A United States military official said Friday that armed American drones have been flying over Iraq over the past day to assist in the US’s continuing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance efforts. Until Thursday, the United States had only been flying
The Iraqi military, fleeing major cities in the nation last week under assault by the terrorist jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), has begun to attempt a recovery of the city of Tikrit, one of the first
In response to Video: Obama Decries ‘Phony Scandals’ In MN – ‘It’s Not On The Level’: I leave it up to dead-end Obama supporters to decide if they find it encouraging that he’s been giving the exact same speech for
A Saudi national and his partner are suspected of carrying out a suicide bombing in a Hezbollah-dominated area in Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to Lebanon’s Daily Star. Both the bomber and his partner in crime were members of the Islamic
Former military boss Lord Richards has hit out at the coalition’s plans to cut military budgets, claiming the move is more suited to a “banana republic”. General Richards said the move from full-time to part-time soldiers would be a problem
Jihadis from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) conducted mass killings in Tikrit, Iraq, executing at least 160 Iraqi men after seizing the city on June 11, 2014. Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) current estimates state that between 160
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has spent much of its time after gaining ground in Iraq promoting a softer, almost philanthropic image of their jihadist cause on the internet. Meanwhile, in Syria, video surfaces of the jihadists
The Billings Gazette, a Montana newspaper that endorsed President Obama over John McCain in 2008 (but went with Romney in 2012) admitted Friday that they were wrong — Obama is in fact worse than his predecessor, George W. Bush. Apparently, the potential collapse
Two Twitter accounts posted nonstop ISIS threats to the US and propaganda posters on Thursday. The people behind @Tweeetingdoc and @ansaar999 asked followers to retweet the horrific photos to the White House, press secretary, and a few prominent journalists, such as CNN’s Jake
As events rapidly proceed in Iraq, the footprints of the Iranian regime’s meddling in the country’s crisis become increasingly evident. The Iranian regime, visibly shaken by recent developments in Iraq, is taking practical measures to preserve its interests in the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Syrian regime warplanes bomb ISIS on Iraq border, becoming our ally Saudi Arabia’s armed forces on high alert as ISIS approaches Four questions ISIS uses to tell Sunni from Shia Thousands of Ukrainians flee
BAGHDAD, June 26 (UPI) —Additional U.S. forces have arrived in Baghdad, bringing the total number of American service members in Iraq to 500, Pentagon officials said Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Col. Steven Warren said, of the 500 American military personnel in
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has turned to Russia, hoping to solicit its help to turn the tide away from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) jihadists’ rapid advances through Iraq. While the Obama administration has been debating
Supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have launched a viral propaganda campaign on Twitter threatening to attack the United States and its interests if America acts militarily against the group in Iraq. These threats have been
President Obama told George Stephanopoulos in an interview with ABC that the United States has crafted its foreign policy around the ongoing World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. “We had elements – which I won’t detail – of our foreign
As the armies of terrorists aligned with the radical ISIS militants sweep across Iraq, fears are being raised that they might totally destroy the ruins of the ancient city that appeared in the movie The Exorcist. The Hatra complex, Iraq’s archaeological
When my Breitbart California colleague Adelle Nazarian and I met Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the magnificent La Valencia hotel in tony La Jolla, he looked more like a venture capital executive than a governor. He was dressed in shirtsleeves
From Reuters: Online backers of the Sunni Islamist militants who seized swaths of Iraq this month have said that any U.S. air strikes on the fighters will lead to attacks on Americans. … A Twitter account with 21,000 followers naming
WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Maguire was a CIA officer in Beirut in the late 1980s during that country’s bloody civil war, he spent weeks living in safe houses far from the U.S. Embassy, dodging militants who wanted to kidnap
One archbishop and twenty priests are alleged to be the only people remaining in the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh. Two days ago, fighting broke out between Kurdish peshmerga and ISIS fighters in this Christian town of 50,000. All inhabitants
(AFP) US President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to approve $500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels battling the forces of strongman President Bashar al-Assad. Following strong hints by Obama in recent weeks, the White House said
The Islamic State of Syria and Sham (ISIS) and their Sunni tribal allies reached the strategic Mahmudiyah district southwest of Baghdad in large numbers on June 26th. Kurdish officials said that militants had seized the towns of Iskandariyah and Mahmudiyah.
The jihadist terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) organized a parade to celebrate its advances in Iraq this week. The parade, down the streets of the large city of Mosul, showcased the stolen American-made military equipment ISIS
Much has been made of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s (ISIS) ability to use the internet to promote their cause. Unlike jihadist predecessors, ISIS has used everything from comedy internet memes to pictures of small children allegedly supporting
On Wednesday, Islamist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) made a push towards the Haditha Dam, the second-largest dam in Iraq. Iraqi officials worried that if ISIS successfully overtook the dam, major geopolitical repercussions would ensue,
