatment

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Three Syrian children wounded Saturday night in a lethal mortar shell attack in a courtyard where they were playing were brought to the Rebecca Sieff (Ziv) Hospital in Safed (Tsfat) for medical treatment. A 7-year-old boy was in serious condition with chest wounds and a broken hand; a 10-year-old boy was also in serious condition […]

Syria / US / News Briefs / United Nations (UN) / ISIS

Civilian Casualties Mounting in US-led Air Strikes Against ISIS

By Rachel Levy

It's one hell of a pinpoint operation. Numerous civilians and a few militants were killed Sunday as US-led forces bombed grain silos and mills in Syria.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Turkey / ISIS

IHH Mavi Marmara Activist Joins ISIS, Gets Killed

By Jewish Press News Desk

An IHH activist who was on the Mavi Marmara in May 2010 joined ISIS (Daash) in Syria and was killed over the weekend in an American airstrike.

Syria / News Briefs / Turkey / ISIS

4 Mortars Strike Turkey

By Jewish Press News Desk

Four mortars launched by ISIS landed in Turkey on Saturday, injuring 2 people.

Terrorism / Syria / US / News Briefs / France / Islamists / Iraq / ISIS / North African States

French National Abducted by ISIS Algerian Terror Group

By Rachel Levy

A French citizen is abducted and his life is now threatened by an ISIS group in Algeria.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs

Israel Shoots Down Syrian Sukhoi-24 Fighter Jet In Israeli Airspace

By Jewish Press Staff Reporter

The IDF shot down a Syrian fighter jet that infiltrated Israeli air space, using a Patriot missile.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Syrian Groups Respond to Israel's Downing of Jet

By Jewish Press News Desk

Syrians on both sides of the civil war responded to Israel's downing of a Syrian Sukhoi-24 fighter jet Tuesday morning.

Terrorism / Syria / US / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / Egypt / ISIS

ISIS Calls on Muslims to Kill Non-Muslims Everywhere, in Every Way

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

ISIS urged all Muslims to kill all non-Muslims, and referred to Kerry as an 'uncircumcised old Geezer.'

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

Kurds Block ISIS Advance on Syrian Town

By Jewish Press News Desk

Kurdish fighters in Syria say they have stopped the advance of ISIS towards the town of Kobani near the Turkish border.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Iraq / ISIS

ISIS Living High Life in Raqqa, Using Yazidi Females as Human Shields

By Rachel Levy

ISIS terrorists are preparing to defend captured territory and using human shields to do it, but they're also living the high life with chocolate.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Used UAVs to Kill Al Qaeda Terrorists in Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

For the first time, Hezbollah has used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to bomb its enemies in Syria.

Terrorism / Syria / US / News Briefs / Europe / ISIS

ISIS Shows Off 13-Year-Old Belgian Boy Jihadist

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A good Jewish boy has a Bar Mitzvah at 13. A good Muslim fanatic joins the ISIS.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Iraq / ISIS

ISIS Releases Hour-Long ‘Feature Film’

By Jewish Press Staff

The ISIS terror group has released its first "feature length" film." It's worthy of an Oscar. Not.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Turkey / ISIS

Muslims Plead with ISIS for Life of UK Aid Worker Alan Henning

By Rachel Levy

Unconfirmed reports from Syria claiming that ISIS has executed UK aid worker Alan Henning.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Turkey / Iraq / ISIS

Turkey Retrieves 49 Citizen Hostages from ISIS

By Rachel Levy

Turkey has retrieved 49 citizens who were held hostage by the ISIS terror organization in Iraq, allegedly without paying ransom.

Terrorism / Syria / US / News Briefs / Islamists / Iraq / ISIS

Ds Reject Voting to Strip Citizenship From US Jihadi ISIS Volunteers

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Cruz sought but failed to obtain senate's unanimous consent to pass Expatriate Terrorist Act of 2014.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

Report: ISIS Shoots Down Syrian Regime Plane

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

There were reports that ISIS shot down a Syrian regime's war plane over its "capital," Raqqa.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

IDF Stands By as Al Qaeda Offensive Threatens Golan Farmers

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israelis in the Golan Heights are caught between a rock and a hard place.

Syria / US / UK / News Briefs / France / Saudi Arabia / Egypt / Iraq / ISIS

World Support Building for Coalition to Fight ISIS After New Beheading Video

By Rachel Levy

World leaders are condemning the beheading of a British aid worker by the global Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror organization.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

Al Qaeda Controls Syrian Side of Golan Heights

By Jewish Press News Desk

Paranoia over ISIS has made everyone forget the Al Qaeda threat.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Fijian UN Soldiers Released

By Jewish Press News Desk

After 2 weeks of captivity, the 45 Fijian UN soldier held captive by Syrian rebels were released on Thursday.

