A restaurant in an Australian town has sparked reactions that range from outrage to praise after placing a “Sorry, No Muslims” sign outside its front doors , according to various media reports. The sign was handwritten on a chalkboard displayed outside the
The Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL) granted approval to a German journalist to live side by side with the jihadist outfit for ten days. He is the first known Western journalist to have been given access to the Islamic State without being executed.
French authorities have ruled out terrorism as a motive for the van attack, despite reports the driver shouted “Allahu akbar” as he piloted the white Fiat van into crowds of people doing last minute Christmas shopping. Hours later police arrested
An 18-year-old Brazilian citizen was arrested in Bulgaria after evidence surfaced that the teen, who had arrived in Bulgaria from Spain, was attempting to travel to Turkey and then Syria to join the Islamic State and wage jihad in the region.
Boko Haram bombs targeted the capitals of two northern states in Nigeria today, following the release of a graphic video of jihadists slaughtering civilians in a dormitory. In a video released this weekend, footage shows militants murdering civilians in a school dormitory 37
The government of the Czech Republic has sent 5,000 anti-tank missiles to Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters waging a fierce battle against Islamic State jihadists on the ground, Kurdish news agency Bas News reports. Peshmerga forces, with the help of U.S.-led airstrikes, won
Christians in Lebanon are arming themselves to combat the Islamic State and other jihadists who are threatening their villages, reports The National, a state-owned news agency in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, or IS) jihadists control
The Obama administration announced Saturday that four Afghan detainees had been transferred from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to their home country. U.S. officials have characterized the move as a sign of good will between Kabul, the Afghan capital, and
A British convert to the Islamic State has been tweeting pictures of her life in an area of ISIS territory known as ‘Little London’ for its high concentration of former British citizens, including images of children and food. Umm Khattab,
France witnessed two brutal attacks over the weekend carried out in the name of Islam. The most recent attack, which occurred on Sunday, saw thirteen civilians injured when a French Jihadist ran over pedestrians with his vehicle while yelling, “Allahu Akbar.”
The Islamic State is the most successful slaving organisation of this century, following its successful entrapment of thousands of young girls and women in sexual slavery in the last five months alone, with girls as young as twelve being subjected
The Islamic State may have expanded its operations into cyberattacks, according to Citizen Lab, an Internet watchdog group. Citizen Lab reported that the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, or ISIL) may be behind a botched malware attack intended to hack into
In recent days, President Obama has spoken eloquently about protecting our freedom of speech. He has done so primarily by criticizing Sony Pictures for canceling in the face of cyber attacks and other threats from North Korea public access to
For the first time since the third century there are “no more Christians in Iraq,” said Mosul Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona in an interview Sunday with the Spanish newspaper ABC. “Christians,” Nona said, “had a very important and beautiful mission
Thirteen were injured in France yesterday evening after a car driven by a man shouting “Allahu Akbar” repeatedly drove into crowds, running over pedestrians in the French city of Dijon. The Renault Clio was spotted rushing towards pedestrians at around
Science writer Matt Ridley argues in today’s Times that polygamy has a long-established link to violence, saying that much of the violence in Islamic society can be explained through single men being unable to find wives. The brutality of Islamic
The man who killed two NYPD officers in cold blood showed on multiple occasions that he was a devotee to Islam, reciting on social media Quranic verse popularized by Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood. Evidence has also surfaced
President Barack Obama said on Sunday he is eager to redouble his efforts to release the remaining 131 suspected terrorist inmates at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility so he can close Gitmo’s doors forever. “I’m going to be doing everything I
British soldiers have been placed in a straightjacket by rules governing interrogation, brought in to stop the avalanche of lawsuits against the taxpayer. A former interogator has told the Sunday Telegraph that one soldier was even investigated for touching a Taliban
The head of Pakistan’s military called for the hanging of “more than 3,000 terrorists” in 48 hours, The Times of India reports. According to the article, Gen. Raheel Sharif wrote on his Twitter account, “Asked [Prime Minister] Nawaz Sharif to hang
On December 18, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey said US airstrikes killed three ISIS leaders in Iraq in recent weeks. He said the strikes were part of “an expanding coalition effort” targeting “senior and Islamic state commanders.”
London (AFP) – The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the Financial Times newspaper said Saturday. An activist opposed to both IS
Boko Haram kidnapped 185 people and killed 35 in Gumburi, Nigeria on Sunday night. The village is twelve miles from Chibok, where the radical Islamic group kidnapped almost 300 schoolgirls last April. The Miami Herald reports the terrorist group kidnapped
The Kurdish peshmerga army managed to free hundreds of Yazidis who were under siege by the Islamic State and had previously been forced to take refuge on Mount Sinjar, Iraqi Kurdish leadership announced Thursday. “The peshmerga have managed to reach
A document surfaced online this week and has been reportedly circulating in Raqqa, Syria, that alleges to be the official penal code of the Islamic State. The document, translated and confirmed to be from the terrorist group by the Middle
