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
National Security
USCIS Director: Vast Majority of Syrian Refugees Vetted Have Been Admitted to U.S.
The vast majority of the Syrian refugees vetted for admission to the U.S. have been approved, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director León Rodríguez revealed Wednesday.
Migrant Shipwreck Off Greek Coast Leaves 11 Dead, Including 5 Children
A wooden boat carrying about 50 Middle Eastern migrants capsized off the Greek island of Farmakonisi Wednesday morning, killing at least eleven people, including five children.
Taliban Siege of Kandahar Airport Leaves 37 Civilians Dead, 35 Wounded
At least 37 civilians were killed and 35 others wounded during a Taliban siege at a heavily fortified airport in the southern province of Kandahar in Afghanistan, according to Afghan Defense Ministry.
First Known Chinese National Fighting Against Islamic State in Syria Speaks
The BBC has found a man believed to be the first Chinese national to volunteer to fight alongside the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) against the Islamic State.
The War on Radical Islam: America’s Next Steps to Confronting Jihad
The recent terrorist attack on innocents attending a Christmas Party at a county social services center in San Bernardino, California, is another chilling reminder of radical Islam’s long reach. This soft target terrorist attack in a Western-nation urban setting follows a similar attack plan in Paris, France a few weeks earlier.
Islamic State Releases Mandarin Fight Song, Seeking Recruitment in China
The Islamic State (ISIS) has released a new nashid, or fight song, in Mandarin, hinting at ambitions of destabilizing China’s Muslim population through active recruitment.
FLASHBACK: FDR Suspends Japanese, German Immigration by Executive Order
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suspended naturalization proceedings for all German, Japanese, and Italian settlers in the United States on December 8, 1941, just one day after the Pearl Harbor attack.
China Condemns U.S. ‘Militarization’ in South China Sea over Spy Plane Flight
The Chinese government is paying “close attention” to the new deployment of an American spy plane off the island of Singapore
The Nuclear Option: Race-Hustling Obama Fails to Channel FDR, Churchill
Seriously? The worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11 and President Obama is still wearing his race-hustler glasses? This is just another opportunity to divvy up his people by the color of their skin?
Pope Francis: Forgiving Is ‘What God Likes Best’
After officially kicking off the Jubilee Year Tuesday, Pope Francis addressed crowds on Wednesday, telling them that the purpose of a Holy Year is to “live mercy” and that what God likes best is “forgiving his children.”
FBI Director: San Bernardino Jihadis ‘Radicalized Before They Started Dating’
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the couple who killed 14 and injured a number of others in a jihadist siege in San Bernardino last week, had become radical Islamists long before meeting, according to FBI Director James Comey.
Why Trump’s Winning: 9 Facts About Islam The Media Doesn’t Want You To Know
Using facts and common sense, Republican Senator Tom Cotton presented a very good case Wednesday against Donald Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban all Muslims immigration. Contrast that with the shrill sanctimony, the outright lies about Constitutional issues, and the politically
Report: Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria More than Double in 18 Months
The number of foreign fighters who have traveled to Iraq and Syria to join jihadist groups, such as the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and the official al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front, has more than doubled in the last 18 months to between 27,000 and 31,000, revealed a new report.
Two Afghan Military Officers Go Missing While Training in U.S.
Federal authorities and Georgia police are searching for two male Afghan nationals who were reported missing by U.S. military officials after they failed to report for aircraft maintenance training at the Moody Air Force Base (AFB) in southern Georgia on Monday.
Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul: Hillary Clinton ‘Responsible’ for Islamic State
Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul blames President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the rise of the Islamic State.
San Bernardino Jihadis Planned and Practiced Attack For a Year
Over the last few days, there has been mounting evidence of long-term pre-meditation by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the jihadi couple responsible for a massacre at a Christmas party in San Bernardino last week. New indications have surfaced that the supposedly innocuous Farook had radical leanings for quite some time.
Turkish Troops in Mosul Top Agenda for Kurdish Leader in Ankara
Masoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq, is currently in Ankara holding bilateral talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The meeting will cover trade and the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), and follows growing tensions between Turkey and Baghdad.
Report: Farook ‘Conspiracy’ to Commit Terror in 2012
San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook is suspected to have planned a terror attack in 2012, according to new reports.
Angela Merkel Named TIME’s Person of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time’s Person of the Year, praised by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis.
San Bernardino: Has Islamic State Hijacked Consumer Loans?
The San Bernardino terrorists, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik, appear to have followed the ISIS playbook to fund their killing spree.
1st Cross-Border Air Terminal Opens in California
Border security remains a heated issue as America braces for the Wednesday opening of the country’s first cross-border airport terminal in California–one of the only such terminals in the world.
Report: Islamic State Revenue Tops $80 Million Per Month
According to an analysis published at Rudaw, the Islamic State’s books include $80 million per month in revenue from taxes, confiscating property, drug smuggling, oil sales, selling electricity to captive populations, kidnapping for ransom, and even old-fashioned banditry, such as bank robberies.
World View: About 700 women from Tunisia Thought to Join Islamic State
Contents: Number of foreign fighters joining ISIS in Syria doubles to 31,000; About 700 women from Tunisia are thought to have joined ISIS; Return of Russia’s foreign fighters from Syria threatens Russian security
Radical Islamists and the Women Who Love Them
The San Bernardino terror attack has focused new attention on the female partners of radical Islamists.
Syrian Man Shares Story of Daughter’s Shooting as Family Fled Homs, Syria
The Syrian Civil War has forced hundreds of thousands of citizens to flee their homes for safety. Ahmad Mohammed and his family survived to tell their story, even though his 11-year-old daughter was shot in the head.
