
Last month’s Islamist terror attacks in Paris, in which 130 innocent people lost their lives, are likely to cost the city up to a quarter of its expect economic growth, the Bank of France has said. The bank revealed on Thursday
by Liam Deacon8 Dec 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

A CNN reporter slipped up in a report on a stabbing attack at an East London subway station on Saturday, mistakenly saying that the assault followed UK terror strikes on ISIS in Syria. CNN reporter Phil Black commented: “This is the week that Britain has just begun launching terror attacks against ISIS
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 7:36 AM PST0

Al-Jazeera America digital producer Hashem Said triggered a social media storm when he told ABC News it was “disrespectful” to show San Bernardino terrorist Tashfeen Malik without her burqa.
by Mary Chastain8 Dec 2015, 7:09 AM PST0

The Turkish government has clarified that it will not move the 150 soldiers deployed to northern Iraq from their position near Mosul, despite protests from the Iraqi government, though it will not double that amount as previously planned.
by Frances Martel8 Dec 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

Turkey claimed it would not remove troops already in Iraq, but agreed not to send more as it continued to work with the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain8 Dec 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

In anticipation of the millions of pilgrims expected to come to Rome during the Jubilee Year, Rome authorities have initiated a counterterrorism program designed to instruct taxi drivers in the art of recognizing suspicious activities that could signal terroristic intent.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Dec 2015, 4:42 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has been terrorizing the Middle East for almost three years. Unfortunately, the mainstream media and President Barack Obama act as if they want the public to remain ignorant about a radical Islamic group so horrific that al-Qaeda does not want anything to do with them.
by Mary Chastain7 Dec 2015, 8:04 PM PST0

A Russian soldier crossed Istanbul’s Bosporus aboard a warship, waving around a surface-to-air missile launcher, an action the Turkish government condemned and has branded “provocative.”
by Frances Martel7 Dec 2015, 7:21 PM PST0

Last night, President Obama used his third prime-time address from the Oval Office to try to allay widespread concerns in the aftermath of the San Bernardino attack that he neither understands the nature of the enemy that perpetrated that and similar acts of terror here and abroad nor has an effective strategy for defeating it.
by Frank Gaffney7 Dec 2015, 4:29 PM PST0

The latest CNN/ORC poll shows that just 16 percent of adults strongly support President Barack Obama’s plan to bring thousands of Syrian refugees into the United States, while 43 percent are strongly opposed.
by John Hayward7 Dec 2015, 2:33 PM PST0

The leader of the Muslim Students Association on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is hailing President Barack Obama’s terrorism speech on Sunday evening that sought to differentiate Islamic faithful from the Islamic State.
by Dr. Susan Berry7 Dec 2015, 12:56 PM PST0

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A huge explosion killed the governor of Yemen’s southern Aden province and six of his bodyguards on Sunday, security officials said, in an attack that was later claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate.
by AP7 Dec 2015, 12:29 PM PST0

The Ahmadiyya Community Dallas sponsored a service at the Baitul Ikram mosque in suburban Allen on Sunday afternoon to pray for the victims of last week’s San Bernardino terror attack and distance their religion from the Islamic State and extremism.
by Merrill Hope7 Dec 2015, 10:21 AM PST0

Dr. Sebastian Gorka explained this apparent ideological dissonance by noting that ISIS grew from al-Qaeda, and despite their current, occasionally violent rivalry, there is still ideological connective tissue between them.
by John Hayward7 Dec 2015, 9:25 AM PST0

French authorities have announced that raids this weekend linked to the closure of a mosque last week led to the seizure of Kalashnikov ammunition and Islamic State propaganda videos. The Prefect in the Seine-and-Marne department yesterday issued a statement declaring that
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Dec 2015, 8:46 AM PST0

Chaz Harrison, a former colleague and classmate of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the San Bernardino killers, shared details about the shooter in an interview with CBS News, saying that he told the FBI Farook “didn’t want to be in the United States” because “being in this country just didn’t fit his views.”
by Edwin Mora7 Dec 2015, 8:40 AM PST0

Anonymous has declared December 11th “ISIS Trolling Day.” The hackers call on web users to spend the day antagonizing, mocking, and disrupting the online propaganda of the Islamic State. In a widely-shared document, Anonymous instructs supporters to post mocking photos,
by Allum Bokhari7 Dec 2015, 5:29 AM PST0

An Islamic State (IS) attack in Israel is a matter of time, an Israeli official warned this week, pointing to the increasing global reach of the jihadist group. The senior defense official said that Russian and coalition airstrikes on IS
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Dec 2015, 3:58 AM PST0

France’s Socialist Party on Monday said it would pull its candidates out of a third regional poll, that of eastern France, adding to its efforts to create an electoral “barricade” against Marine Le Pen, the party’s chief said on Monday.
by Reuters7 Dec 2015, 2:16 AM PST0

ROME (Reuters) – Italy has no intention of joining a U.S.-led coalition that is attacking Islamic State targets in Syria, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (pictured) said on Sunday, warning that the air campaign would only add to chaos in
by Reuters7 Dec 2015, 1:53 AM PST0

France’s National Front pulled off a historic win on Sunday, topping the vote in the first round of regional elections, in a breakthrough that shakes up the country’s political landscape before 2017 presidential elections. Boosted by fears over the Islamic
by Reuters7 Dec 2015, 12:58 AM PST0

During his December 6 terrorism address, President Obama urged Congress to act to be sure “no one on a no-fly list is able to buy a gun.”
by AWR Hawkins6 Dec 2015, 7:55 PM PST0

Sen. Marco Rubio delivered a live response on Fox News to President Obama’s televised Oval Office Address on the threat posed by Islamic State terrorists.
by Charlie Spiering6 Dec 2015, 7:23 PM PST0

On Sunday’s “The Cats Roundtable” on New York City’s AM 970, host John Catsimatidis welcomed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on his show. McCarthy addressed the recent terror attack in San Bernardino, CA, urging President Obama to take Islamic State “head on.” “The more that
by Trent Baker6 Dec 2015, 7:08 PM PST0

While the world waits to see if the tension between Turkey and Russia escalates, Turkey has also become embroiled in a dispute with the Iraqi government that has the potential to become more serious: Turkish troops have been crossing the border into Iraq without permission.
by John Hayward6 Dec 2015, 6:42 PM PST0