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ISIS Fighter Claims Turkey Funds the Jihadist Group

ISIS Fighter Claims Turkey Funds the Jihadist Group

Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party have a well developed reputation for anti-Semitism and anti-Israel policies generally. But now ties to the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, are emerging. The Jerusalem Post reported one Islamic

French Government Offers Asylum to Iraqi Christians

French Government Offers Asylum to Iraqi Christians

The French government has said it is ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians forced to flee their homes by jihadist death threats. Many Christians have already been forced out of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where the Christian

The BBC's Gaza Reporting is Biased and Naive

The BBC's Gaza Reporting is Biased and Naive

Over the last week BBC news bulletins have, inevitably, led with the Gaza war. This might seem like an obvious, rational choice, although of course it was also the worst week of the last three years in the Syrian war,

Resistance Grows Against Islamic State in Iraq

Resistance Grows Against Islamic State in Iraq

The Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, declared a caliphate in parts of Syria and Iraq, expelled all Christians from Mosul, and imposed Sharia law, but not everyone is giving up. There are reports of tribes forming militias to fight

Emirates to Stop Flights Over Iraq

Emirates to Stop Flights Over Iraq

Emirates, one of the world’s largest airlines, will not travel in Iraq airspace due to the ongoing violence from the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS. Sir Tim Clark, president of the airlines, said the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 changed

Islamic State Jihadists Open 'Marriage Bureau'

Islamic State Jihadists Open 'Marriage Bureau'

The Islamic State, which advocates public stoning for adultery, has opened a “marriage bureau” for women who want to wed its fighters in territory they control in Syria and Iraq. The jihadist group’s office is operating from Al-Bab, a town

Call from Iraqi Christians: "Obama, Obama, Where are You?"

Call from Iraqi Christians: "Obama, Obama, Where are You?"

Several hundred people gathered in front of the White House on Saturday, chanting, “Obama, Obama, where are you? Iraqi Christians call for you!”   Iraqi Christians held demonstrations in a number of cities on Saturday, including Washington, Paris, The Hague, Cologne,

Hamas-North Korea Arms Deal As Terrorist Weaponry Runs Low

Hamas-North Korea Arms Deal As Terrorist Weaponry Runs Low

Israel’s terrorist adversary Hamas is attempting to strike a new deal with the tyrannical North Korean government, according to the Daily Telegraph‘s Defence Editor Con Coughlin. The deal involves missiles and communication equipment, and is said to be worth “hundreds