
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is “no operational reporting that confirms” U.S. troops were recently embroiled in their first ground battle against Islamic State jihadists who took a shot at conquering an Iraqi military base, the Pentagon told reporters. Several news
by Edwin Mora18 Dec 2014, 7:14 PM PST0

A local Iraqi news outlet is reporting that United States ground troops military advisers stationed in Iraq exchanged direct fire for the first time with the Islamic State terror group. The American troops reportedly were fighting alongside Iraqi and tribal
by Jordan Schachtel18 Dec 2014, 11:17 AM PST0

Although Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan is currently engaged in a war against the Islamic State and faces massive sectarian tension with neighboring lands, the Kurds are getting closer to reaching economic independence through its booming oil revenues. Earlier this
by Jordan Schachtel18 Dec 2014, 8:57 AM PST0

The Foreign Office has launched a campaign to remind travellers to respect Islamic law at Christmas while abroad, releasing a series of rhymes inspired by American 19th century seasonal poem Twas The Night Before Christmas, or as it is more
by Oliver Lane18 Dec 2014, 7:32 AM PST0

The nation of Pakistan was so shocked by the murders of 140 children and teachers at a school in the nation’s Peshawar District by Taliban extremists that a prohibition against the death penalty has been waived for the attack. On December
by Warner Todd Huston18 Dec 2014, 7:28 AM PST0

“I regret the anxiety caused to those soldiers by the delay in the same way I regret the anxiety caused to the families of the deceased.” If you want the perfect example of the moral-relativist cancer which is eating away
by James Delingpole18 Dec 2014, 5:22 AM PST0

The recent incident involving the Sydney jihadi hostage-taker provided us countless examples that western media and governments lack a basic understanding of radical Islamism. The horrific act provided—for all to see—countless examples of a failure to report the basic facts
by Jordan Schachtel17 Dec 2014, 10:01 PM PST0