
Yazidi singer Xate Shingali has formed an all-female brigade to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq. The terrorist group targets Yazidis since they consider them “devil-worshippers” and kidnap females for the sex slave market.
by Mary Chastain18 Aug 2015, 8:24 AM PST0

CHARLES CITY, VIRGINIA— A campaign led by supporters of the Iran deal was supposed to make its way Monday into the rural Virginia district held by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), but nobody showed up.
by Jordan Schachtel17 Aug 2015, 7:57 PM PST0

The struggle against deeply entrenched misogyny in Afghanistan continues years after heavy international community and Afghan government investments in women’s education began, following the defeat of the Taliban at the hands of U.S.-led forces in 2001.
by Edwin Mora17 Aug 2015, 7:30 PM PST0

The U.S.-backed unit of moderate Syrian rebels effectively disintegrated, following several kidnappings by the al-Qaeda linked Nusra Front. The group has agreed to release 7 of its prisoners, in an announcement in which the freed refer to the al-Qaeda thugs as brothers.
by John Hayward17 Aug 2015, 12:27 PM PST0

Osama bin Laden left behind over 1,500 cassette tapes after he fled Afghanistan in 2001. The tapes show the radical Islamist responsible for the murder of over 4,000 Americans admired non-violent Mahatma Gandhi and a Jewish singer.
by Mary Chastain17 Aug 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

A young Yazidi sex slave told The Independent that American hostage Kayla Mueller refused to escape the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) to save the Yazidis held with her.
by Mary Chastain17 Aug 2015, 8:21 AM PST0

The UN brokered Libyan negotiations ended this week on Wednesday after two days of dialogue between the Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR). These recent talks were the first since an agreement on July 11, 2015.
by Tera Dahl17 Aug 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

A British mother-of-two and Islamic State (ISIS) recruiter, who has expressed her desire to behead Christians with a “blunt knife,” was living off of handouts from church just weeks before she traveled to Syria. Sally Jones, 45, now calling herself
by Liam Deacon17 Aug 2015, 6:17 AM PST0

Swedish police are scrambling to defend the national immigrant population against angry natives as tensions boil over following a double murder in an IKEA superstore this week. Although the force has proven unable to solve the rising tide of immigrant
by Oliver Lane16 Aug 2015, 7:05 AM PST0

About 100 people participated in a Washington, D.C. rally in front of the White House Saturday in support of the nuclear accord with Iran. The rally brought together a mixture of peaceniks, idealists, and even some extremists.
by Jordan Schachtel16 Aug 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

Macedonian security services have staged a series of raids on Islamic State targets in their country following reports that terrorists have been secretly buying land for training grounds in the Balkans. Kosovan police sources have warned Islamic State is also preparing a huge attack
by Sarkis Zeronian16 Aug 2015, 5:27 AM PST0

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari gave his new military leaders a three-month time frame for eradicating the ISIS-linked terror group Boko Haram during their inauguration this week, as the group expands its murderous activity to Cameroon, Niger, and Chad.
by Frances Martel15 Aug 2015, 6:57 AM PST0

A chilling audio message has been released by terror group Al-Qaeda that it claims has come from jihadist Hamza Bin Laden, a son of Osama Bin Laden. The audio, which includes a call for lone-wolf attacks on the west, is believed to
by Simon Kent15 Aug 2015, 4:17 AM PST0

ABC News is reporting that Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi repeatedly raped American hostage Kayla Mueller while she was under ISIS control. The terrorist group murdered the young woman earlier this year.
by Mary Chastain14 Aug 2015, 2:06 PM PST0

Senior U.S. officials believe the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) deployed mustard gas against Kurdish fighters this week in what would be the first confirmed use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) by the terror state. There were also reports last month of possible chlorine gas deployment by ISIS in Iraq, but those reports have not yet been confirmed, and Reuters points out that “chlorine is not a banned chemical agent.”
by John Hayward14 Aug 2015, 12:30 PM PST0

Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that Australia might join the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) in Syria along Turkey’s border.
by Mary Chastain14 Aug 2015, 11:35 AM PST0

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) told Breitbart News on Friday that he firmly rejects the nuclear accord with Iran, pointing out that proponents of the deal are engaging in character assassination and bully tactics.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Aug 2015, 10:21 AM PST0

ISIS social media accounts are buzzing with a spreadsheet of personal data on employees of the American, British, and Australian governments, including military personnel. The Islamic State claims this list was compiled using data stolen from government systems by its “hacking division,” although some experts who have reviewed the list say most of it was more likely created using simple Google searches of publicly available data. There are about 1,400 individuals included on the list.
by John Hayward14 Aug 2015, 8:03 AM PST0

Sunni vs Shiite sectarian violence has long been a defining factor of Middle Eastern conflict; as ISIS has taken hold thorough the region that conflict has waxed rather than waned. But warnings of violence between the groups have now been
by Donna Rachel Edmunds14 Aug 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

Christians in the Middle East still live in fear as the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) remains unchallenged in Iraq and Syria. Christian organizations are attempting to help Christians, but for many, it is too late.
by Mary Chastain13 Aug 2015, 8:29 PM PST0

In a sign that there could be dangerous times ahead for Afghanistan and the entire surrounding region, al-Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawahiri pledged allegiance to the newly-appointed Taliban “emir,” Mullah Akhtar Mohammed Mansour, in an audio tape released Thursday by the jihadist group.
by Jordan Schachtel13 Aug 2015, 7:16 PM PST0

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to host an anti-Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) “countering violent extremism” summit next month in New York, just one year following his vow during a United Nations speech to destroy ISIS.
by Jordan Schachtel13 Aug 2015, 1:51 PM PST0

Sessions, Cruz Demand Immigration History of Homegrown Terrorists
by Daniel Horowitz13 Aug 2015, 12:00 PM PST0

As Turkey and the United States jointly conduct airstrikes aimed at eliminating the influence of ISIS, the terrorist group has begun to relocate its troops in an attempt to capture cities where neither Kurds nor rival jihadi ground troops are a threat– towns still officially in control of the Syrian government.
by Frances Martel13 Aug 2015, 11:13 AM PST0

Two days after American F-16s arrived at Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, authorities are confirming that manned American airstrikes are being conducted from Turkey into Syria, the first time since the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) that such activity has occurred. The arrival of American troops to Syrian skies follows confusion regarding whether Turkey and the United States have agreed to create a “buffer zone” free of jihadis and Kurds in Syria.
by Frances Martel13 Aug 2015, 9:03 AM PST0