ISIS Beheads Women for First Time, Accusing Them of ‘Sorcery’
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has beheaded women for the first time, accusing the two of “sorcery,” according to a human rights monitor.
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Walmart Apologizes for ISIS Cake
Corporate chain Walmart has apologized after a store in Louisiana baked a cake bearing the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) flag following its refusal to bake a cake with a Confederate flag.
Reports: Turkey Considers Syrian Military Intervention to Stop The Kurds, Not ISIS
Turkey plans to deploy its army into northern Syria in an effort to prevent Kurds there from officially establishing their own state, reports The Daily Beast, citing both pro- and anti-government news outlets.
Tunisia to Close 80 Radical Mosques in Response to Terrorist Attack
The Tunisian government has reportedly announced that it will close down political parties and associations promoting radical Islam, including a mosque where a gunman who recently killed at least 38 people at a Tunisian beach resort is believed to have been radicalized, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
Homeland Security Chairman Warns of Potential July 4th Terror Threats in US
Americans were once again given a stern and ominous warning to stay “vigilant” to the threat of terrorist attacks leading up to July Fourth festivities. This warning comes after the recent radical Islamic terrorist attacks overseas in Kuwait, France, and Tunisia were carried out, as well as continued Islamist threats against the U.S.
Another ISIS-Related Arrest: New Jersey Muslim Charged With Supporting Terror Group
Alaa Saadeh, 23, of New Jersey was charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State (/ISIS/ISIL) terror group, the Department of Justice revealed Monday.
Birthday for A Caliphate
After Friday’s deadly jihadist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, Prime Mister David Cameron has stated that ISIS is an existential threat to the West. Today’s anniversary of the re-establishment of the Caliphate give us good cause to assess the threat to America in this, the first part of a two part piece by Dr. Sebastian Gorka.
Kobani Hostage Crisis Ends as Kurds Retake Key City from ISIS
Reports surfaced over the past week of Islamic State (ISIS) terror attacks on the much-abused Kurdish border city of Kobani in Syria, but it now appears ISIS only recaptured parts of the town for a few days. Kurdish forces have reportedly driven ISIS from Kobani for the second time this year. The victory came at horrible cost, as NPR reports ISIS may have killed about 300 civilians over the past 24 hours, many of them slaughtered in a brutal house-to-house massacre.
The Islamic Caliphate at 1: How to Destroy It
This article originally appeared in The Independent: As the bloody events of Friday demonstrated, Isis has become a threat far beyond the borders of its so-called “Islamic State”. Yet one year on from its declaration of a caliphate, the international
British Tourist Jumps in Front of ISIS Gunfire, Saves Fiancée in Tunisia Attack
British man Matthew James, 30, is being hailed as a hero after shielding his fiancée Saera Wilson from gunfire when Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists opened fire on vacationers in Tunisia.
French Beheading Suspect Confesses To Murder, Mystery Of Selfie With Severed Head Still Unsolved
French media is reporting that Yassin Salhi, the driver who decapitated his boss before before ramming a truck into the American-owned Air Products factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier near Lyon, has confessed to the murder. French authorities are still calling it a terrorist attack, however
British Family Amongst Victims Of The Tunisian Gunman Neighbours Described As ‘Good, Good, Good’
Friends and neighbours of the gunman who killed 38 tourists on a Tunisian beach in cold blood on Friday have described him as “good, good, good!” and speculated that he was driven to murder by poverty. 15 of the victims are
Police Seize Drone at Wimbledon, Beef Up Security Due to Terrorist Threat
The police captured a drone over the Wimbledon courts on Friday. Security at the two-week event is extremely important, especially after the massacre in Tunisia. “It is an offence to fly a drone within 50 metres of a structure,” explained
ISIS Beheads 12 Rival Jihadists in Latest Execution Video
Video has surfaced of Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis beheading 12 men they accused of being members of a rival anti-Assad group, which some believe belong to al-Qaeda or Jaish al-Islam, two Sunni terror groups that are considered enemies of ISIS.
Report: Turkey Denies ISIS Attacked Kobani from Within Its Borders
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) reportedly attacked the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, an allegation that Ankara “strongly” denies.
ISIS Executes Jihadist for Infecting Communal Yazidi Sex Slave with AIDS
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) executed an Indonesian man infected with AIDS after he passed the disease to his Yazidi sex slave. The terrorists passed her around sexually before they learned of his disease.
UPDATED: IS Terror Attack Kills 5 Britons, PM Convenes Govt Crisis Committee
At least 37 tourists, including five Britons, are dead in a Tunisian hotel attack as Islamic terrorists reportedly ‘shoot people on sunbeds’ along a beach packed with western holidaymakers at the popular holiday resort of Sousse. The attack, feared to
Yemen Civil War Continues With No End in Sight
Yemeni Houthi Shiite forces launched two separate attacks on Saudi border positions late Wednesday, killing three soldiers amid continuing escalation between both sides of the ongoing conflict in the war-torn country.
ISIS Attacks Christians in Lebanon
This article originally appeared in New York Magazine: The nail salon in the picturesque village of Ras Baalbek looks like any other nail salon in Lebanon. Located in the northeast of the country, close to the Syrian border, the predominantly
Obama Exec Order: No Longer Illegal for Families of Hostages to Negotiate With Terrorists
On Wednesday, the White House will release an executive order that will significantly alter the longstanding practice of not only refusing to negotiate with terrorists for the release of hostages, but threatening American citizens with prosecution if they attempt to do so.
Kurds Overtake ISIS Base, Eye Terror Group’s Syria HQ
Kurdish forces have successfully defeated Islamic State terrorists in a late Tuesday battle near the jihadi group’s headquarters in Raqqa, Syria. The Kurdish troops’s latest victory comes on the heels of a successful mission last week that saw its YPG-led forces capture a Turkish border town from ISIS, according to reports.
Report: ISIS Finance Chief Killed in Iraq
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) group’s master of coin was killed on Tuesday in “a booby trap ambush” on his way back to Mosul, Iraq, after he participated in opening a prison for women who refuse to engage in “sexual jihad,” Kurdish news service Rudaw has learned.
ISIS Debuts Gold Coin ‘Currency’ Modeled After 7th Century Dinars
Supporters of the world’s wealthiest terrorist group, the Islamic State (ISIS), have begun circulating images on social media, confirmed by anti-ISIS activists, of gold coins minted within ISIS strongholds, allegedly a “currency” that will be put to use in the near future.
Saudi Comedian Satirizing Islamic Extremism Receives Mixed Reactions
CNN has a long buildup to the introduction of Saudi comedian Nasser al-Qasabi, stressing how amazing it is to see the menace of ISIS tackled with humor. “Humor may not be the first thing that comes to mind when the topic is ISIS, a group known for mass rape and torture, and for posting videos of its members beheading captives or burning them alive,” the network writes. “Not a lot of yuks in that, it wouldn’t seem.”
Islamic State Destroys Ancient Shrines in Syria’s Palmyra City
Islamic State militants have blown up two ancient shrines they consider sacrilegious in Palmyra, a 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site in central Syria, the ultra hardline Sunni Muslim group said on Tuesday.
