The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has succeeded in conquering enough land on both sides of the Iraqi/Syrian border to open “floodgates for weapons and fighters between Syria and Iraq.” CNN reports that in addition to conquered land, ISIS
The Islamic State (IS)–formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)–says it is not interested in fighting Israel at this time. Rather, its focus remains fixed on dealing with “Muslims who have become infidels.” According to Arutz Sheva 7,
In the space of just a few weeks, the jihadi threat group ISIS has accomplished more than al Qaeda did in the the thirteen years since the September 11 attacks. It will continue to grow in power and come to pose
Matthew Leber spokesman for the American Patriot, Three Percent, sent Breitbart News photos of what American security contractors on the ground believe is a Muslim prayer rug found near the border in Arizona last week. A member of the
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials discovered 50 bodies, many of them blindfolded and with their hands bound, in an agricultural area outside a city south of Baghdad on Wednesday, raising concerns over a possible sectarian killing amid the battle against
(Reuters) – One night last week, Islamic State militants in an SUV with tinted windows pulled up at the home of a former Iraqi army officer, one of the men they see as an obstacle to their goal of establishing
(AFP) Elite government forces backed by Hezbollah converged Tuesday on the north Syrian city of Aleppo as rebels bolstered their own fighters in readiness for a major showdown, a monitor said. Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Only four percent of Syrians believe Islamic State insurgents, who have captured large swathes of Syria and Iraq, represent their interests, according to research conducted by a British polling group published on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by
On Tuesday’s “The Kelly File,” Fox New senior political analyst Brit Hume discussed President Barack Obama’s series of political missteps that some have suggested have led to his low polling. According to Hume, Obama was dealing with “negative conditions” that
The BBC has investigated, and found inaccurate, numerous graphic images which are being shared on social media to show how people in Gaza have been affected by the renewed tensions with Israel. Hamas has been firing hundreds of rockets from
Although Hamas has been directing rockets at Tel Aviv throughout the day, doctors at an Israeli non-profit located in the city of Tel Aviv, Save a Child’s Heart, have been working around the clock to treat Gaza youth, regardless of
Tom Bevan, the co-founder of RealClearPolitics.com, is calling Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago a “war zone.” Bevan, a Chicago resident and host of a local weekend radio show, noted in a July 8 post that even as Chicagoans have become used
(Reuters) – Iraq’s government has lost control of a former chemical weapons facility to “armed terrorist groups” and is unable to fulfill its international obligations to destroy toxins kept there, the country’s U.N. envoy told the United Nations. In a
The jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), now rebranded as the Islamic State, have been described as some of the savviest recruiters in the global network of jihadists. A New York Times report seems to confirm this,
Congress should say no to Obama’s proposal to spend $500 million to train and equip yet another Islamist rebel group. Hillary Clinton tells us she never could have foreseen what is currently taking place in Iraq. Her years as Secretary
The Chinese government is keenly aware of the leftward pivot several Latin American countries have made in the past decade, and President Xi Jinping hopes to cement ties with several socialist leaders in the region on a trip to the
China is becoming one of the strongest looming presences in the war for control of Iraq. The nation–the largest oil client the Iraqi government has–sent a special envoy this week to speak to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and promised continued
The BBC has admitted that pictures of alleged Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and their aftermath may be inaccurate. A little-known division of the corporation called BBC Trending says that many of images being shared on social media under the #GazaUnderAttack
Reports coming out of eastern Syria Monday revealed that several factions within the Syrian opposition force known as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have pledged services to the Islamic State, the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq
Two days after conquering Mosul, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)–now simply the Islamic State (IS)–ordered people to send their unmarried women to perform their “jihad by sex” obligation. According to the Assyrian International News Agency, the decree
(AFP) Iraq’s politicians agreed to meet next Sunday after delays to the formation of a new government outraged Iraqis exasperated by political polarisation and fearful of a brutal Sunni militant offensive. It was unclear what prompted the about-turn after lawmakers
The terrorist jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), now rebranded as the Islamic State, has previously paraded stolen American-made vehicles and used weapons from Saddam Hussein’s old arsenal to fight the Iraqi military. Reports surface now that
Syrian opposition leader Zahran Alloush, the head of Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam), gave a speech to fellow Sunni salafist jihadists in which he announced his group’s staunch opposition to the Islamic State terror organization that is currently taking over
In a rare public appearance at Mosul, Iraq’s Great Mosque, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), now called the Islamic State, revealed an expensive wristwatch known as a symbol of
On Saturday, news was leaked to Iraqi media that Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, has decided to appoint his son as the ultimate authority in charge of the army. According to the leaks, Maliki has also forced out several top
