The news over the weekend that the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) had declared as Caliph of the universal Muslim Ummah its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has shaken the Middle East (and the wider Muslim world). In classic
U.S. officials are calling the jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) an “extremely high” threat to the United States, as the group has significantly more international ambition than similar terror cells. The news comes as Sunnis
Two Chaldean nuns from Daughters of Mary Order, Sister Miskintah and Sister Utoor Joseph, as well as Assyrians Hala Salim, Sarah Khoshaba, and Aram Sabah are feared to be missing, according to Assyrian television channel Ishtar TV. The two Sisters
Jihadists terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have begun disseminating images of a parade organized in Raqqa, Syria, the “capital” of their new Caliphate spanning Iraq and northern Syria. Among the weapons they have captured appears
Despite sustaining a powerful hashtag diplomacy attack from the Obama Administration – in which everyone from State Department spokespersons to the First Lady took pictures of themselves holding up #BringBackOurGirls placards and looking sad – the Nigerian Islamist group known
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” NBC News’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel gave a grim assessment the current situation in Iraq. “Today the Iraqi parliament met and a lot of people here were hoping that there could be some sort
The jihadists terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)– now trying to rebrand as simply the “Islamic State“– have released a new map that outlines the territory they aspire to conquer within the next five years. That
From the New York Times: AMMAN, Jordan — As Syria’s civil war raged, a Kuwaiti Islamist, Ghanim al-Mteiri, funneled cash from wealthy donors in the Persian Gulf to Syria’s affiliate of Al Qaeda in hopes that it would overthrow the government and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ISIS makes laughable ‘Caliphate’ claim Threats to Kingdom of Jordan may require US and Israeli troops Pentagon announces additional 300 troop deployment to Iraq What do we call ISIS now? Israel threatens revenge for
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued that the US has made ISIS stronger by being “allied with them in Syria” in an interview on “The Sean Hannity Show.” Paul stated that while there were many causes to ISIS’ strength, he declared
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militant jihadist group has announced that a man by the name Abdel Salam al-Ordoni is now the group’s Emir, or “prince,” in Lebanon. Lebanon is a country seen by many as ISIS’s
The newly created Islamic Caliphate that spans Syria and Iraq, which is ruled under the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), has continued its provocation of the United States and President Barack Obama. In ISIS’s most recent high definition
The Daily Mail is reporting that the United States has sent a special unit of CIA officers to the UK, passing over UK agencies MI5 and MI6, in order to investigate terrorist “breeding grounds” in the nation from which it is
On first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, ISIS has released new videos formally declaring the establishment of a caliphate, or Islamic state and mocking President Barack Obama and U.S. troops from a bombed out Iraq army base.
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has distinguished itself among similar jihadist groups by its sophisticated use of propaganda. Like all such groups, it posts videos of mass killings and photos of beheadings, but it also courts celebrity:
The jihadist terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)–now rebranding as just “the Islamic State“–is pressing on with the most sophisticated jihadist public relations effort of the modern era. Its English-language outfit, Al-Hayat media, released two videos Sunday,
Islamists! Hear ye, hear ye! The Caliphate has been declared! Rejoice amongst yourselves! Celebrate with champagne sparkling water, women loads of other blokes, and a great deal of glee confusion. Come on! It’s time to go! Hey guys, the Caliphate has been
Islamist terror group ISIS has reportedly crucified eight jihadis from a rival rebel group in Syria for being too moderate. The Sun says that the bodies of the eight militants were still on view in a square in Aleppo yesterday,
An Islamist who is accused of radicalising three British jihadis to fight for ISIS, has been exposed as a benefit-claiming hypocrite, by the Mail. Thirty-five year old Abu Waleed spends his days inciting hated against Christians on the internet and has
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is declaring a new state–a caliphate–out of captured Iraqi and Syrian territories. The state will be called “The Islamic State,” and will run from Iraq’ s Diyala province to Syria’s Aleppo. According to
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” Rep. Peter King (R-NY) told host George Stephanopoulos, “Syria is our biggest threat right now.” King said the situation in Syria needs to be watched closely “because not only are there thousands of Europeans who
A jihadist group in Syria has publicly executed and crucified nine men, eight of them rebels fighting both President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the jihadists, a monitor said on Sunday. The report comes amid fierce clashes on the outskirts of
The Middle East in chaos driven by ISIS jihadists, the southern border of the U.S. overrun by a tsunami of illegal immigrants carrying contagious diseases and threatening our sovereignty, the Balkans endangered by a reinvigorated imperialist Russia: all are fountainheads
One of the last Christian strongholds in Iraq came under attack this week, and its last remaining citizens are making a desperate plea to the United States for help. Until this week, Qaraqosh was a town where Christians from other
From the Daily Beast: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fighters loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have at times been as close as six miles to Baghdad, according to Iraqi and Kurdish commanders interviewed by The Daily Beast.
