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Petraeus: ISIS Is Eclipsing Al Qaeda Threat

Petraeus: ISIS Is Eclipsing Al Qaeda Threat

Tuesday at the Aspen Institute, former Gen. David H. Petraeus, who led the successful 2007 U.S. troop surge against the Iraq insurgency, discussed the growing threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Petraeus warned ISIS is eclipsing

Netanyahu Calls for Jordan Support, Kurdish Independence

Netanyahu Calls for Jordan Support, Kurdish Independence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the international community on Sunday to support Jordan in the fight against “Islamic extremism” and to back the independence of Iraq’s Kurds. His remarks follow reports in Israeli media that officials in Tel Aviv

ISIS Crucifies Jihadis for Being 'Too Soft'

ISIS Crucifies Jihadis for Being 'Too Soft'

Islamist terror group ISIS has reportedly crucified eight jihadis from a rival rebel group in Syria for being too moderate. The Sun says that the bodies of the eight militants were still on view in a square in Aleppo yesterday,

UK Hate Preacher Is Jobless, Benefit Scrounger

UK Hate Preacher Is Jobless, Benefit Scrounger

An Islamist who is accused of radicalising three British jihadis to fight for ISIS, has been exposed as a benefit-claiming hypocrite, by the Mail. Thirty-five year old Abu Waleed spends his days inciting hated against Christians on the internet and has

Peter King: Over 100 Americans Fighting with ISIS

Peter King: Over 100 Americans Fighting with ISIS

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” Rep. Peter King (R-NY) told host George Stephanopoulos, “Syria is our biggest threat right now.” King said the situation in Syria needs to be watched closely “because not only are there thousands of Europeans who

NGO: ISIS crucifies 9 men in Syria's Aleppo

NGO: ISIS crucifies 9 men in Syria's Aleppo

A jihadist group in Syria has publicly executed and crucified nine men, eight of them rebels fighting both President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the jihadists, a monitor said on Sunday. The report comes amid fierce clashes on the outskirts of

Israel steps up campaign against 'bad' nuclear Iran deal

Israel steps up campaign against 'bad' nuclear Iran deal

Israel’s National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen and Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz will travel to Washington over the weekend to press Israel’s concern about a “bad” nuclear deal with Iran, reports The Jerusalem Post. The Islamic Republic and the western powers

Hardline Mosque Delivered Lectures to Cardiff Children

Hardline Mosque Delivered Lectures to Cardiff Children

The Al Manar mosque in Cardiff which has been tied to the radicalisation of a two ISIS jihadists from Britain is reported to have delivered ‘extremist’ lectures to school kids during lunchtime lectures. Writing in the Telegraph today, Andrew Gilligan

Morocco Eyes Regional Clout as a Moderate Muslim Model

Morocco Eyes Regional Clout as a Moderate Muslim Model

Morocco is promoting its moderate version of Islam as a counterweight to the widening jihadist threat in the Sahara, training hundreds of imams from affected countries, but analysts question its motives. The initiative is well-timed. Islamist violence is plaguing Libya