Mass Grave of Children Who Rejected Islamic State Found in Sinjar, Iraq
Officials discovered another mass grave in Sinjar, Iraq, containing bodies of Yazidis, including children, who refused to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
State Dep’t Won’t Say if Iran Violated Geneva Convention
Iran Releases Footage of U.S. Sailor Apologizing After Capture
Brazil Struggles with Surge of Infant Deformities Triggered by Zika Virus
Kurds Expand All-Female Unit in Syria to Fight Islamic State
U.S. Advocacy Group Claims Russia Bombed Its Syrian Office
Earnest: Destabilizing Behavior Being ‘A Hallmark of Iranian Behavior’ Is Why We Pursued the Nuclear Deal
Tom Cotton: Obama ‘Seems Intent on Protecting Iran and the Nuclear Deal Than Getting Our Sailors Back’
Psaki: ‘No Plans’ To Address Iran Capturing Sailors, Revoking Deal Over This Isn’t ‘What We Want To See’
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Indonesian Cleric: Running Terror Camp Was ‘Act of Worship’
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korean Drone as Tensions Grow
Islamic State Carries Out Massive Coordinated Attacks in Jakarta, at Least 17 Dead
5 Lies the Obama Administration Told to Defend Iran’s Humiliating Seizure of Navy Sailors
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Islamic State Teen Attempts ‘Lone Cub’ Attack in Malaysia
A 16-year-old boy linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) attempted a “lone cub” attack, trying to kidnap a woman at a mall in Malaysia.
Obama Frees 10 Guantánamo Detainees in Largest Recorded Single-Day Release
The Defense Department announced Thursday that 10 Yemeni detainees have been set free from Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. All of them were sent to the Gulf state of Oman, the Pentagon said. Less than 100 detainees now remain at the military facility.
Pentagon: We Don’t Yet Know If Sailors Defended Themselves Before Iran Capture
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It remains uncertain whether or not 10 U.S. Navy sailors defended themselves before they were detained by Iran along with their two boats, according to the Pentagon.
Nancy Pelosi: I Can See Iran from Bahrain (120+ Miles Away)
During a CNN interview on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed she could see Iran across the Persian Gulf when she visited Bahrain.
Blue State Blues: Were Sailors Ordered to Surrender?
I believe that the ten U.S Navy sailors arrested by Iran on Tuesday had been ordered to surrender and to cooperate with their captors. I believe that because it is the only logical possibility that remains, once the dubious claims being
Sen. Grassley Warns Obama Administration Further Diluting Visa Applicant Requirements
The Obama administration has continued an effort — started by former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton — to further dilute the vetting requirements for visa applicants seeking admission to the U.S., according to Senate Judiciary Committee
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korean Drone as Tensions Grow
The South Korean government revealed Wednesday that it had fired 20 machine gun shots at an unidentified drone widely believed to have come from North Korea that had entered South Korean territory. The incident follows international condemnation of a weapons test Pyongyang claims was the successful detonation of a hydrogen bomb.
Mass Grave of Children Who Rejected Islamic State Found in Sinjar, Iraq
Officials discovered another mass grave in Sinjar, Iraq, containing bodies of Yazidis, including children, who refused to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
AFP Declares Arab Spring a Failure
The Arab Spring revolution that spread to various countries after it started in January 2011, when Tunisians assembled in the streets of their capital and overthrew their longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has a been a failure, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).
World View: Report: Sri Lankan Government Torturing and Raping Tamils
Contents: Iran releases American sailors as end of sanctions approaches; Report: Sri Lankan government repeatedly torturing and raping Tamils; Sri Lanka joining the torture club, with Syria, Burundi, Zimbabwe
Islamic State Carries Out Massive Coordinated Attacks in Jakarta, at Least 17 Dead
Militants of the Islamic State terror group carried out multiple coordinated attacks involving suicide bombers and gunmen in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday morning, killing at least 17. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terror attacks, which involved
Immigrant Confesses to Murder of American Woman in Florence After Sex
A Senegalese immigrant with a police record for drug dealing has confessed to the murder of American artist Ashley Ann Olsen, who was found naked and strangled in her apartment in Florence, Italy, last Saturday. The 25-year-old suspect came to
U.S. Advocacy Group Claims Russia Bombed Its Syrian Office
A U.S. non-governmental organization called the Syrian Emergency Task Force told Foreign Policy their field office in the Idlib province was hit by a Russian airstrike on Saturday. Other civilian damage in the area has been reported, and the strike is being cited as evidence Russia is not focusing its attention on Islamic State targets, as it frequently claims.
