An Amnesty International report released Wednesday details the atrocious conditions in which Syrian refugees in Lebanon find themselves, particularly those in need of urgent medical care. Access to health care is so insufficient that some refugees have to return to
On Tuesday, The Daily Beast reported that there are more than 100 Americans fighting on behalf of Al Qaeda-linked groups in Syria. Not only that, the jihadist Americans were apparently making their way back to the United States uninhibited. A
Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Mike McCaul told Breitbart News on Monday that the “terrorist hands off list” e-mails brought to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently has been under investigation by the new Department of Homeland Security Inspector
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ‘Catastrophic’ bombing in Jos Nigeria kills 118 FBI says that Americans are going to Syria for jihad Militants from Russia, Central Asia join Jamaat Sabiri to fight in Syria Use of social media to
On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist George Will and FNC contributor Juan Williams debated the whether or not Democrats were using the designation of al Qaeda and “core al Qaeda” as a means to
Twice in the past two days, President Barack Obama has had the core premise upon which the foreign and national security policies of his administration have been based for nearly six years – that the “tide of war is receding” due
Westerners flocking to join jihadist groups in Syria are a growing concern for Western intelligence agencies – and U.S. intelligence officials in particular. Recent U.S. intelligence estimates suggest that more than 100 Americans have joined the jihadist cause, The Daily Beast‘s Eli
In September, the Obama Administration and many Republicans were pushing for the U.S. to intervene in Syria. I said no. We did not have an articulable national security interest in that country, and it was also unclear if we had
A 31-year-old father of two, Mashudur Choudhury, has been “convicted of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts,” making him first person with connections to the conflict in Syria to be convicted on terrorism charges. Choudhury is from Portsmouth and
When the patent absurdity of using selfies and Twitter messages to convince Islamist savages in Nigeria to return their slaves is pointed out, it is sometimes argued that Boko Haram isn’t the true target of Hashtag Diplomacy. Instead, it’s supposed
A student who was caught with €20,000 in cash hidden in her underwear on a flight to Turkey has denied attempting to fund terrorism. Nawal Masaad, 26, stands accused of attempting to smuggle the money through London’s Heathrow Airport en
It seems like a while ago that Tony Blair gave his most recent Middle East speech, where he warned about the rise of radical Islam. In fact it has only been 24 days. And in that 24 days, at the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China blames U.S. as anti-China violence grows in Vietnam U.S. asks Vietnam to permit additional Navy ship visits Japan moves toward reinterpreting its pacifist constitution Palestinian commemorate founding of Israel as ‘Nakba Day’ Lebanon
After a May 15 meeting with Syrian opposition leaders, Secretary of State John Kerry said he has personally seen “raw data” which indicates the Syrian government “has used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon… in recent months.” He said this
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels detonated 60 tonnes of explosives packed underneath a large Syrian army base, blowing a hillside hundreds of meters (yards) into the air, an insurgent in the operation who provided footage of the attack said on Thursday.
LONDON, May 15 (UPI) —Foreign ministers from 11 Western and Arab nations who call themselves the “London 11,” or Friends of the Syrian People, are meeting Thursday in London to discuss support to the Syrian opposition. The British Foreign Office
Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations and Arab League special envoy to Syria, has stepped down from his position. Brahimi took the position in 2012, but resigned largely due to his failure to successfully progress towards making peace between the warring
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Muslim world split by Boko Haram abductions Russia bans U.S. from International Space Station Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi resigns in disgust Muslim world split by Boko Haram abductions It’s a common Western complaint of
The militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are using their full control of the northern Syrian capital of Raqa to ban mannequins in shop windows and impose a ban on men buying women’s underwear. The
In what can only be described as a momentous sign that Saudi Arabia can no longer defeat Iran’s ambitions to rebuild its Persian Empire, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on May 13th told a news conference in Riyadh that
Tuesday at the daily press briefing ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jon Karl questioned White House press secretary Jay Carney if the administration was planing to review the policy that had “fundamentally failed in the objective of removing Assad
Sure, the Iranians are jerks, and they’re given to making a lot of bloodcurdling threats and chest-thumping boasts. But is what they’re saying in this UK Guardian piece wrong? In a series of interviews in Tehran, top figures who shape
Al Qaeda affiliates have turned their guns on one another in the ongoing civil war in Syria. The warring parties: the al-Nusra Front and ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), who have been battling for control over the
Last Thursday, according to the Daily Beast, Secretary of State John Kerry told Syrian opposition leaders, including Syrian Opposition Coalition president Ahmad Jarba, in a private meeting at the State Department that the international community “wasted a year” because they
BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants in Iraq launched an audacious attack on a military barracks in a remote area in the country’s north and killed 20 troops overnight, including some who had been bound and shot at close range, authorities said
