
Monday at the G-7 Summit in Germany, President Barack Obama said after months of engaging ISIS in an air war over Iraq and Syria while supposedly building up an international coalition to fight them on the ground in the absence
by Pam Key8 Jun 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

ISIS has rampaged all the way from inner Libya to the Algerian border, prompting the Algerian military to raise its alert level, moving tens of thousands of troops over the past few months to the thousand kilometers of desert it shares with Libya.
by John Hayward7 Jun 2015, 6:19 PM PST0

It’s always difficult when a whirlwind romance dissolves into broken promises and shattered dreams. It’s especially difficult when the breakup involves an ISIS militant.
by John Hayward7 Jun 2015, 5:12 PM PST0

The Islamic State beheaded at least 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan this week in a remote area in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar region, where the jihadist groups are locked in an intense battle for control over many of the surrounding provinces.
by Adelle Nazarian7 Jun 2015, 4:59 PM PST0

Al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria and Yemen are benefiting from the global focus on the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), quietly capturing territory and expanding their influence amid the turmoil in the war-ravaged countries, reports The Washington Post.
by Edwin Mora6 Jun 2015, 12:58 PM PST0

The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears ready to “accept de facto partition” of Syria, a move that would leave most of the country in the hands of rebels and jihadists, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports, quoting experts and diplomats.
by Edwin Mora6 Jun 2015, 6:58 AM PST0

Israel’s ethno-religious Druze community is calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bomb Islamic State jihadists in Syria who continue to encroach upon Israeli territory. Not only are they moving closer to Israel, ISIS fighters are also threatening the Syrian Druze community, who remain dangerously vulnerable to an assault, Israeli Druze leaders warned.
by Jordan Schachtel5 Jun 2015, 10:03 PM PST0

Before he was shot dead this week after threatening police with a military-style knife, Usaamah Rahim called his father to say goodbye to him, the Boston Herald reports.
by Jordan Schachtel5 Jun 2015, 8:10 PM PST0

The tomb of Nahum the Elkoshi, who foresaw the end of the Assyrian Empire, is the latest piece of history in danger by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). The terrorist group destroys anything that promotes idolatry.
by Mary Chastain5 Jun 2015, 7:38 PM PST0

A federal district judge sentenced a 24-year-old man from Austin, Texas, to 82 months in federal prison for attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. Michael Todd Wolfe (aka “Faruq”) will be under supervised release for five years after he gets out of prison for planning to join ISIS and fight in battle with them.
by Lana Shadwick5 Jun 2015, 12:07 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) reportedly beheaded a Libyan soldier in front of a group of six-year-olds for “educational purposes.” Supporters of ISIS posted the horrific pictures on social media.
by Mary Chastain5 Jun 2015, 11:09 AM PST0

Contents: With Syria’s army nearing collapse, Iran plans massive troop deployment; Iran and Syria may invoke 2006 mutual defense agreement; Greece and Europeans fail once again to reach an agreement
by John J. Xenakis5 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Belgian police announced an investigation after photographs surfaced of two men celebrating in the autopsy room of two dead terrorists.
by Mary Chastain4 Jun 2015, 9:58 PM PST0

After outcry from supporters, Instagram restored an account dedicated to memorializing the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamist revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The account, which has over 100,000 followers according to some media reports, has posted over 600 photos of the late cleric and revolutionary.
by Michael Lucchese4 Jun 2015, 9:19 PM PST0

The French government has released some stunning figures to illustrate the intensity of ISIS recruiting efforts in their country. There are at least 2,600 websites in French, run by the terror state and its supporters, and they generate over 40,000 Twitter messages per day, reaching some 2.8 million followers.
by John Hayward4 Jun 2015, 8:28 PM PST0

Gunmen killed two members of the Egyptian tourist police force and injured a conscript in front of the Giza Pyramids outside of Cairo on Tuesday.
by Michael Lucchese4 Jun 2015, 8:03 PM PST0

AAP reports that Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said her government would consider sending more troops to help battle ISIS in Iraq, but the Iraqis have been oddly slow to request assistance, even as the Islamic State overruns cities and begins lining up an attack on Baghdad.
by John Hayward4 Jun 2015, 7:17 PM PST0

Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper asked American Freedom Defense Initiative president Pamela Geller that in light of the reports that the Boston terror suspect was plotting to behead her, was continuing with events and ads that show
by Pam Key4 Jun 2015, 2:56 PM PST0

In an interview that aired in its entirety on “CBS This Morning” on Thursday, former CIA Director and Ret. U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, who once commanded American forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan, evaluated the U.S. effort against ISIS in the Middle
by Jeff Poor4 Jun 2015, 11:30 AM PST0

The Islamic State has issued some bizarre edicts in the past – the Poultry Jihad against “infidel chicken,” for example – but their new ban against pigeon breeding, because the sight of pigeon genitals while the birds are in flight supposedly offends Allah, takes the prize.
by John Hayward4 Jun 2015, 10:51 AM PST0

Wednesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Pamela Geller reacted to reports that the terror suspect fatally shot by police in Boston this week was initially planning on beheading her, which included a heated exchange with host Chris Cuomo. When Geller said, “I
by Pam Key4 Jun 2015, 10:00 AM PST0

Reports from Kurdish fighters on the front lines in Iraq and Syria allege that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is offering anyone within lands the group has conquered $150,000 for the capture or killing of a foreign national fighting against ISIS, whether with the Kurdish Peshmerga or another anti-ISIS militia.
by Frances Martel4 Jun 2015, 8:46 AM PST0

More than 10,000 Islamic State jihadists have been killed throughout the U.S.-led air campaign that began in Iraq in August of last year and was extended to Syria the following month, said U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday.
by Edwin Mora3 Jun 2015, 9:04 PM PST0

The Bashar al-Assad regime launched airstrikes to help its purported enemy the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) advance in and around Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, the U.S. Embassy in Syria wrote on its official Twitter account.
by Edwin Mora3 Jun 2015, 7:14 PM PST0

Wednesday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” American Freedom Defense Initiative president Pamela Geller reacted to reports that the Boston terror suspect plotted to behead her and said, “This is a war.” “This is a showdown for American freedom,” she said. “Will we
by Pam Key3 Jun 2015, 5:50 PM PST0