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
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National Security
Officials Study Cybersecurity Manual Popular Among Islamic State Supporters
The magazine Wired has published a document purported to be the operational security manual for the Islamic State: a 34-page PDF file uncovered by the Combating Terrorism Center at the West Point military academy, and somewhat loosely translated from Arabic.
U.S. Issues Worldwide Travel Alert for Americans Traveling Abroad
A travel alert, which is to be in effect until Feb. 24, said current information suggests that militants with the Islamic State, al-Qaida, Boko Haram and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in multiple regions. U.S. authorities said the likelihood of terror attacks will continue as members of IS return from Syria and Iraq, and other individuals not affiliated with terror groups engage in violence on their own.
Terrorism, Foreign Policy Reshape 2016 Race
In the 2016 presidential election, the Democrat Party’s fortunes, and those of frontrunner Hillary Clinton, are inexorably tied to President Obama’s handling of the growing crisis in the Middle East. The contest for the Republican nomination, meanwhile, is going through a major reshuffling that will likely winnow the currently crowded field.
Islamic State ‘is Jewish’: Paris Muslims React to Attacks
Canadian journalist Ezra Levant visited Muslim neighborhoods in Paris to get a sense of public opinion there, finding that many blame Jews for the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist attacks on November 13, which left 130 people dead.
With All the World at War, Christmas Is a ‘Sham,’ Says Pope Francis
In a strongly worded homily, Pope Francis is calling Christmas a “sham” in the face of recent terrorist attacks and wars.
Magazine Blames Climate Change for Migrant Crisis
A major Italian weekly magazine, L’Espresso, is attributing mass migrations into Europe from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and North Africa to global warming, warning that a legally binding agreement at the upcoming climate conference in Paris is necessary in order to preserve world peace.
GAO: $1 Billion U.S. Bio-Terror System is Busted, Can’t Get Job Done
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the BioWatch system used to fight against bioterrorism is useless.
Hezbollah: Rubio Bill Blocking Its International Funds a ‘Crime’
The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah has denounced a new bill approved by the Senate, which seeks to block the Shiite revolutionary outfit from funding.
Iraqi Kurdish Leader: Peshmerga Could Help Liberate Raqqa from Islamic State
Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani suggested in an interview this week that his forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, could travel to Raqqa, Syria and participate in an assault to liberate it from the Islamic State (ISIS).
Iran Dictator Khamenei: U.S. and Islamic State Are Working Together
Ali Khamenei, the dictator of the Islamic Republic of Iran, claimed in a meeting with the President of Nigeria on Monday that the United States is assisting the Islamic State terror group.
Iran Sentences Captive American Reporter Jason Rezaian to Prison
President Obama’s indifference toward Americans held hostage by his partners-in-peace in Tehran was stress-tested again on Sunday, as an Iranian court sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to prison on “espionage” charges.
Dubai Official: Forget Islamic State, Israel Downed Russian Jet Over Sinai
TEL AVIV – Although the Islamic State terror group has already taken credit for downing a Russian passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula, such a claim has not convinced many within the Arab world who see events through the lens
Iran Loses Key Ally as Conservatives Take over Argentina
In a seismic defeat for Latin America’s left, conservative Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri has been elected president of Argentina. While the transition out of leftist Cristina Fernández de Kircher’s tenure will hurt many of the nation’s questionable alliances, none appears more fragile now than the ties Kircher fostered with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Obama: Climate Change Summit In Paris A Message To Terrorists
President Obama is sending a clear message to the world about what he thinks is crucial. He says he’ll travel to the climate change summit in Paris next week, calling it an important message to Islamic State terrorists.
Report: More Than One in Ten Syrian Refugees have ‘Positive’ View of Islamic State
More than 10 percent of Syrian refugees say they have a “positive” view of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a recent publication by the American Enterprise Institute.
Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Kill 10 in Cameroon
The latest in a string of suicide bomber attacks from Boko Haram killed ten people and wounded at least twelve others in the town of Fotokol, Cameroon on Saturday. The UK Metro cites some other sources that say nine were killed, and specifies that the location of the attack was actually a village called Nigue near Fotokol.
Poll: Only 23 Percent Say Obama Has Clear Plan To Fight Islamic State
Americans are increasingly skeptical of President Obama’s plan to defeat Islamic State terrorists, according to a new poll by CBS News.
Mafia Heir Issues Press Release Vowing to Keep NYC Safe from Islamic State
The scion of one of New York City’s famed Five Families has issued a press release warning the Islamic State terrorist group to stay away from New York, where the Mafia will prevent jihadis from doing any harm to the city’s eight million residents.
EXCLUSIVE — Islamic State: ‘The Threat to the United States’
A Mclean, Virginia-based defense think-tank has published a prescient white-paper on the Islamic State terror group, which has been made available exclusively to Breitbart News prior to its release.
World View: ASEAN Leaders Harshly Criticize China over South China Sea Actions
Contents: China blocks Miss World Canada from attending Miss World pageant; ASEAN leaders harshly criticize China over South China Sea actions; Occupied Crimea declares state of emergency after electricity is cut
Obama Blames Media For Empowering Islamic State
President Obama is accusing the media of contributing to a climate of fear that makes Americans more afraid of the threat posed by Islamic State terrorists.
President Obama Scrambles To Restore Confidence In Handling of Islamic State Terrorism
“We will not give in to fear, or start turning on each other, or treating some people differently because of religion or race or background,” Obama said during a press conference in Malaysia. “That wouldn’t just be a betrayal of our values, it would also feed ISIL’s propaganda.”
Conservative Ejects Argentina’s Perónist/Marxists
The first political shock following the Paris bombings is the Argentine presidential election of conservative Mauricio Macri over the Peronist/Marxist ruling regime.
Radical Islamic Terrorism Threatens European Prosperity and Democracy
Terrorist attacks in Paris and elsewhere will have lasting corrosive consequences for Europe’s economies and the foundations of its democracies.
EXCLUSIVE — Assyrian Army Commander: ‘We Are Losing Christianity’ to Islamic State
Christians in Iraq and Syria are losing their people and religion to the brutal Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), declares the Assyrian Army’s commander-in-chief.
