
A new report from The New York Times joins the long list of articles that shows the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is failing at its attempt to establish a Caliphate paradise for Muslims in Syria and Iraq.
by Mary Chastain3 Dec 2015, 6:39 AM PST0

Contents: HRW: Bahrain’s Sunni government continues abusing and torturing Shia majority; NATO formally invites Montenegro to join the alliance
by John J. Xenakis3 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

AKROTIRI, Cyprus (Reuters) – British fighter jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus early on Thursday shortly after parliament voted to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria, a Reuters witness said. Four jets left in pairs within about an
by Reuters3 Dec 2015, 1:08 AM PST0

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), who also happens to be vice-chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, expressed concern that President Barack Obama’s approach to the civil war in Syria may lead to nuclear war during an exchange with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at a House Armed Services hearing on Tuesday.
by John Hayward2 Dec 2015, 10:28 PM PST0

Maj. Jason Brezler is being kicked out of the military after more than 15 years of service for warning fellow Marines in 2012 that a Taliban-linked Afghan police commander working at their post in southern Afghanistan was corrupt and sexually abusing boys, the Washington Post recently reported.
by Edwin Mora2 Dec 2015, 8:09 PM PST0

Speaking on CNN’s Out Front with Erin Burnett Wednesday, former CIA case officer Robert Baer said the most “disturbing” aspect of the deadly San Bernardino shooting is that it was carried out using tactics that are employed in the Middle East.
by Adelle Nazarian2 Dec 2015, 5:22 PM PST0

The Islamic State (IS) terror group’s Libya branch is reportedly using a flight simulator to train jihadis on how to pilot aircraft, after successfully apprehending the system from an airport once held by Libya’s recognized military under former dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Dec 2015, 3:24 PM PST0

A Turkish doctor, Bilgin Ciftci, is looking at two years in prison for daring to suggest that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks like Gollum, the ruined hobbit from The Lord of the Rings.
by John Hayward2 Dec 2015, 3:00 PM PST0

Syrian men whom the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) have accused of homosexuality face violent deaths and, even for those who escape, a lifetime of stigmatization among Muslim populations who do not support the terrorist group.
by Mary Chastain2 Dec 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

A “double-tap” barrel bombing hit a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital, known as Doctors Without Borders in America, in Zafarana in Syria’s Homs province, killing seven people and injuring 47.
by Mary Chastain2 Dec 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

On Wednesday’s “Happening Now” on the Fox News Channel, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL), a candidate for the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination, sounded off on his campaign and touted his credentials as being why he would be the most qualified
by Jeff Poor2 Dec 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

Moscow has begun to impose restrictions on Turks living in Russia, following Turkey shooting down a Russian fighter jet last week that had violated Ankara’s air space.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Dec 2015, 10:02 AM PST0

The United Nations Security Council released a report on Tuesday warning that the Islamic State (IS) terror group continues to make unimpeded gains in Libya, locking down territory in the nation plagued by civil war and sectarian strife.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Dec 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

Efforts in Congress to save the Air Force’s A-10 Warthog from the scrapyard and move it to the frontlines of the war against the Islamic State bring together an unusual pairing of support.
by Bob Price2 Dec 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

MSNBC Military Analyst Col. Jack Jacobs (Ret.) stated that a strategy against ISIS “has yet to be developed by the administration” on Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live.” Jacobs said that the expansion of special operations forces in Iraq is “significant in terms
by Ian Hanchett2 Dec 2015, 8:57 AM PST0

The Turkish government has arrested two generals and a retired colonel on terrorism charges for involvement in the ordered inspection of trucks allegedly sent to Syria by Turkey’s intelligence agency to aid anti-Assad Turkmen rebels.
by Frances Martel2 Dec 2015, 8:01 AM PST0

Russian warplanes participating in the Kremlin’s military intervention in Syria have been equipped with air-to-air missiles, an official from the country’s Defense Ministry told Russian news agencies.
by Edwin Mora2 Dec 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The former head of Israel’s National Security Council said that despite internal disputes, Israel and the West should team up with Russia in the war on ISIS. He also said that Russia was also the only country
by Breitbart Jerusalem2 Dec 2015, 5:51 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel -The Kuwaiti government has officially addressed the “National Assembly,” the Kuwaiti parliament, asking it to approve a $20.4 billion fund to finance weapons purchases for the military for the next 10 years. The Kuwaiti daily Al-Akhbar reported the
by Ali Waked2 Dec 2015, 5:07 AM PST0

Shiite groups in Iraq have issued a statement vowing to fight any American troops on the ground following the announcement of a new deployment of special operations forces to fight the Islamic State in the war-torn nation.
by John Hayward1 Dec 2015, 10:08 PM PST0

Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz declared that President Obama and Hillary Clinton “have no intention of even trying” to defeat ISIS on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Cruz stated, “it is abundantly clear that Barack
by Ian Hanchett1 Dec 2015, 8:56 PM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the climate talks in Paris, said that Moscow has evidence showing that Turkey shot down the Russian Su-24 fighter jet last week to protect illicit oil shipments from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Edwin Mora1 Dec 2015, 8:40 PM PST0

Thousands of people across the Middle East received unsolicited text messages calling for the death of Jews as a result of a 2013 hack of telecommunications firm SMSGlobal, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.
by Breitbart Jerusalem1 Dec 2015, 5:39 PM PST0

Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, said that the Islamic State terrorist organization is not contained, and has not been at anytime since 2010.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Dec 2015, 3:32 PM PST0

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, retired Lt. General Michael Flynn, said it is just a “matter of time” before the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, (ISIS) successfully attacks the Untied States.
by Pam Key1 Dec 2015, 2:39 PM PST0