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).
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Kurds Expand All-Female Unit in Syria to Fight Islamic State
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Pope Francis Decries Recruitment of Young Terrorists ‘in the Name of Religion’
On the second day of his historic trip to Africa, Pope Francis denounced the recruitment of young people for violence and terrorism by radical Islamists.
Obama Thanksgiving Address: Syrian Refugees Are Just Like Pilgrims
President Obama delivered his Thanksgiving address this morning, including a political lecture on Syrian refugees. He told Americans that Syrian refugees were just like the pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower.
Gaia Beats Mars: How Our Military Are Being Turned Into Green Eco-Wussies
Islamic State earns about $500 million a year from its oil revenues. But according to former CIA director Mike Morrell, US fighter aircraft have been ordered not to bomb their oil wells in case they cause “environmental damage.” Yes. That makes
Biometric Military Tattoos Explore ‘Human Circuit Board’
Software design firm Chaotic Moon has a prototype biometric tattoo it believes is perfectly suited for gathering and relaying health information on soldier’s condition in a battle zone.
Diplomat: Venezuela Sold Immigration Documents to Hezbollah Terrorists
A Venezuelan diplomat in hiding is accusing the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro of selling visas, passports, and even falsified birth certificates out of its embassy in Baghdad to an estimated thousands of Middle Eastern citizens, including at least one confirmed Hezbollah terrorist.
Bashar al-Assad and the ‘Children of Monsters’
Breitbart News caught up to author Jay Nordlinger earlier this month. The dictator’s son commanding his attention also commands the world’s. The headlines call Bashar al-Assad a “butcher” and a “mass murderer.” Nordlinger calls him, or at least an earlier version of him, “shy” and “nerdy.”
WaPo: The Saudis’ ‘Religious-Industrial Complex’
From the Washington Post: The rise of the Islamic State has led to remarkable growth in Western criticism of Saudi Arabia. Often, these critics go far further than simply claiming that the Gulf kingdom, one of the West’s most important allies in the region, is not
U.S. Official: Chemical Weapons Use in Syria Becoming ‘Routine’
The use of chemical weapons in Syria, namely chlorine and mustard gas, is becoming routine, lamented the U.S. representative of a United Nations-backed chemical weapons watchdog.
Iran Hacks State Department Social Media Accounts
Unimpressed by their “historic” nuclear deal with the United States, and its billions of dollars in sanctions relief, Iran’s hackers have escalated their attacks on U.S. government officials over the past four months.
Pakistan Honors First Female Pilot Following Fatal Jet Crash
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar, the nation’s first female fighter pilot, died in a training crash in Kundian, which is located 109 miles southwest of Islamabad.
Obama Stalls Gitmo Hearings While Demanding Closure, Federal Judge Says
A federal judge is fed up with the Obama administration for its insistence upon adding additional hurdles to Guantánamo Bay detainee hearing procedures, while at the same time demanding the close of the base.
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Deadly Attack on Hotel in Egypt
A local Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) affiliate has claimed responsibility for a gun and bomb attack Tuesday on a hotel in Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula that reportedly left seven people dead, including two judges, and at least a dozen more wounded.
Islamic State Releases Ten Assyrian Christians Used in Propaganda Videos
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) released ten Assyrian Christians they kidnapped over nine months ago.
Politico: This Is the ‘Season of Fear’–and Trump Is Exploiting It
Author Jeff Greenfield writes in Politico Magazine that the response to the Paris jihadist terror attacks has been a prime example of the “politics of fear.”
Iran General Soleimani Lightly Wounded in Syria
Beirut (AFP) – General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations wing, was lightly injured in fighting against Syria rebels near Aleppo, a monitoring group and a security source said Wednesday.
CAIR’s Identity Problem
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) styles itself as America’s largest Muslim civil rights advocacy group. Its executive director, Nihad Awad, recently took advantage of a reporter’s inflammatory article on a likely miscommunication with a presidential candidate to tweet to his English audience, “Exactly what #ISIS wants: #DonaldTrump’s recent call to force American Muslims to carry special ID.”
Turkey Could Lose Billions for Downing Russian Jet
Turkey could lose billions in all sectors of their economy after the government shot down a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border. Tourism might be the first to suffer, as the country hosts over 4 million Russian visitors a year.
Iran Nuclear Deal Is Not ‘Legally Binding,’ Obama Administration Admits
The nuclear deal agreed upon in July by the P5+1 world powers (US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, China) and the Islamic Republic of Iran has no “legally binding” basis. The deal, paraded by President Obama as a surefire measure to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, is held together simply as a “political commitment” by the parties to the accord, the State Department admitted in a recent letter.
Tunisia Closes Border with Libya over Islamic State Bus Bombing
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has claimed responsibility for an explosion that struck a bus carrying Tunisia’s presidential guard in the country’s capital of Tunis, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than a dozen others.
Canada Limits Single Male Syrian Refugees
The Canadian government is backing down from its pledge to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015. The new resettlement plan calls for only 10,000 refugees by year-end, with another 15,000 by the end of February.
Switzerland Bans Burqa, Women Face Fines Up to $10,000
The town of Ticino in Switzerland approved a referendum to ban burqas, after the Swiss parliament decided a ban would not “violate the country’s federal law.” Women could receive a fine up to £6,500 ($9,828.84) if caught wearing a burqa, which covers their entire body from head to foot.
Pope in Africa: ‘The Only Thing That Worries Me Are the Mosquitos’
Pope Francis traveled to Kenya Wednesday in his first-ever visit to the African continent and his first stop on a 3-nation tour that will include Uganda and the Central African Republic.
Obama Tries to Flee Islamic State in Sinai; Egypt, Israel Say No
Egypt and Israel have thwarted an effort by the Obama administration to withdraw U.S. peacekeeping soldiers from the Sinai peninsula. Obama had recently floated the idea of reducing the U.S. presence in the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).
President Obama Tries to Reassure America: ‘If You See Something Suspicious, Say Something’
President Obama again attempted to reassure America that he was taking the threat posed by radical Islamic terrorism seriously, making a statement to the press after a meeting with National Security officials of his administration.
WaPo: Want to Stop Islamic Terrorism? Be Nicer to Muslims.
The discovery that several of the Paris attackers were European nationals has fueled concern about Muslim immigrants becoming radicalized in the West.
