While much attention has been focused on Islamic State (IS) incursions, abductions, and killings in Iraq, a UN report shows IS has committed “mass atrocities” in Syria and is recruiting children as fighters there as well. The report indicates “public
As violence continues to escalate around the world, President Obama will meet with members of the National Security Council Thursday, the White House reports. The meeting, which will be closed to the press, was added to the President’s schedule Thursday morning.
A second American citizen ISIS fighter is being reported to have been killed in the same battle in Syria that claimed the life of fellow Minnesotan, and San Diego resident, Douglas McAuthur McCain. McCain has also now been linked to
PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has ruled out an international partnership with Syria’s leader to fight against the Islamic State group, saying any alliance with Bashar Assad would play into the militants’ hands. In a wide-ranging speech Thursday
FOX 9 has confirmed the second American killed fighting for ISIS is also a Minnesotan. Abdirahmaan Muhumed from Minneapolis. — Seth Kaplan (@Seth_Kaplan) August 28, 2014 The 2nd American killed fighting for ISIS was profiled by MPR just two months
An American journalist held for nearly two years by militants linked to Al-Qaeda in Syria returned to the United States late Tuesday, two days after Qatar negotiated his release, his family said. Peter Theo Curtis, 45, was reunited with his
America identified a 26-year-old woman the Islamic State (IS) is holding in Syria, but the family asked for her identity to remain a secret. IS sent out a $6.6 million ransom and US prisoners in exchange for the woman. The
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” BBC’s Katty Kay said the radicalization of British muslims is a “big problem” adding there could be as many as 3,000 jihadist with British passports currently fighting in Syria and Iraq with ISIS. Kay
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) certainly has a knack for boldness. On Sunday’s Meet the Press, he dubbed U.S. military engagement in Libya “Hillary’s war” and stated the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) is not a result of President Obama’s
Records show that Australian, British, and Malaysian women travel to Iraq and Syria to participate in jihad al-nikah, or sexual jihad, for the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists. They intend to become comfort women for the jihadists as the men continue
Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has said that almost half of British jihadists who travelled to Syria have evaded police detection. The Times says Mark Rowley, of London’s Metropolitan Police, made the admission as he called for friends and relatives
Controversial Member of Parliament George Galloway is suing a Northern Irish campaigner over allegations that Galloway supports terrorism, made during a protest outside Galloway’s Saturday night show in Belfast. Despite local councillors calling on the Council to drop the booking,
Vienna, Austria has been named as a hub for jihadists travelling to Syria, second only to London as “jihadists playground”. Der Standard reports that Austria is being used as a hub for the recruitment and organisation of European jihadists, who
London’s Chief of Police has today issued a warning that around 200 “militarised” ISIS fighters are already back on the streets of London. The figures, quoted in the Evening Standard, have intensified the debate raging between Britain’s counter-terror heavyweights over
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Islamic ‘halal’ tourism surges in Turkey Israel and Hamas agree to ‘long-term’ truce in Gaza war Egypt denies militarily intervening in Libya Islamic ‘halal’ tourism surges in Turkey There are currently 75 hotels in
The Swedish government is set to outlaw travel in order to engage in terrorist activities, and will include punishment for those who intend to do so, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced. Reinfeldt has however stopped short of withdrawing
Medieval Cardiff Castle may have been built by the Normans and last invaded in the 1640s but Britain’s security services have had to reinforce it for the NATO summit amidst concerns Islamic fundamentalists may attempt an attack. The castle is
Public executions, as well as amputations, lashings and mock crucifixion take place regularly on Fridays in parts of Syria controlled by the so-called Islamic State (IS), a UN-mandated probe said Wednesday. nl/mnb/mkh
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air base in northeast Syria at the weekend, pictures posted on the Internet and on Twitter by supporters
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego man who had been fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) terror organization in Syria was found dead this weekend by the Free Syrian Army (FSA). Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, is
The BBC reports that Syria’s foreign minister, Walid Muallem, asserting that Syria is “the centre of the international coalition to fight Islamic State,” stated that Syria would “cooperate and coordinate” its efforts with the United States and Great Britain in
Wars are never simple. With the incredible success of the terrorist group ISIS, now called the Islamic State, and the recent news that Egypt and UAE have engaged in air strikes against the jihadists in Libya, Breitbart News has decided
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – The Australian government said Tuesday it will spend 64 million Australian dollars ($60 million) on measures to counter violent extremism and radicalization as Islamic State continues to recruit foreign fighters to its ranks in Iraq and
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, a family representative said Tuesday. The 26-year-old woman is the third American known to have been kidnapped
Over just a two day timespan, 43 suspected jihadists were arrested in Kosovo–the landlocked southern European country that borders Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Albania. Following the arrest, Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaja announced that “Kosovo will be no safe haven for
