Egypt Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader, 14 Others to Death
Mohamed Badie, the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, was among fourteen Islamists who have been sentenced to death by an Egyptian court.
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Disgruntled NYC Train Operator Calls for ISIS Attack against Subway System
Robert Bennett, a New York City F train subway conductor, has taken to Facebook to call for a jihadist attack against the transit system, after being fed up with his job, according to the New York Post.
Iraq Halts Operation To Retake Tikrit From ISIS
Today, the Iraq government issued a surprising statement that they were suspending the battle for Tikrit, ostensibly because they’re worried about collateral damage to the city and civilian casualties.
ISIS Propaganda Video Shows ‘Elite Special Forces’ Fighter Stuck on a Rope
The Islamic State (ISIS) released an unintentionally hilarious propaganda video showing its “elite special forces” in training, but far from showing off their fearsome skills, it makes them look like a clown act.
‘A People’s History of Muslims In the United States’: Really?
Dr. Susan Berry reported Monday that “among the news items at the radical Zinn Education Project this month is a post highlighting the work of Alison Kysia, author of ‘A People’s History of Muslims in the United States: What School Textbooks and the Media Miss,’ part of the Zinn Education Project If We Knew Our History series.”
Report: Moderate Syrian Rebel Factions Disbanded, Joined Jihadist Groups
The moderate movement in Syria no longer exists, according to the International Business Times (IBT).
NYC Subway Motorman Calls for ISIS Attack in Rant
A disgruntled subway motorman who despises his job wants riders to suffer, too — so he posted a Facebook rant wishing for an ISIS attack on the transit system, The Post has learned.
ISIS Kidnaps 20 Doctors and Nurses in Libya
In the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, ISIS kidnapped 20 foreign doctors and nurses on Monday afternoon as they were waiting for a bus to take them to Tripoli. According to reports from various Arab media, the hostages are mostly Filipinos, but among them there are also Indians, Serbs and Ukrainians.
Cotton: I Will Never Yield on America’s Security, on Any Front, at Any Time
Speaking for the first time on the floor of the U.S. Senate, freshmen Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) made a strong and emotional case for increasing defense spending in light of the growing world threats caused by President Obama’s foreign policy
Report: Iran Orders Hezbollah to Send 800 Fighters to Combat ISIS in Iraq
Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, at the behest of Iran, is expected to send around 800 of its elite militants to fight alongside Iraqi forces and Shiite militias to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), reports the London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed newspaper.
Report: France Revises Military Strategy in Wake of Paris Terror Attacks
The French defense ministry unveiled France’s 2015 defense strategy last week, which was revised following the terrorist attacks in Paris and the Islamic extremist threat stemming from Africa, reports Vice News.
Two Thousand Attend Funeral of German Woman Who Died Fighting ISIS
A crowd estimated at 2,000 turned out for the funeral of Ivana Hoffmann in Duisburg, Germany, over the weekend. Hoffmann, 19, was killed fighting ISIS in Syria as a volunteer in the Kurdish YPG force.
Kerry: U.S. Will Have To Recognize Syrian Dictator Assad — State Dept Walks Back Assertion
Secretary of State John Kerry told CBS News that the United States is now willing to negotiate with (and accept as a legitimate ruler) Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a striking contrast from the administration’s prior insistence that regime change would be the only tolerated approach for Damascus.
US Annual Threats Assessment Removes Iran from Terror Threats List
The U.S. intelligence community’s Worldwide Threat Assessment removed Iran and its proxy Hezbollah from the list of terror threats to the United States.
Obama Subverts Constitution to Achieve Iran Deal
Over the weekend, top Democrats went berserk over Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) open letter to the Iranian regime warning them that President Obama’s executive agreement with them was not the final legal word.
Former Spanish Hostage: ISIS Built Its Own ‘Guantanamo’ for Western Captives
A former hostage of the Islamic State who was imprisoned alongside executed Westerners Alan Henning and Peter Kassig, among others, reports that the terrorist group had built a rudimentary replica of America’s Guantánamo Bay facility in Syria with the intention of filling it with Western citizens and torturing them.
Vatican Relaunches ‘Just War Doctrine’ to Stop ISIS Genocide
Recent years have seen an increasing reluctance on the part of the Vatican to speak of the traditional “Just War Doctrine,” as Church officials have urged the exhaustion of diplomatic solutions before even considering the use of force. This reluctance seems now to be giving way to a grittier realism in the face of a relentless enemy with whom constructive, rational dialogue is impossible.
Report: Venezuela Helped Argentina Protect Iranian Terrorists with Fake Passports
The Brazilian magazine Veja published a report this Saturday alleging that former high-ranking officials in the government of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez have proof that Venezuela helped Argentina protect Iranian terrorists believed to be responsible for the deadliest terror attack in Argentina’s history.
NYT: $1 Million in CIA Funds Siphoned Off to Pay Al Qaeda Ransom Demand
U.S. taxpayer dollars were siphoned off to al Qaeda in 2010 from a secret Afghan government fund that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) bankrolled, reports The New York Times (NYT).
UK Teenagers Held Over ISIS Claims
(SKY NEWS) Three British teenagers are back in the UK after being detained for allegedly trying to travel to Syria to join terror group Islamic State. Follow Breitbart London on Twitter @BreitbartLondon
Iranian Commander about Iraq’s Fight Against ISIS: ‘We Need Experts in Jihad’
A notorious Iranian commander, who has reportedly been leading the fight to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), said in a video that Iraq needs expert jihadists.
Pope Francis Condemns Jihadist Slaughter of Christians in Pakistan
On Sunday, Pope Francis decried the massacre of Christians in Lahore, Pakistan, and denounced a worldwide effort to conceal the reality of Christian persecution.
Pakistani Police Were ‘In a Bar Watching Cricket’ During Taliban Church Attack
Pakistani Christians have long protested the lack of government protection from terrorist attacks and random, unsubstantiated accusations of blasphemy. Sunday’s Taliban attack on two Christian churches in Lahore resulted in the death of at least 14 people, with many dozens wounded. Again, a lack of police presence seems to be a contributing factor in the violence.
Kurds Claim ISIS Is Using Chemical Weapons
According to a statement from the Kurdish Regional Security Council, the Islamic State has crossed that fabled WMD “red line” by deploying chemical weapons against Kurdish peshmerga forces fighting along the Iraqi border with Syria, near the captive city of Mosul.
Saturday Night Dump: White House Begs GOP to Drop Tough Stance on Iran Nuclear Deal
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough wrote a letter on Saturday night to Senator Bob Corker (and the rest of the U.S. Congress) on behalf of the President regarding the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.
