World View: ISIS Suicide Bombers Strike Shia Mosques in Saudi Arabia and Baghdad
Contents: ISIS suicide bombers strike Shia mosques in Saudi Arabia and Baghdad; ISIS continues to gain supporters throughout the Mideast
Tag: Syria
U.S.-Trained Commander of Tajik Police Defects to ISIS
Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov, trained by both Russian and American special forces to head up the elite OMON police force of Tajikistan, has defected to the Islamic State.
Monitor: ISIS Forces Civilians to Watch Mass Execution in Palmyra
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) used an ancient Roman amphitheater in Syria’s historic city of Palmyra for a mass execution of prisoners, forcing civilians to watch, according to a monitory group.
Krauthammer: ‘Ignorance’ of Rand’s ISIS Comment ‘Really Astonishes Me’
Columnist Charles Krauthammer criticized GOP presidential candidate and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul for the “ignorance” of his comments on ISIS in an interview set to broadcast on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” Krauthammer said, “You know, sometimes Ron Paul’s ignorance really
Obama Finally Meets with ISIS Hostage Sotloff’s Family, 9 Months after Beheading
“President Obama met today with the family of Steven Sotloff — one of the American journalists brutally beheaded by ISIS last year,” ABC News reported Thursday. “The White House announced that Obama met with Art and Shirley Sotloff during his trip to Miami. The Sotloffs live in Florida, so the White House says it was ‘an appropriate occasion for the president to visit with them.'”
ISIS Destruction of Palmyra Begins, With Vow to Destroy Only ‘Idols’
The Islamic State commander in Palmyra, Syria. announced the terrorist group will destroy anything in the UNESCO World Heritage Site that promotes idolatry, but everything else will remain untouched.
Report: U.S. Pilots Waging Anti-ISIS War Claim ‘Micromanaging’ Slowing Them Down
American military pilots charged with carrying out airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria are complaining that stringent rules of engagement are interfering with their mission, Fox News reports.
20-Year-Old Brit Arrested for Trying to Join ISIS
A British man who attempted to join Islamic State in Syria has been jailed for six years.
World View: ISIS Stokes Sectarian Sunni-Shia Clashes Across the Mideast and Asia
Contents: ISIS stokes sectarian Sunni-Shia clashes across the Mideast and Asia; Iraq’s government changes name of military operation to recapture Ramadi; Sunni Arabs are being forced to choose between ISIS and Shias
Turkey Pushes Out Syrian Refugees to Save Tourism
Turkish authorities in the Muğla province kicked out 40 Syrians after business owners and tourism companies complained about the massive hordes of people in the park.
Report: Turkey May Be Arming Anti-Assad Radical Islamists in Syria
A trial of gendarmerie officers in Turkey accused of being members of a terrorist group organized by Fetullah Gulen to allegedly undermine the country’s elected government has raised suspicion that Turkey is actively arming radical Islamists in Syria, reports Al Monitor.
ISIS Burns 80-Year-Old Christian Woman to Death for Alleged Sharia Violation
Reports from Iraq indicate the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) burned an 80-year-old woman to death after she failed to obey Sharia law.
Muslim Scholars: Israel Is ‘Root Cause’ of All Islamic Nations’ Failures
Muslim clerics gathered in Beirut on Wednesday to kick off the Khomeinist International Union of Resistance conference, where “scholars” discussed how to stand up against the “cancerous tumor of Israel,” according to reports from Lebanese and Iranian media outlets.
ISIS Releases Video Assuring World Ancient Palmyra Ruins are Safe… for Now
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) released their first video from Palmyra, Syria, which shows the city’s ancient ruins untouched for now. Those buildings and temples earned Palmyra the title of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The group’s official media outlet uploaded the short video to YouTube.
Migrant Flood Swamps Greece As 1,200 Land Just Two Days
Up to 1,200 migrants fleeing fighting in Syria and Afghanistan have arrived on the Greek island of Kos in just two days. They join the nearly 30,000 immigrants who have risked perilous sea crossings to land on Greek soil this year alone.
Al Qaeda Operative Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — An al-Qaida operative has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.
EU to Make Europe Accept Relocation of 40,000 Refugees Out of Italy and Greece
The European Commission has called on EU member states to take in 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea who land in Italy and Greece over the next two years.
UN Envoy: ISIS Burned Woman Alive for Refusing to Perform ‘Extreme Sex Act’
Zainab Bangura recently told the Middle East Eye that this is just one of many sadistic sexual acts that she learned of during a recent visit to Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan to gather data on ISIS’ war on women.
Syria, Iraq, Shiite Militias Boost Efforts to Retake Key Cities From ISIS
Syrian troops and Iraqi forces backed by Shiite fighters are bolstering their efforts to root out the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) from key territory in both countries.
Report: Australian ‘Terror Teen’ Wants to Come Home After Joining Jihadists in Syria
On Thursday, Australian teen Oliver Bridgeman, suspected of fighting with an Al Qaeda-linked group in Syria, reportedly told his parents that he wants to return home.
Joe Biden’s Awkward ’Mission Accomplished’ Moment In The Fight Against ISIS
Vice President Joe Biden might be regretting an April speech he made in Washington D.C. as he scrambles to smooth over the relationship with Iraqi leaders after coalition forces suffered a key setback in the fight against Islamic State terrorists.
Iranian Special Forces Commander: ‘Obama Has Not Done a Damn Thing’ to Fight ISIS
Iranian elite paramilitary force leader Major General Qassem Soleimani accused the United States of having “no will” to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and blasted President Barack Obama as not having “done a damn thing” to quell the terrorist insurgency. The remarks follow news that Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah is planning to increase its presence in Iraq to combat ISIS.
Sunni Body Calls for Help for Palmyra as 400 Women, Children Added to ISIS Death Toll
The Islamic State’s takeover of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, in addition to endangering a host of priceless ancient Roman artifacts, has heralded in the news of yet another massacre at the hands of the terrorist group, with some estimating up to 400 civilian women and children have been killed for having ties to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
CNN: ISIS Massacres Muslim Children
More than 90 people — including at least 11 children — have been executed by ISIS fighters in the central Syrian city of Palmyra in the last seven days, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told CNN on Sunday.
World View: Scathing Iraq Remarks by Ash Carter Suggest Imminent Policy Change
Contents: US administration’s strategy in Iraq continues to fail; Obama administration’s rhetoric changes dramatically on Sunday; Some reports suggest intentional loss of Ramadi by Iraq’s government
