BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle Friday near a police checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, while troops raided two hotels in the capital, arresting 17 suspected members of an al-Qaida breakaway group allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in the
The father of a British man who left to fight in Syria said on Saturday he “wants to cry” after his son appeared in an online video aimed at recruiting jihadists. Ahmed Muthana identified the man in the 13-minute video,
Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry sent a letter to Barack Obama Friday inviting the president to visit the U.S. Mexico border in order “to see firsthand” the flood of illegals and the humanitarian crisis that came with them. Perry also
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the group that overran Mosul in Iraq last week and has been pushing south towards Baghdad, announced it is also preparing an offensive in northern Syria. In a statement dated June 17,
Beirut, June 20 (QNA) – At least 34 people were killed Friday when a car bomb exploded in a government-controlled village in the central Syrian province of Hama, state media reported. Syrian SANA news agency said that more than 50
AUSTIN, Texas–This week, after a joint investigation between federal agencies, military intelligence, and local Central Texas law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested two Central Texas men on terrorism charges. As KXAN reported, the first arrest was Tuesday,
London, June 20 (QNA) – In a skeleton more than 6,200 years old, scientists have found the earliest known evidence of infection with a parasitic worm that now afflicts more than 200 million people worldwide. Archaeologists discovered a parasite egg
Thursday at Vermont’s Norwich University the crowd rose for a standing ovation as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told protestors still screaming as they were being escorted out of the venue by security, “Democracy is great, but sometimes it’s
News outlets are today running stories about the resurgence of the ‘King of Clubs’, Izzat Ibrahim al Douri, known for his striking bloodnut moustache, and when he had it, I’m sure, hair. Al Douri is described by Sky News as “the
Australian jihadists fighting overseas who are “trained killers” and “hate our way of life” should be stopped from returning home and detained if they do, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday. Australia has concerns that its citizens are fighting
Ignoring threats posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) would be shortsighted and foolish, British Prime Minister David Cameron told members of Parliament Wednesday. “I disagree with those people who think this is nothing to do with us and
On the seventh day, the Lord rested–but that is a luxury that the Israeli Defense Forces can ill afford. This is the seventh day of captivity for the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers. Some well-meaning Jews have already compared them to
While both of Florida’s U.S. Senators, Marco Rubio (R) and Bill Nelson (D), support President Obama’s latest plan to sent 275 troops to defend the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, there are still those members of Congress who are completely
MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter stated that the president’s critics should “put a sock in it” in an interview on “Ronan Farrow Daily” on Thursday. Alter responded to House Speaker John Boehner’s criticism of President Barack Obama’s handling off the
Polat Talabani, the head of the Kurd forces counterterrorism unit, warned the AFP news agency that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is now more powerful and better equipped than the Iraqi army. Rooz Bahjay, a senior security
In Syria, radical jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) promoted their cause through bloody footage of severed heads and crucified Syrian soldiers. The images coming out of Iraq are no less stomach-turning, but a sector of the
The humanitarian crisis at the border is one of the administration’s own creation, House Speaker John Boehner argued Thursday. “There has been a dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied minors crossing our border from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador,
Nearly half of all refugees offered asylum last year in the 28 member states of the European Union were from the Muslim countries of Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, with Syrians accounting for 25 percent of all successful asylum applications. Figures
(Reuters) – Battle-hardened jihadists returning from Syria’s civil war are no longer an ‘abstract threat’ but a ‘deadly danger’ to Europe, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Wednesday. An estimated 2,000 Europeans, including some 320 German citizens, have travelled
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show,” host Ed Schultz argued President Barack Obama deserved “the benefit of the doubt” on Iraq because of all his foreign policy success to date. Referring to the heavy criticism, especially from former Vice President Dick
Prime Minister David Cameron claimed this afternoon the extreme Islamist group ISIS are planning to attack Britain. Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons today, Cameron warned that the threat is now bigger than jihadis returning from
After a slight rebound last month in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, President Obama is back to his previous overall job approval low of 41% (a drop of 3%) and hit record lows on his handling of foreign policy
Iraq’s premier vowed Wednesday to “face terrorism” and insisted security forces had suffered a “setback” rather than defeat, as militants pressing a major offensive attacked the country’s largest oil refinery. The militants also seized three villages in north Iraq Wednesday,
On Tuesday’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer argued for a more proactive approach in dealing with the ISIS threat in northern Iraq as it continues to seize more and more territory. Host Bill O’Reilly took a term
The United States has announced the arrival of about 100 troops in Iraq, en route to protect the U.S. embassy in the capital, Baghdad. The arrival follows President Obama’s announcement that America will deploy up to 275 troops to Iraq