Syria / US / News Briefs / Hezbollah / ISIS

Syrian Army and Hezbollah Ordered to Shoot Down Foreign Planes

By Shalom Bear

A Russian foreign ministry spokesman said any US air strike, without the backing of the UN, would be "an act of aggression".

Terrorism / Syria / US / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Iran / Travel / News Briefs / Turkey / Palestinian Authority / Lebanon / Boycott / BDS / Jerusalem / Saudi Arabia / Egypt / Iraq / ISIS

Detached From Reality: US Renews Travel Warning Against Israel

By Rachel Levy

The US State Department has renewed its warning to American citizens against traveling to Israel on the eve of 9/11, prior to the Jewish high holy days.

Syria / US / News Briefs / Islamists / Iraq / ISIS

Obama Takes America to War in Iraq & Syria, Against ISIS

By Rachel Levy

US President Barack Obama says America is going to war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria -- but "no boots on the ground."

Syria / News Briefs / Egypt / Iraq / ISIS

Beheaded Body Found with Note in Sinai

By Jewish Press News Desk

A beheaded body was found Wednesday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, bearing a note signed by the Islamic State-linked Ansar al-Maqdis terror group.

Terrorism / Syria / US / News Briefs / ISIS

Sotloff Family Criticizes US for Ineptitude During Crisis

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The Sotloff family believes this administration treated them poorly and it is now attempting to recast what happened.

IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

IDF Soldier Lightly Injured from Syrian Fighting Spillover

By Jewish Press News Desk

An IDF soldier was lightly injured on the Golan Heights late Tuesday afternoon.

Syria / Iran / News Briefs / Jordan / ISIS

The Bedfellows Are Getting Stranger and Stranger

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

With Jordan looking like the hungry ISIS's next meal, the kingdom is looking to Israel for help.

Terrorism / Syria / UK / News Briefs / Europe / ISIS

Scottish Woman Heads ISIS ‘Sisterhood for Martyrdom’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

No, she is not Tony Blair’s sister-on-law. She is one of 200 British women in the evil ISIS. May she be granted her wish to God for martyrdom.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Science and Tech

12-Year Old Injured Syrian Boy Escapes to Israel on Donkey for Medical Treatment

By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency

A 12-year-old Syrian boy with injuries to his arms, leg, and eyes, was carried by donkey, and brought to Israel for medical treatment by his brother...

Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

Cruz: I'll Intro Bill to Strip US Citizenship From ISIS Members

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Sen. Ted Cruz will introduce legislation to strip US citizenship from those who leave the US to join terrorist groups

Terrorism / Syria / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France / ISIS

ISIS Terrorist Identified as Murderer in Brussels Jewish Museum Attack

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The shooter "probably acted alone” – Belgium deputy prosecutor Ine Van Wymersch after the murderous attack in June 2013.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

Report: Syrian Air Kill Kills 18 ISIS Terrorists, including One American

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A human rights group said Assad’s air force bombed an ISIS building in eastern Syria.

Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / Asia / Iraq / ISIS

Al Qaeda Announces New Branch in India

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Al Qaeda international terrorist organization has announced the formation of a new branch in India.

Syria / Politics / News Briefs / ISIS

Kerry's Eulogy for Decapitated Journalist Gilded With Empty Claims

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Kerry's eulogy for slain journalist undermined by empty claims of U.S. heroism and perseverance.

Syria / US / News Briefs / Islamists / Iraq / ISIS

Report: Islamic State Already in America

By Rachel Levy

A former CIA operative and other U.S. intelligence sources say Islamic State terror cells already exist in the United States.

Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / Iraq / ISIS / Dr. Mordechai Kedar

Beware! Beheading Becoming New Fashion for Jihad Terrorists

By Dr. Mordechai Kedar

The Islamic State has started a fashion trend among Middle East jihadists; beheading is rapidly becoming the murder method of choice.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Jordan / Iraq / ISIS / NATO

Jordan to Play Important NATO Role Against ISIS

By Tibbi Singer

King Abdullah’s participation in the upcoming NATO summit will be of “immeasurable illumination” on the strategy of confronting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS).

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Errant Mortars from Syria, as Syrian Flag Taken Down

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two stray mortars landed near the border Tuesday evening in the Eastern Golan Heights.

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / News Briefs / Lebanon / France / Saudi Arabia / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN) / Iraq / ISIS

Jihadist Threat Rising on Israel's Northern Border

By Rachel Levy

Events on the other side of Israel's northern border are heating up. The IDF is on high alert in the Golan Heights.

IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

After Mortar Strike, IDF Evacuates Israeli Civilians Near Quneitra

By Jewish Press News Desk

A mortar launched from Syria landed inside an Israeli agricultural area, close to 9am.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

Fighting at Quneitra

By Jewish Press News Desk

Assad and the rebels are fighting again for control over the crossing with Israel.

