Russian Forces Claim to Have Killed Dagestan Jihadist Leader
The Kremlin and militant websites claim Russian forces killed Aliaskhab Kebekov, leader of the Caucasus Emirate insurgent group, in Dagestan. He died along with four other militants.
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US Carrier Now Dominant Military Force Near Yemen, Challenging Iranian Influence
The movement of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier accompanied by the USS Normandy, a guided missile cruiser from the Persian Gulf region, to a position off the coast of Yemen could change the dynamics of the Yemen sectarian civil war.
Kenya Begins Construction on Border Wall to Keep Somalis Out
The Kenyan government has broken ground on a new wall that will span a large swatch of the border between Kenya and Somalia. While the project had been announced in March, Kenyan authorities appear to have expedited the groundbreaking in response to the terrorist attack at Garissa University.
Islamic State, Security Forces Clash in Iraq’s Largest Refinery
(Reuters) – Islamic State militants clashed with security forces inside Iraq’s largest refinery on Thursday and held on to recent gains in the west of the country, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the extremist group remained “very, very dangerous.”
Drug Cartel vs. ISIS: 2 Killed in Gunfight at Alleged Islamist Recruiters’ HQ
A mysterious gun attack at the headquarters of the Ayışığı (Moonlight) Association in Turkey has left two dead, with law enforcement and local sources claiming the violence is a result of tensions between the Ayışığı group, accused of terrorist recruiting, and a local drug cartel whose members claim the group attacked for selling drugs to minors.
Three Ways ISIS and Its Supporters Could Strike America
This past weekend, while you were attending church, watching the Masters or just enjoying the beautiful early Spring sunshine, ISIS was busy releasing an 11-minute video called “We Will Burn America.”
Female Muslim Author Beaten, Sent to Mental Hospital After Praising Rushdie
Zainub Priya Dala, a South African Muslim author and psychologist, was “violently attacked for expressing admiration for Salman Rushdie” the day after praising the author. After countless phoned-in threats to recant, Dala was placed under psychiatric care in which she was “drugged until I could not walk” and advised to adopt a proper Muslim lifestyle.
On Anniversary of Boko Haram Kidnapping, 85% of Chibok Girls Still Missing
On April 14, 2014, the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram abducted more than 300 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok, cementing their international reputation as one of the most ruthless and dangerous terror groups in the world. One year later, more than 200 of those girls remain missing, and Nigeria’s president-elect is making no promises to find them.
Maher, Zakaria Debate Radical Islam
HBO host Bill Maher and CNN host Fareed Zakaria sparred over radical Islam on Friday’s “Real Time.” Maher, in a discussion on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, re-iterated his prior argument that “Islam is the mother lode of bad ideas.” Zakaria
Maher: Gay People Being Denied Service Under RFRA ‘Just Doesn’t Happen’
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized the Bible’s position on homosexuality, but argued that radical Islam is far worse. In addition, Maher admitted that “not once has one of these religious freedom laws been used to deny a gay
The Greatest Threat to Our National Security
When President-elect Obama declared that he was going to “fundamentally transform” America, not many Americans understood what that meant. They certainly did not understand that he did not believe in America’s exceptionalism and greatness. They were also unaware of his past Marxist indoctrination, blaming America for many of the world’s problems. Therefore, anything that undercuts and withdraws America’s power and influence is seen as being objectively progressive. This is fundamental to understanding why President Obama shows empathy with American’s enemies, e.g., Iran, Cuba, Russia, and China.
Kenyan Police Official: Garissa Attack Victims Died ‘Like Cockroaches’
Senior Kenyan police official Pius Masai Mwachi has become the target of national disgust this week after implying that victims of the Garissa University terror attack that left 148 dead had not fought back sufficiently against the Al-Shabaab terrorists storming the campus. “Free yourself as soon as possible. Get out. Don’t just be killed like cockroaches,” he said.
Pakistani Court Frees Mastermind of Mumbai Terror Attack on Bail
(Reuters) – A Pakistani court freed on bail on Friday Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, accused of plotting a 2008 militant assault on India’s financial capital that killed 166 people and seriously strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours, his lawyer said.
Sweden to Join U.S.-Led Coalition Against ISIS
(AFP) Sweden will send up to 120 troops to northern Iraq to train Iraqi and Kurdish fighters as part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, foreign minister Margot Wallstroem said Thursday.
Another American Charged With Attempted Islamic State Support
A 34-year-old man from Madison, Wisc. was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Texas Teacher Disciplined for Calling Islam an ‘Ideology of War’
A high school teacher at Foster High School, located near Houston in Richmond, Texas has been criticized for passing out pamphlets to students that shamed Islam as an “ideology of war” and called Muhammad a “false Prophet.”
Museums Reluctant to Return Artifacts to Iraq After ISIS Destruction
After years of campaigning for ancient artifacts to be returned from foreign museums to the nations where they were found, archaeologists and museum officials are rethinking the concept of “repatriation”–particularly in Iraq and Syria, where the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has made destruction of historical artifacts a priority.
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.
Kenya University Attack Survivors Abandon School: ‘I Will Never Go Back to Garissa’
Nearly a week has passed since the deadly jihadist attack on Kenya’s Garissa University that killed at least 148, and students who watched their colleagues being slaughtered now say they will never step foot in the city again, with some even renouncing higher education entirely and vowing to live as farmers.
UK May Fire 100 Islamist Educators in ‘Trojan Horse’ Scandal
At least 100 Islamist teachers and teaching assistants implicated in last year’s “Trojan Horse” teaching scandal in Birmingham, England may face lifetime teaching bans.
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.
Boko Haram Jihadists Disguised as Preachers Bomb Village Mosque, Killing Dozens
A group of an estimated 20 Boko Haram terrorists attacked a northeastern Nigerian village on Sunday night after gathering Muslims during evening prayers, claiming to be preachers, and bombing the village’s mosque while shooting anyone in sight. The attack differs from many as the Islamist group tends to target Christian populations.
Iran Has Shiite Radicalization Centers in 60 Countries: Video
A new video produced by an Iranian opposition group documents how the Ayatollah’s regime in Tehran has proliferated its Khomeinist revolution into 60 countries, graduating 50,000 Mullahs at its Al Mustafa International University in the past seven years.
New Nigerian President: ‘Boko Haram Will Soon Know the Strength of Our Collective Will’
The Nigerian people have spoken, and they have elected a former military dictator from the nation’s Muslim north to defeat Boko Haram. President-elect Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Wednesday, in a more extensive second statement on his election victory, to “spare no effort” against the terrorist threat.
ISIS Photos Show Jihadists Leveling Entire Cemetery
Islamic State jihadists have released photos on social media of their counterparts in Syria destroying a cemetery by hammering tombs to the ground. The group claims to object to tombs as wrongful worship of the dead, though much of the material was also taken away to use as construction materials.