Indonesian Cleric: Running Terror Camp Was ‘Act of Worship’
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was convicted in 2011 of running a terror camp in the Aceh province of Indonesia. On Tuesday, he appealed his 15-year prison sentence without actually denying that he broke the law. Instead, he argued that his actions were justified because he was obeying Allah’s orders.
Brazil Struggles with Surge of Infant Deformities Triggered by Zika Virus
More than 3,000 infants in Brazil have been diagnosed with brain deformities believed to have been triggered by the Zika virus, a disease similar to dengue fever that has become increasingly common as the Southern Hemisphere’s summer wears on.
Saudi Arabia Arrests Hillary Clinton’s ‘Woman of Courage’ Award-Winner
The Saudi government reportedly arrested a prominent human rights activist Tuesday who was awarded the “International Woman of Courage Award” in 2012 from Hillary Clinton, who was the U.S. secretary of state at the time
Donald Trump Denounces Iranian Thugs for Detaining American Soldiers
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump denounced Iran for detaining two American Navy boats and ten American sailors before releasing them today. Trump was outraged by the photos released by the Iranian news agency, showing American service members surrendering to Iranian
ANALYSIS: Iran Hardliners Generated Crisis with ‘Willing Dupe’ Obama to Solidify Domestic Power
TEL AVIV – Less than one week before the international community is set to unlock a decade of sanctions imposed on Iran, the country’s Islamic hardliners deliberately generated a crisis with the US for pure domestic consumption with the aim of ensuring the ayatollahs’s continued grip on power.
Myanmar’s Political Cartoonists Emboldened by Pro-Democracy Election Victory
Victory for pro-democracy activists in Myanmar’s latest election has emboldened the nation’s political cartoonists, who face extreme censorship under military rule.
5 Lies the Obama Administration Told to Defend Iran’s Humiliating Seizure of Navy Sailors
Barack Obama has a history of humiliating photo-ops associated with his full-blown Radical Islam Denial Syndrome: the burning consulate in Benghazi juxtaposed with Obama partying it up in Vegas with Beyonce; the dead bodies of ISIS-slain Parisians juxtaposed with Obama telling the world that ISIS could be fought with a climate change summit; corpses in San Bernardino juxtaposed with Obama simultaneously telling a national audience that ISIS was contained.
Kurds Expand All-Female Unit in Syria to Fight Islamic State
In Afrin, Syria, located 40 miles north of Aleppo, the leaders within the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) continue to recruit new women to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Afghanistan Mentioned Once in SOTU as Taliban Controls More Territory Since 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama, in his final State of the Union (SOTU) address delivered Tuesday, only mentioned Afghanistan, home to America’s longest war, once, without highlighting that a resilient Taliban has managed to gain control of more territory than
Islamic State Suicide Bomber Entered Turkey as Syrian Refugee
The Islamic State suicide bomber who attacked Istanbul on Tuesday, killing 9 German tourists and a Peruvian as well as injuring at least 15 other people, slipped past border security by posing as a Syrian refugee, according to Turkish officials.
Venezuela’s First Lady: DEA ‘Kidnapped’ Drug-Smuggling Nephews
Venezuela’s First Lady, Cilia Flores, has accused the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has “committed the crime of kidnapping” against his nephews, both charged with attempting to traffic cocaine into New York.
Exclusive: Congressman Introduces Resolution of Condemnation and Censure Against Obama
Congressman Ted Yoho introduced a Resolution of Condemnation and Censure against President Obama today.
