
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), prompted by the mass execution of members of its rival group al Qaeda, threatened to destroy the Saudi Arabian prison where the jihadists were killed, Reuters reports.
by Edwin Mora7 Jan 2016, 10:35 AM PST0

The Liberal Canadian government, led by Justin Trudeau, has again made a mockery of itself.
by Jack Hadfield7 Jan 2016, 9:17 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of Defense Ash Carter “is confident” that President Obama’s Afghanistan plan “is on the right course,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook recently told reporters.
by Edwin Mora7 Jan 2016, 8:44 AM PST0

Independent citizen journalist Ruqia Hassan was brutally executed by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) on charges of “espionage” in the jihadist group’s de facto capital Raqqa, Syria, reportedly marking what has been described as the first capital punishment of a woman for reporting within the terrorist organization’s territory, according to fellow citizen journalists.
by Edwin Mora6 Jan 2016, 1:50 PM PST0

The Iraqi government has nominated Yazidi Nadia Murad Basee Taha, who was abused as a sex slave by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), for the Nobel Peace Prize.
by Mary Chastain6 Jan 2016, 9:16 AM PST0

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a Breitbart News contributor and Chair of Military Theory at Marine Corps University, appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the Obama administration’s strategy against the Islamic State terror group.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Jan 2016, 8:42 AM PST0

The British mother of “Jihadi Junior” underwent an exorcism because she thought she was possessed by evil spirits sent by Allah, according to new reports. The 24-year-old Grace “Khadijah” Dare was raised in a Christian family of Nigerian descent, but
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Jan 2016, 8:27 AM PST0

Contents: ISIS assault in Libya giving militants control of oil fields; US, Britain, France preparing new Libya military offensive early in 2016
by John J. Xenakis6 Jan 2016, 6:10 AM PST0

A watchdog group called the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reports finding more evidence of chemical weapons deployment, including sarin gas, or a substance very similar to it.
by John Hayward5 Jan 2016, 8:12 PM PST0

Kenya’s Garissa University officially re-opened on Monday, nine months after al-Shabaab terrorists stormed the campus, killing 148 people and deliberately targeting Christian students.
by Frances Martel5 Jan 2016, 7:30 PM PST0

Beijing will welcome the head of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), an umbrella group of Syrian opposition groups, this week to discuss political solutions to the ongoing civil war in Syria.
by Frances Martel5 Jan 2016, 6:39 PM PST0

HBO Documentary Films has acquired “Jim: The James Foley Story,” a documentary about the kidnapped American journalist’s infamous murder at the hands of ISIS in 2014, the network announced Tuesday.
by Daniel Nussbaum5 Jan 2016, 2:22 PM PST0

It’s refreshing when statements issued by the President of the United States correspond to reality – as in President Obama’s 2015 Christmas statement, when he acknowledged that Christians and other religious minorities are persecuted because of their faith.
by Faith J. H. McDonnell5 Jan 2016, 12:26 PM PST0

American and other Western volunteers fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria recently told the Kurdish outlet Rudaw they were gearing up for a new offensive against the jihadists in the new year. One American volunteer recalled how thousands demanded photos with him on a routine visit to a mall in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
by Frances Martel5 Jan 2016, 10:29 AM PST0

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is talking about the conflict among Muslims in the Middle East, specifically the threat of the Islamic State (ISIS), Saudi Arabia and Iran.
by Alex Swoyer5 Jan 2016, 6:32 AM PST0

Turkey has accused the Russian government of having a hand in cyberattacks launched against government and private Turkish websites, after the downing of a Russian fighter in November.
by John Hayward4 Jan 2016, 8:59 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ratcheted up his attack on fellow contender Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) Monday by comparing his foreign policy worldview to that of President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
by Michelle Fields4 Jan 2016, 8:01 PM PST0

A witness of the Iraqi army’s efforts to seize back Ramadi described a macabre scene, telling CNN dogs were eating the heads of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists killed in the fight, while those who survived are trying to use civilians, including kids, as “human shields.”
by Edwin Mora4 Jan 2016, 7:23 PM PST0

Four days after the November 13 Paris attacks, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the U.S. will have “absolutely no choice” but to close down mosques where “some bad things are happening.” He suggested people need to—and are finally starting to—understand this.
by James Zumwalt4 Jan 2016, 1:56 PM PST0

The British secret intelligence services are looking into the identity of the new Islamic State chief executioner after a new murderous propaganda film featured speech in recognisably British accents. After ‘Jihadi John’, the British citizen turned Islamic State executioner was “evaporated”
by Oliver Lane4 Jan 2016, 5:20 AM PST0

On the Sunday’s broadcast of “The Cats Roundtable” on AM 970 in New York, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) slammed President Barack Obama for how he has handled ISIS, saying Americans “have lost faith.” “What the president has to do is stop
by Trent Baker3 Jan 2016, 9:53 PM PST0

One particular execution carried out by Saudi Arabia this weekend, that of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr, led to violent protests and the sacking of the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
by John Hayward3 Jan 2016, 3:37 PM PST0

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said as secretary of state for the Obama administration, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton was to blame for a series of events relating to the turmoil in the Middle East. Trump said,
by Pam Key3 Jan 2016, 1:57 PM PST0

An updated assessment of Russian national security, signed by President Vladimir Putin on New Year’s Eve, names the United States as a threat, along with NATO. The report does not, however, list Syria as a threat, even though Russia is currently bombing rebel forces in that country.
by John Hayward3 Jan 2016, 1:47 PM PST0

While the world again focuses on sectarian strife in the “religion of peace,” with stories about it headlining every news outlet, the cleansing of those who would wear an “N” as believers in Jesus of Nazareth continues regardless, with indifference again, as throughout history.
by Christopher D. Burton3 Jan 2016, 11:54 AM PST0