Youssuf Saed Abdulazeez—the father of the gunman, who on Thursday killed four Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee—is a Palestinian from the city of Nablus in the West Bank, and he was previously investigated by federal officials for connections to an unnamed terrorist organization, the New York Times reported.
On July 17–the day after Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez allegedly opened fire on a recruiting center and then a reserve center, gunning down four US Marines–Fox News’ Juan Williams said he is “baffled” by the push to end gun free zones in military recruiting centers.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)–a group founded by members of the Muslim Brotherhood and designated as a terrorist organization in the UAE–is concerned that damage to a Manassas, VA mosque’s air conditioning unit is a result of a possible anti-Muslim “bias motive,” the group said in two separate press releases from its national branch this week; one statement before and one a day after the slaughter of four Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by Kuwaiti-born Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez.
On Wednesday, the United States returned to Iraq stolen antiquities captured in a raid on ISIS.
More Ramadan ritual slaughter: four Marines were shot dead in cold blood Thursday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and one police officer was wounded.
Wendy Sherman, the chief negotiator for the United States in the recently agreed upon nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, has admitted that President Obama’s guarantee of “anytime, anyplace access” to Iran’s several nuclear facilities was more rhetoric than reality.
Nairobi (AFP) – Owners of Kenya’s Westgate mall, closed after Somali Islamists massacred 67 people almost two years ago, vowed Tuesday it would be safe as journalists toured the mall ahead of its reopening.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sent a personal letter of congratulations to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Tuesday, celebrating the occasion of a nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 world powers, state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has fired his National Security adviser, chief of defense, and the heads of every branch of the Nigerian armed forces, following a surge in Boko Haram attacks that has left more than 600 people dead since Buhari took office in May.
Federal officials have revealed that Alexander Ciccolo, 23, the son of a Boston police captain, was arrested on July 4th as part of an operation against ISIS-inspired “lone wolf” jihadis.
The July 1st attack in Egypt’s north Sinai has signaled a change in strategy from the previous attacks launched in the region, adopting a strategy used by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria forcused on taking and holding territory. Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, Egypt’s most active militant group in the Sinai, swore allegiance to ISIS in November 2014 becoming Sinai Province. The attempt to fly the ISIS flag in Sheikh Zuweid failed due to the Egyptian Armed Forces repelling the attack, killing over 250 terrorists with operations still continuing.
A 16-year-old girl from Manchester has been charged with two terrorism offences following an investigation by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit. The offences are in connection with a planned attack which aimed to target Memorial Day services in Australia,
Avraham Mengistu, 28, an Israeli citizen, crossed into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on September 7, 2014. He has since been kidnapped by the Palestinian terror group, and they have refused to let him return home, Israeli officials said Thursday.
Strasbourg, FRANCE – The west has encouraged radical Islam by turning a blind eye to the extremes of Islam when it suits us to do so, UKIP’s deputy leader Paul Nuttall has said. Speaking in a debate on the recent terrorist
The Palestinian terror group Hamas has built up its rocket arsenal to a stockpile resembling that before the jihadi outfit launched a war against Israel over the summer of 2014, Israeli officials said Wednesday.
Reports surfaced from Iraqi media on Tuesday that 45 Islamic State (ISIS/IS/ISIL) jihadis were killed after ingesting an iftar meal commemorating the conclusion of Ramadan. It remains unclear whether the jihadis, who were breaking their Ramadan fast in Mosul, Iraq, died of food poisoning or intentional poisoning, Haaretz reports.
In a move described by equal rights activists as a capitulation to Islamic supremacism, Israeli authorities have decided to close one of Judaism’s most holy sites, the Temple Mount, to Jews until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Turkmen groups in western Syria, close to the border with Turkey, are working to create an independent militia to combat both the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and any advances made by the Kurdish YPG forces, which have been the only group to enjoy success in keeping ISIS from sweeping through Syria’s border towns.
As part of its National Army Day, Nigeria released 182 prisoners Monday–men, women, and children, all suspected of having ties to the radical jihadist group Boko Haram. Military officials confirmed that they were released in northeastern Borno State, birthplace of Boko Haram, and that they had been cleared of wrongdoing.
So a man and his daughter walk into Westminster waving ISIS flags. No, not the beginning of a joke, but in fact something that happened this very weekend past. Some hateful human being draped the ISIS flag over his shoulders,
CAIRO, Egypt– The Egyptian military has killed over 241 militants since July, said Egyptian military spokesman Mohamed Samir in an official statement on Monday. The Egyptian military continued pounding terrorists in North Sinai, killing 29 on Sunday.
CAIRO, Egypt– Egyptian authorities have arrested 13 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on suspicion of planting bombs around the Suez Canal to disrupt shipping, security sources said on Monday. The security sources said the men formed a 13- member cell that included an employee of the Suez Canal Authority, according to the Jerusalem Post.
ISIS “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi told followers of his terror group that destroying Egypt’s national monuments, such as the pyramids and the sphinx, is a “religious duty” that must be carried out by those who worship Islam, as idolatry is strictly banned in the religion, according to reports.
Both Israeli and Egyptian authorities believe that Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip, is working with an Islamic State-affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula to facilitate terror attacks in the region.
Last Monday, the New York Times ran a lavish full-color image of a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made out of condoms.
