It seems that everyone has an opinion, often heated, concerning the death of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson, MO police officer. So much is yet to be determined about the shooting, but that isn’t stopping celebrities from
Violent British Muslims fighting for the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria are using organised crime in the UK to pay for their “gangsta-Jihad” and may pose a significant security risk if they are allowed to return, reveals the
The Syrian rebels in the Free Syrian Army (FSA) asked the United States for airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria similar to those the US performed in Iraq. The terrorist group is closing in on Aleppo, the last
President Obama is increasingly seeking to explain his foreign policy failures by saying he’s not powerful enough to influence foreign events, according to the New York Times. “People have forgotten that America, as the most powerful country on earth, still
From The Guardian: Abu al-Mutasim, 18, from a Syrian border town in the province of Deir Ezzor, joined the rebellion against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in early 2012. He left his family home in Bahrain, where his parents
Following three nights of “violent protests” by Turkish locals against Syrian refugees in and around Gaziantep, authorities in Turkey moved “hundreds of Syrian refugees” from the city on August 14. AFP reports the violence began on August 11 after news
(Reuters) – The Hezbollah leader described the radical Islamist movement that has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria as a growing “monster” that could threaten Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Gulf states, according to an interview printed on
The siege of northern Iraq against the nation’s ethnic and religious minorities by jihadist terror group Islamic State threatens to significantly alter the composition of the nation and write yet another chapter on genocide in human history. The threat is
A total of 118 terrorists have been freed from British prisons in the last three years, according to the Sun. The Home Office figures show that 39 were released in 2012-13 and 79 were let out in the two years
This article was originally published at the Gatestone Institute Recent anti-Israel protests have been attended by thousands across Europe. These protests come in opposition to attempts by Israeli forces to quell the rocket fire aimed at Israeli citizens by the
In his celebrated Oscar-winning comedy Annie Hall (1977), Woody Allen curses California and Hollywood in particular: “What’s with all these awards? They’re always giving out awards. Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler.” That line came to mind in May, when Steven Spielberg’s
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops captured a fiercely contested suburb of the capital Thursday after five months of heavy fighting, flushing rebels from their last hideouts and quickly moving to crush pockets of resistance in the surrounding countryside, activists
(AFP) The Moroccan interior ministry said on Thursday it has dismantled a network responsible for recruiting jihadists and sending them to fight in Syria and Iraq for the Islamic State group. The cell’s members “were preparing to carry out terrorist
The state-controlled Palestinian Authority daily newspaper has published five separate articles in the past six weeks which accuse the United States of being responsible for the creation of the Islamic State terror group, Palestinian Media Watch reports. The articles all
This post originally appeared at the Investigative Project on Terrorism. Like many girls her age, 15-year-old Moezdalifa El Adoui left her family’s home on a summer afternoon without stopping to say goodbye. But unlike other teens, she wasn’t going shopping
(AFP) An influential Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen has praised Islamic State jihadists for their “victories in Iraq” but without pledging allegiance to their self-proclaimed “caliph” or leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Rubaish is considered to be the religious affairs chief of
While much of the global attention on the jihadist terror group Islamic State has focused on its genocidal attacks in Iraq, the group’s Syria wing has begun to advance through towns in Aleppo province, Syria, trapping more moderate anti-Assad rebels
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Western countries struggle with whether to send troops to Iraq Iraq is repeating the events of the 1930s Western countries struggle with whether to send troops to Iraq The Obama administration flip-flopped on Wednesday on
A British rapper fighting in Syria for ISIS has become the latest Westerner to join the growing fad amongst Jihadis to pose with severed heads on Twitter. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 23, from London posted the photo with the caption “Chilllin’
Muslim hate-preacher Anjem Choudary has today admitted that pro-ISIS protesters in London were his students, during an interview on Fubar Radio with Jon Gaunt. Choudary, who has been behind dozens of anti-Western protests in the UK, and whose al-Muhajiroun group has
Members of Britain’s Kurdish Community have clashed with ISIS supporters in the northern English city of Sheffield, according to the Times. The Kurds were said to be outraged when they saw Gaza protesters waving the black Islamic flag that is often
An extensive report by The Washington Post details how the Turkish government is attempting to fight off Islamic State jihadists on their border–and struggling to undo medical, military, and moral support that jihadists counted on for months in border towns near
PARIS (AP) — France’s top security official says nearly 900 French citizens have gone to Middle East battlegrounds and some have joined the Islamic State group. Despite efforts to discourage French people from joining militant groups, the figures given Wednesday
The Islamic State (IS) seized towns in the Aleppo province in Syria in an attempt to form a worldwide caliphate. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the terrorists snatched Masoudiyeh, Dabiq, Akhtarin, and Ghouz from rebel forces against President Bashar
A British student has been found guilty of attempting to supply ISIS terrorists with £15,600 ($26,400) after her husband moved to Syria last year. Amal El-Wahabi was convicted in Britain’s Old Bailey court today following a four week trial. Her