Syria / News Briefs / The Knesset / Islamists

Golan Residents Feeling Syrian Heat

By Meir Halevi Siegel

For two-and-a-half years, residents of the Golan Heights understood that domestic interests in Syria would keep war away from them.

Syria / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France / Islamists / ISIS

Teen Girls Planned to Bomb French Synagogue

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The jihad network has snared teenagers in its web. One out of every six Frenchmen supports the ISIS.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / ISIS

Netanyahu Says Making Gaza ‘Israel’s Fallujah’ Was Too High a Price

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel is better off with a weak Hamas rather than a dead Hamas, for the time being, says Netanyahu.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Saturday Night Mortars from Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two mortars landed close to the Israel-Syrian border/cease-fire lines in the Eastern Golan Heights

Syria / News Briefs / United Nations (UN) / ISIS

Irish UN Troops Free Filipino UN Troops

By Jewish Press News Desk

The FIlipino UN troops were successfully extracted by Irish UN troops from the Syrian rebel siege.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

Updates from Kuneitra, Syria

By Shalom Bear

With new neighbors along our Syrian border, we thought we'd check out what they're saying and what's going on...

Terrorism / Analysis / IDF & Security / Syria / Gaza / Hamas / Global / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

Al Qaeda and ISIS are Israel’s New Northern Neighbors

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The bad news is that ISIS and Al Qaeda are on the Syrian Golan. The good news is that every terrorist in Syria is killing each other.

Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

ISIS Slaughters 450 Captured Syrian Soldiers Since Wednesday

By Jewish Press News Desk

Many of the Syrian soldiers were not armed when ISIS captured and then slaughtered them.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / United Nations (UN)

Run Away... Run Away... [photos]

By Jewish Press News Desk

UN troops fled their posts along the Syrian-Israel border after they decided it was too dangerous for them to do their job.

Terrorism / Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Syrian Rocket Hits Israel Overnight

By Jewish Press News Desk

Overnight another rocket or shell was launched at Israel from Syria.

Terrorism / Syria / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Ahmed Jibril Dead at 76

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Notorious terror leader reportedly dies in Syria; unclear if death caused by stroke or terror attack

Terrorism / Syria / Gaza / News Briefs / ISIS

Gazans Fighting in Syria, Dying for ISIS

By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency

A number of Gaza residents have died in recent months while fighting for ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Rocket Attack in Golan Heights

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rocket attack on eastern border; IDF says attack was stray missile, not intentional attack

Syria / News Briefs

US Journalist Released From Syrian Captivity (Not ISIS)

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Al Qaeda affiliate released an American journalist on Sunday, Aug. 24.

Terrorism / Syria / US / UK / News Briefs / Europe / ISIS

Report: Foley Murdered because His Brother Works for US Air Force

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A French journalist said the murderer who beheaded James Foley is named “John.”

Syria / Politics / News Briefs / ISIS

US Reveals Failed Summer Mission to Rescue Captured Journalist

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

There was a failed secret US mission earlier this summer to rescue American hostages in Syria.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

ISIS Kidnaps Four European Hostages

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Islamic State is getting a lot of bad publicity lately, which actually proves how successful they are.

Syria / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists / Iraq / ISIS

ISIS Beheads American Journalist, Threatens Obama Will Repeat

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Islamic State allegedly beheaded one American journalist, has threatened another with the same fate.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Lowers Minimum Age

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hezbollah has lowered the minimum age to join the terrorist organization from 18 to 16.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / ISIS

Turkey May Have Bigger Problems than Erdoğan

By Jewish Press News Desk

ISIS has warned Turkey to open the Atatürk dam, or else they're next...

Syria / News Briefs

396 Arabs Killed

By Jewish Press News Desk

396 Arabs were killed on Friday...

Syria / News Briefs

314 Arabs Killed on Thursday

By Jewish Press News Desk

As Israel enters Gaza to stop the missile fire and terror tunnel attacks from Gaza, 314 Arabs were killed on Thursday...

Syria / News Briefs

229 Arabs Killed on Wednesday

By Jewish Press News Desk

229 Arabs were killed on Wednesday... in Syria. Among the dead are 80 Syrian forces, 104 rebel forces, and 45 civilians. Where is the world outcry?

Israel / Syria / Gaza / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Assad: Why Doesn't Arab World Support Gaza?

By Jewish Press News Desk

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad asked Wednesday why the Arab world has abandoned Gaza Palestinians. “Why don’t they support the Palestinians with guns and money?” Assad asked, according to the Hebrew-language Ynet website. “Why don’t they send fighters (to help out with the Palestinians)?”  

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