Turkish Kurds Demand Self-Rule as PKK-Fueled Violence Escalates
Turkey’s Kurdish population is demanding self-rule days after continued violence has killed many Turkish soldiers and Kurdish militants.
Tag: Syria
Islamic State Leader Baghdadi: Stunning ISIS Defeats Are ‘Blessing from Allah’
The declared leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is spinning critical ISIS military losses as a “blessing from Allah,” while continuing to summon Muslims around the world to enlist in the jihadist group.
Video: Peshmerga Soldiers Blow Up Islamic State Suicide Bomber Driving TNT-Loaded Pickup
A newly released video captured Kurdish freedom fighters blowing up an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) suicide bomber, who was attempting to drive a Ford pickup truck carrying a ton of TNT across the Kurdish frontline near Mosul in northern Iraq.
Report: Obama Administration Tried to Encourage a Military Coup in Syria
The Obama administration, in a failed effort to reduce violence and remove Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad from power, attempted to encourage a military coup in Syria, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.
Syrian Media: Israel Hits Hezbollah Targets in Qalamoun Area Near Golan
Israeli warplanes have hit Hezbollah targets in the Qalamoun area of Syria in a series of at least seven airstrikes, Syrian media outlets reported Saturday night. The Israel Defense Forces declined to comment on the alleged airstrikes, Channel 2 television
Islamic State Leader Baghdadi Threatens West, Vows to Turn Israel into ‘Graveyard’ in Rare Message
TEL AVIV – In an audio message released on the Internet on Saturday, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the self-declared Islamic State, threatened Israel while taunting the “Crusader” West for failing to launch a ground campaign against his terrorist organization.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside a Jordanian Refugee Camp on Christmas
AMMAN, Jordan – As the United States contemplates accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees, it is well worth considering that Jordan, with a population the size of Tennessee’s and a GDP that would rank it the 49th state of the union, is now home to more than one million refugees.
World View: Israel and Hezbollah May Be Close to War Again
Contents: Merry Christmas, happy Kwanza, belated happy Hanukkah, Ramadan, Winter Solstice!; Hezbollah promises revenge for deadly Israeli airstrike in Syria; Israel and Hezbollah may be close to war again; Russia is sharing information with the Taliban in Afghanistan to fight ISIS
Prominent Saudi Journalist Accuses Kingdom of Promoting Jihad
TEL AVIV – The former editor of two Saudi government newspapers harshly criticized the Saudi Arabian government for promoting extremism and allowing Saudi youth to become “criminal murderers in the ranks of ISIS.”
Reporters Without Borders: Japanese Journalist Held for Ransom in Syria
The organization Reporters Without Borders alleged this week that one of its journalists, Japanese national Yasuda Jumpei, has been kidnapped in Syria and his captors are demanded an unspecified ransom from his family and government in exchange for his freedom.
Russia Offers Kurds Aid Against Islamic State, but only Through Assad
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saluted Kurdish efforts against the Islamic State, and offered Moscow’s support, by way of Damascus.
World View: Paralyzed Lebanon Decides to Export its Garbage to Europe
Contents: Paralyzed Lebanon decides to export its garbage to Europe; Syrian refugees in Lebanon increasingly face starvation
Indonesia: Terror Suspects May Have Used Islamic State Funds
Soon after Australia’s Attorney General expressed concerns about the Islamic State forming a “distant caliphate” in Indonesia — the world’s most heavily populated Muslim-majority country — it was reported that a group of terrorism suspects arrested over the weekend may have received funding from ISIS in Syria.
Amnesty: Russia Has Killed Hundreds of Civilians SInce Joining Syria War
Amnesty International has released a new report detailing how Russia is killing hundreds of innocents in its bombings of heavily-populated areas in Syria.
Sy Hersh: U.S. Is Helping Assad Defeat Jihadi Rebels
A “grain of salt” warning must accompany reports from Seymour Hersh, who has made some fantastic claims during his career. With that in mind, his latest post in the London Review of Books alleges the U.S. military is sharing intelligence with the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad for the purpose of helping Assad’s military take down Islamic State and al-Qaeda rebels.
Exclusive–Marco Rubio: Thanks To Obama, We’re Bombing U.S. Military Equipment Captured By Islamic State
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News last week in Las Vegas, Sen. Marco Rubio discussed the frustration felt by many Americans watching video footage of the Islamic State parading American military equipment in their established caliphate.
Islamic State Shrinks in Iraq and Syria, Grows in Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen
The Islamic State’s “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria shrunk by 14 percent in 2015, according to an analysis by IHS, a defense research firm.
Samir Kuntar’s Ex-Wife Welcomes Death of ‘Murderer’ Ex-Husband
The divorced Palestinian wife of assassinated terrorist Samir Kuntar welcomed his death on Monday, in an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya television network. Accusing Kuntar of fighting not against Israel but against the Syrian people, Kifah Kayyal insisted in an
Photo of Plump Prisoner Kuntar Drives Rare Arab Praise of Israel on Facebook
A Facebook post by an Arab journalist comparing the wretched condition of Syrian prisoners with that of well-fed Palestinians serving time in Israel has gone viral, eliciting surprising praise of Israeli practices from across the Arab world. The side by
Putin, Netanyahu Agree to Coordinate Efforts Against Terrorism
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone conversation on Tuesday to continue their dialogue regarding the situation in Syria and other regional issues, the Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday. According to a PMO statement,
Tunisia Shuts Down Jihadi Wife Recruitment Cell
The Tunisian government shut down a jihadist cell that recruited females to marry terrorists in Syria.
Can We Trust Vladimir Putin?
Back in 2002, in the dark ages before Breitbart News Network, the great conservative commentator Ben Shapiro warned that the United States must “Keep an eye on Russia,” because “Russia is renewing her relations with America’s enemies.” Shapiro reiterated his message in 2007, warning America that “Russia isn’t to be trusted.”
Dem Rep Gabbard: Hillary and Obama Are Wrong About Islamic State
Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) argued that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and President Obama’s assessments of the US’ ISIS strategies are wrong on Tuesday’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” Gabbard was asked, “Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during the
U.S. Coalition: 90 Percent of Islamic State Oil Export Capacity Destroyed
Army Col. Steve Warren, the spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition that has been bombing the Islamic State, claimed on Monday that the terror state’s lucrative oil export business has been largely shut down by airstrikes.
PolitiFact Frauds Caught Red-Handed Lying About Chris Christie
Now that Chris Christie is showing some life in New Hampshire, the left-wing frauds at PolitiFact are fabricating details in order to attack him as a liar over comments the Republican New Jersey Governor made about the Obama Administration inviting
