
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said President Barack Obama has “no strategy” and is fighting the ISIS with “incrementalism” “reminiscent” of Vietnam. McCain said, “They have no strategy as far as Syria is concerned. You
by Pam Key1 Dec 2015, 11:13 AM PST0

The Ku Klux Klan has entered the fray of groups rallying at the Islamic Center in Irving, Texas. A white supremacist group, the Texas Rebel Knights, planned a rally at the mosque for December 12. A counter-rally to the KKK rally has been planned by religious groups, now 400 strong, reported WFAA8 in Dallas.
by Lana Shadwick1 Dec 2015, 10:44 AM PST0

Sheriff Joe Arpaio or “America’s Toughest Sheriff” as he has been called, kicked off his volunteer posse holiday watch at an Arizona mall on Monday. He also said “terrorists with evil intent should be worried about armed citizens who will be ready to defend themselves and others.”
by Lana Shadwick1 Dec 2015, 10:25 AM PST0

Tuesday before the House Armed Services Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford testified that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has not been contained at anytime since 2010, which is a contradiction to
by Pam Key1 Dec 2015, 9:45 AM PST0

Six Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists, taken prisoner with the assistance of U.S. special forces, are reportedly being tortured, in violation of international law, by America’s Kurdish allies, The Daily Beast has learned from U.S. officials and humanitarian aid workers.
by Edwin Mora1 Dec 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared he would resign if it is proven that Turkey ever purchased oil from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), following claims by the Russian government that they have found proof of transactions.
by Mary Chastain1 Dec 2015, 8:41 AM PST0

The Iraqi Kurdistan military, known as the Peshmerga, boast hundreds of female recruits fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain1 Dec 2015, 7:55 AM PST0

The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking that the league lift its ban on armed off-duty officers in light of the threat of terror attacks against crowded venues, a threat actualized most recently in Paris.
by AWR Hawkins1 Dec 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

President Obama insists it is more important than ever to secure the Turkish borders to prevent Islamic State fighters from entering Syria.
by Charlie Spiering1 Dec 2015, 6:56 AM PST0

Contents: France demands that Russia target only ISIS in Syria; Putin’s Syria intervention hobbled by weak Russian economy
by John J. Xenakis1 Dec 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has confirmed the infiltration of Islamic State terrorists among the multitude of migrants flocking into Europe from Syria. In an interview on Czech television, Assad said that Europeans have legitimate cause to fear the wave of
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.1 Dec 2015, 5:16 AM PST0

What a change a few months make. Earlier this year Angela Merkel, the Puppet-Master of Europe, took the unprecedented step of suspending the Dublin II accord by welcoming an unlimited number of Syrians to Germany. Several months later and under intense
by Christopher Carter1 Dec 2015, 12:40 AM PST0

Army Col. Steve Warren, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS), said Sunday that jihadists appear to be deserting the group in growing numbers, leaving ISIS strongholds badly secured but prompting new concerns that defecting jihadists will return home battle-hardened and ready to execute “lone wolf” attacks.
by Frances Martel30 Nov 2015, 10:00 PM PST0

Lt. General Michael Flynn, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been outspoken in his criticism of the Obama administration’s handling of the Islamic State before, but his new interview in Der Spiegel contains some of his toughest words yet, and he offers stern criticism of the Bush administration as well.
by John Hayward30 Nov 2015, 9:04 PM PST0

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has been able to hold territory in both Iraq and Syria for some time, turning from a mere terrorist organization into a full-blown insurgency.
by Jordan Schachtel30 Nov 2015, 7:54 PM PST0

A CBS News report reveals that refugees in Minneapolis have become a source for Islamic extremist recruitment. Earlier this month the outlet highlighted the Cedar Riverside community, which boasts the largest Somali population in the U.S. as one such breeding ground.
by Caroline May30 Nov 2015, 2:07 PM PST0

White House press secretary Josh Earnest is focusing on gun control.
by AWR Hawkins30 Nov 2015, 2:02 PM PST0

Billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump released a new video this morning mocking Obama’s willingness to pose on the internet.
by Charlie Spiering30 Nov 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

In the past year Congress set aside $500 million to provide equipment and training for at a minimum of 5,400 Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State terrorist group, but thus far only 60 rebel fighters have been trained, costing U.S. tax payers $4 million per one rebel fighter.
by Alex Swoyer30 Nov 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

President Obama is like a beautiful sunrise: each morning, he astonishes anew. Except that the sunrise is beautiful, and President Obama is simply stupid.
by Ben Shapiro30 Nov 2015, 11:18 AM PST0

In what is appearing to have been an especially active Sunday for the terrorists of Islamic State-affiliated Boko Haram, two separate groups of jihadis razed as many as 50 homes in Niger while a separate gang stormed a Borno state village, kidnapping dozens of teen girls. Most of the more than 200 girls abducted from Chibok, Borno in April 2012 remain captive.
by Frances Martel30 Nov 2015, 8:53 AM PST0

The Obama administration pursued a policy in Libya back in 2011 that ultimately allowed guns to walk into the hands of jihadists linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al-Qaeda (AQ) in Syria, according to a former CIA officer who co-authored a report on behalf of the Citizen’s Commission on Benghazi (CCB), detailing the gun running scheme.
by Edwin Mora30 Nov 2015, 8:14 AM PST0

Although two terrorist massacres happened at the same time in Paris, France and Baga, Nigeria this past January, the responses were different. The world rallied for the three days following the extremist Islamist incidents in France that left 17 dead and dallied on the four days of violence that wiped out 2,000 souls in Baga.
by Emmanuel Ogebe30 Nov 2015, 7:02 AM PST0

The Huffington Post UK has published an article by Chris York which appears to want to make the complacent point that Islamic State is not an unusually deadly threat, but then concludes by contradicting the whole thrust of the article
by Sarkis Zeronian29 Nov 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

Russian planes have been bombing ethnic Turkmen in Syria, escalating tensions between Moscow and Ankara.
by John Hayward29 Nov 2015, 9:52 AM PST0