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Police Bail Terror Suspect

Police Bail Terror Suspect

Police bailed a 22-year-old man who was arrested this week on suspicion of terrorism offences as he attempted to board a flight to Turkey, a well-travelled route to Syria. The unnamed man was arrested on Wednesday at Luton airport, on

Jordan's Attitude to Muslim Brotherhood Hardens

Jordan's Attitude to Muslim Brotherhood Hardens

According to a July 9 article in Al Monitor, Jordan may be reversing its long-standing policy of tolerance towards the Muslim Brotherhood.   The government recently boycotted the 4th general conference of the Brotherhood’s political wing, the Islamic Action Front, and did not allow

Kurds Seize Iraq Oilfields, Ministers Pull Out of Government

Kurds Seize Iraq Oilfields, Ministers Pull Out of Government

BAGHDAD/KIRKUK (Reuters) – Kurdish forces seized two oilfields in northern Iraq and took over operations from a state-run oil company on Friday, while Kurdish politicians formally suspended their participation in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government. The moves escalated a feud

ISIS May Target Mecca for Destruction

ISIS May Target Mecca for Destruction

As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leaves a path of destroyed churches and mosques in its wake, some wonder whether Mecca may also be in line for destruction.  According to Fox News, ISIS “jihadists, led by self-proclaimed

Gaza Crisis Illuminates a Grave New World

Gaza Crisis Illuminates a Grave New World

The eruption of the third Gaza war since 2008 is yet another manifestation of the growing threat posed by Islamist militants within an increasingly unstable Middle East.   In recent years, Al-Qaeda and other Islamist revolutionary groups have made major

Iraq's Kurds Say Will Boycott Cabinet Meetings

Iraq's Kurds Say Will Boycott Cabinet Meetings

BAGHDAD (AP) — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s already testy relationship with Iraq’s Kurdish minority further frayed Thursday, as the Kurds declared their politicians will boycott Cabinet meetings and authorities in Baghdad suspended all cargo flights to the largely autonomous northern

Iraqi Kurds Take over 2 Northern Oil Fields

Iraqi Kurds Take over 2 Northern Oil Fields

BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish security forces took over two major oil fields outside the disputed northern city of Kirkuk before dawn Friday, the Oil Ministry said, the latest move in a deepening a dispute with the government of Prime Minister

Dirty Bomb Fears after ISIS Seize Uranium

Dirty Bomb Fears after ISIS Seize Uranium

Extreme Islamist group ISIS have seized 90lb (40kg) of radioactive uranium in Iraq which could be used to make a dirty bomb. The Times reports that the militants seized the material after overrunning a university in the city of Mosul,

Government Proposes Emergency Law To Monitor Militants

Government Proposes Emergency Law To Monitor Militants

The government is proposing to force a bill through parliament next week to require phone and internet companies to keep a record of their customers communications. David Cameron claimed the measures where vital to combat terrorism from extremists in Iraq

Iraq: Maliki Accuses Kurds of Aligning with Islamic State

Iraq: Maliki Accuses Kurds of Aligning with Islamic State

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki declared Wednesday that he suspected Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdish region of hosting militants from the Islamic State, the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). “Honestly, we cannot be silent

Self-Proclaimed "True Islamists," ISIS, Blow Up Mosques

So, those ISIS clowns, who call themselves “true” Islamists, have taken upon themselves to blow up mosques across Northern Iraq. The group’s self-proclaimed descendant of the Prophet Muhammad Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, have already demolished a ton of the Iraq’s “sacred

West in Push to Stop Flow of Jihadists

West in Push to Stop Flow of Jihadists

(AFP) Europe and the United States are drawing up a new wave of anti-terror measures to try to stop the growing number of would-be jihadists from going to fight in Syria and Iraq. France unveiled a new bill on Wednesday

Hamas Uses More False Images against Israel on Social Media

Hamas Uses More False Images against Israel on Social Media

As Breitbart News has reported, the majority of the pictures on social media using the hashtags #GazaUnderAttack and #GazaUnderFire are from previous events. The pro-Palestine people have continued in this practice of attaching images of dead children and women, mostly from the