In their latest Internet hostage video, the Islamic State demanded $200 million from Japan in exchange for the lives of security contractor Haruna Yukawa and freelance journalist Kenji Goto Jogo, promising they would be killed within 72 hours if the ransom was not paid. After vowing that his nation would not submit to terrorist demands, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked several prominent Middle Eastern leaders for help, including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
by John Hayward22 Jan 2015, 9:23 AM PST0
Fox News apologizes for misreporting on ‘no-go zones’ in Europe; Swiss franc revaluation panics East European currency markets; Troops and police spread across Europe, in fear of terror attacks; Thousands in Muslim countries protest cartoon depiction of Mohammed; Barack Obama describes an American advantage over Europe
by John J. Xenakis18 Jan 2015, 8:19 AM PST0
Jordanian military pilot 1st Lt. Muadh al-Kasasbeh—who was captured by the Islamic State after his plane crashed while conducting exercises against the terrorist group—has been executed, according to a report from Lebanese news agency Al Mayadeen.
by Frances Martel2 Jan 2015, 8:13 PM PST0
The United States has reportedly aborted an effort to rescue a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State near Raqqa, Syria– the proclaimed “capital” of the Islamic State.
by John Hayward2 Jan 2015, 1:11 PM PST0
The 6th edition of the Islamic State jihadist terror group’s Dabiq magazine features an interview with captured Jordanian pilot First Lieutenant Muadh Safi al-Kasasbeh.
by Jordan Schachtel29 Dec 2014, 10:26 PM PST0
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) captured Jordainian pilot Moaz al-Kasasba on Wednesday after his plane crashed in Syria. Militants asked supporters on social media how to kill the innocent pilot and received numerous responses.
by Mary Chastain27 Dec 2014, 11:13 AM PST0
Indians have expressed shock over the brutality of the barbaric massacre that took place on Tuesday in Assam province, in India’s far northeast.
by John J. Xenakis26 Dec 2014, 2:22 PM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel-Palestine struggle moves to the United Nations ISIS executes 100 foreign fighters for trying to flee Syria Reader comments say that Vietnam can defend against China Israel-Palestine struggle moves to the United Nations Sisyphus
by John J. Xenakis22 Dec 2014, 6:27 AM PST0
