ISIS Beheads Man Accused of Witchraft, Sorcery in Iraq
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) released pictures of jihadists beheading a man they allege had been practicing “witchcraft” in Tikrit.
Tag: ISIS
ISIS Control Slipping as Iraq Recaptures Key Oil Fields
The German foreign intelligence agency has revealed the extent to which Iraqi counter-attacks have reversed the frontiers of the Islamic State, leaving them with just one major oil field to exploit. As oil sales are the single most important source
Palestinian Witness: ISIS Played with a Severed Head Like a Soccer Ball
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) captured a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria, but some managed to escape. These survivors told media sources the horrific incidents that took place at the hands of the savages.
US May Sell Hundreds of Missiles, Military Equipment to Egypt, Pakistan
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States has approved a potential $57 million sale of air-to-surface missiles to Egypt and an estimated $1 billion sale of helicopters and missiles to Pakistan, according to proposed arms deals that are expected to benefit U.S. national security.
Iraqis Exhume Mass Graves of ISIS Victims in Tikrit
Iraqi forensic teams have begun the grim work of exhuming mass graves around the formerly ISIS-held city of Tikrit and taking account of the victims. What they have found tells a mind-shattering tale of horror.
Assad to Team Up with Palestinians as ISIS Seizes More Territory Inside Syrian Capital
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) says it has seized more territory inside the Syrian capital Damascus, bringing the jihadist group closer to dictator Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power.
ISIS’s Nazi-Style ‘Jihad Bride’ Propaganda an Alluring Trap for Western Girls
Foreign girls who are lured via the internet to join ISIS are being misled by a glamorized vision of women posing with AK-47s and in martial arts positions—in essence, a vision of women performing forbidden, male-only holy mission tasks.
15-Year-Old South African Girl Arrested, Allegedly En Route to Join ISIS
A 15 year-old South African girl believed to be en route to join ISIS has been found and taken off the British Airways plane on which she planned to travel.
World View: Bashar al-Assad’s Syria Army Showing Signs of Collapse
Bashar al-Assad’s Syria army showing signs of collapse; Why do Awakening era civil wars always fizzle?; US speeds up weapons deliveries to militias in Yemen
Authorities Baffled—Jihadists Flock to Syria from Tiny Norweigian Town
The New York Times profiled the small town of Lisleby in Norway. However, it is not just any old small town. At least seven young men left the cozy town for Syria to join terrorist groups. Seven does not appear to be a large number, but it is for Lisleby, considering the town consists of only 6,000 residents.
Florida College Suspends Student for Exposing Their Radical Islamic Support
A couple of weeks back, Project Veritas released an undercover video they shot at Cornell University in upstate New York, where one the assistant deans of students agreed with the undercover operative that it would be acceptable to have an ISIS “freedom fighter” address the student body, as well as agreeing that sending care packages to the terrorist organization was also aboveboard at the school.
Northern Iraq’s Displaced Get Own Radio Station
(AFP) — A radio station catering specifically to northern Iraq’s large displaced population began broadcasting on Sunday near the Kurdish capital Arbil.
Paris Metro Does U-Turn On Christian Poster Ban
The French Prime Minister has stepped in to have a ban lifted on an advert for a musical trio called ‘The Priests’. Transport chiefs had ruled that posters advertising a concert in June by the group breached the country’s strict
Fourth Man Charged in NYC over Islamic State Recruitment Plot
A fourth man was charged on Monday in a terrorism case accusing him of raising money for a plot to have U.S. residents travel overseas to fight for the Islamic State.
ISIS Takes Over Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria, Beheadings Ensue
There is a major Palestinian refugee camp on the road to Damascus, which the Islamic State is still marching down, despite efforts to “degrade and ultimately destroy” their war machine by Bashar Assad’s de facto allies in the U.S. coalition.
Australian Pol Arrested For Fighting Against ISIS, Could Face Life Imprisonment
The Assyrian International News Agency reports on the arrest of the latest Westerner to come home after volunteering for combat duty in Iraq and Syria. The twist in this case is that Matthew Gardiner was a politician of some prominence in Australia — he was the head of the Northern Territory Labor Party before departing for Syria — and he is in trouble for fighting against ISIS, as part of the Kurdish militia.
Reports: ISIS Senior Ranks Littered with Saddam Hussein Officers
Many former Iraqi officers, who once served under Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime, are playing a “pervasive role” in the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) as “leaders” of the jihadist group, reports The Washington Post.
Syrian Government, Opposition Meet in Moscow to Discuss the Humanitarian Crisis
The Syrian government and opposition members converged on Moscow to discuss humanitarian issues in the war torn country. Syria entered the fourth year of the civil war in March.
ISIS Blows Up Historic Christian Church in Syria on Easter
As Assyrian Christians were celebrating Easter Sunday, militants from the Islamic State blew up the 80-year-old church of the Virgin Mary in Tal Nasri village in the western countryside of Hasaka province, in northeastern Syria.
World View: Texts of Iran Nuclear Deal Differ in English and Farsi Versions
ISIS pushes closer to Damascus through Syria’s Yarmouk refugee camp; Texts of Iran nuclear deal differ in English and Farsi versions; Kenya’s president: terrorists are ‘deeply embedded’ in Kenya
ISIS Posts Dress Code for Muslim Women on Billboards in Mosul
Another day in the Islamist paradise created by ISIS, as women in the captive city of Mosul find themselves surrounded by billboards announcing the body-bag look is the hot new summer fashion, it’ll be in style forever, and fashion crimes will be punished.
Residents Cannot Enter Town Captured From ISIS
Kurdish and Iraqi forces drove out the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) militants from Jalawla, which is 90 miles northeast of Baghdad, on November 23, 2014. While it should be a joyous occasion, residents cannot enter because a fight over the town is brewing between the victors.
Turkey Arrests Russians, Westerners Who Tried to Enter Syria to Join ISIS
Turkish authorities arrested ten Westerners and four Russians who attempted to cross into Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
World View: Al-Shabaab Kills 147 Mostly Christan Students in Kenya School
Al-Shabaab kills 147 mostly Christian students in Kenya school; Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Killing Jesus’ and 1960s-style activism
Monitor: Clashes Break Out Between Hamas-Linked Palestinians and ISIS
Members of a Palestinian faction linked to the terror group Hamas, backed by Syrian rebels, were able to retake large parts of a refugee camp in Syria that had been seized by Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists, according to a monitoring group.
