BAGHDAD, June 24 (UPI) — Islamist militants in Iraq have taken full control of the largest oil refinery in the country, though the government said Tuesday the claims are false. The BBC reported Tuesday a “reliable source” has said militants
The Guardian is this morning reporting that a number of former British Ambassadors, along with some other political figures, are calling for former Prime Minister Tony Blair to be “sacked” as the Middle East Peace Envoy. The newspaper is basically,
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Syria finished handing over to Western powers Monday the 1,300 tons of chemical weapons it acknowledged possessing, completing a deal reached last fall under threat of U.S. airstrikes. The most dangerous material will be transferred to
As the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) jihadist group tears through towns abandoned by the Iraqi military, reports warn the government’s forces are close to total collapse. In light of this failure, Shia fighters loyal to cleric Muqtada
Though last Friday’s suicide bombing failed to kill or injure its suspected target, General Abbas Ibrahim, leader of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate who was traveling through a busy checkpoint on the Beirut-Damascus highway, it did kill two people and injure
File this in the “dog bites man” folder. The unofficial spokesperson for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is trashing an upcoming U.S. comedy about two co-workers who try to kill Jong-un. The good news for the film’s studio? The North
News reports are flying about airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) inside Syria, the most serious response by Israel to cross-border violence in the past several years. The IDF response came after an Israeli teenager was killed by an
The former head of counter-terrorism at MI6, Richard Barrett, has warned that it is an “impossible task” to keep tabs on the hundreds of British jihadists who have been fighting in Syria, according to the Telegraph. He said that “possibly
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israeli troops kill two Palestinians during hunt for kidnapped teens Israeli air strikes hit Syria after cross-border attack Pakistanis fear nationwide blowback from military offensive against Taliban Jordan on alert as ISIS captures more
GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel, June 22 (UPI) — The death of a Israeli teenage boy Sunday morning near the Syrian border prompted retaliation by Israeli troops, military officials said. Muhammad Fahmi Krakara, described 14 or 15 years old, died while sitting
In the past few months, as many as 15 Somali-American men have left the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in order to join radical jihadist insurgents in Syria, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. One of the Minnesota residents told MPR
A week after the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) announced its takeover of the Iraqi city of Mosul, staggering figures of the money the Sunni jihadists have plundered from the nation are beginning to surface. Sunni jihadists aren’t
The Iraqi military ran out of Hellfire missiles last week. According to reports, the United States is hoping to resupply the Iraqi government as hastily as possible. This new revelation leaves Iraq with a non-existent air force until they are
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which starts tomorrow, is now a key target for Muslim extremists, according to the Sunday Express. The threat comes as the Prime Minister describes the presence of around 500 British nationals in the extremists ISIS group as
JERUSALEM (AP) — A civilian vehicle in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights was targeted by forces in neighboring Syria on Sunday in an attack that killed a 15-year-old boy and prompted Israeli tanks to retaliate by firing on Syrian government targets,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China sends four new oil rigs into South China Sea In a turnabout, Pakistan refugees flood into Afghanistan India’s PM Narendra Modi government in crisis over Iraq hostages In strategic victory, ISIS captures Syria-Iraq
Citing rampant Islamic anti-semitism and poor economic prospects, more than 5,000 French Jews are set to depart their homeland for the hopes of a better future in Israel. France, trailing Israel and the United States, has the world’s third-largest population
The Danish government refused to say who kidnapped him or why he had been released, but Daniel Rye Ottosen is coming home. The 25-year-old photographer had been detained in Syria for 13 months, his captivity kept secret for security reasons.
Nasser Muthana, a 20-year-old medical student from Cardiff, and his 17-year-old brother Aseel Muthana went to Syria to fight with ISIS are featured inviting fellow Muslims to travel to Iraq and Syria to join the ISIS militants in their attempt
Friday, the United Nations refugee agency released their latest annual report which found for the first time since World War II, more than 50 million people were displaced by conflict and war worldwide. The increase has mainly been caused by
The British jihadist who calls himself Abu Rashash Britani, has called for the beheading of the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary in a violent twitter rant. The man, who is currently believed to be fighting for ISIS in either
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com With Syria destabilizing, number of refugees back to WW II levels Ban Ki-moon says that Syria and Iraq are becoming unstable Both America and Europe face floods of mother and child refugees Financial advisors
Famed for its radical theocratic government, bans on alcohol, and rules forcing women to cover up, Iran may not sound like a real competitor to Spain as a summer holiday destination. But more and more British tourists are venturing there,
