Taliban Claims Responsibility For Killing Three Americans After White House Refuses To Brand It A Terrorist Group
The White House won’t call the Taliban terrorists, but the group is behaving like terrorists. It recently killed three Americans.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 16 at Funeral, Afghan Soldier Shoots 3 U.S. Contractors in Kabul
The Associated Press reports on a horrific suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan, which killed 16 and wounded 39 at a funeral for victims of previous Taliban violence.
WH: Taliban Tactics ‘Akin to Terrorism’
Thursday at the White House daily press briefing, when questioned by ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, press secretary Josh Earnest stood behind yesterday’s refusal to call the Taliban terrorists, saying the Taliban “engages in tactics akin to
ISIS Corpses Pile Up In Iraq Because Home Countries Don’t Want Them Back
As if dealing with a terror state that wants to turn the northern half of their country into Lower Jihadistan isn’t bad enough, Iraqi officials find themselves staring at a mountain of terrorist corpses they cannot get rid of, because the home countries of ISIS fighters don’t want their dead expatriates back.
Taliban Arrests ISIS Leader for ‘Anti-Islamic Activities’
The Pajhwok Afghan News reported the Taliban captured Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) leader Mullah Abdul Rauf Khadim along with 45 supporters. The United States detained Khadim at Guantanamo Bay, but released him to Afghanistan in 2007.
Nancy Pelosi: Bibi Coming To Congress Might Upset Iran
The House of Representatives’ senior ranking Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, said on Wednesday she was concerned that if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the U.S. Congress in March, it may result in negative ramifications for the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.
Jordan Puts Prisoner Swap On Hold As Time Runs Out For Japanese Hostage
Yesterday, Jordan reportedly agreed to swap a female al-Qaeda terrorist for captive Jordanian pilot Mu’ath al-Kasaesbeh, held hostage by ISIS since his fighter jet went down near the city of Raqqa in December.
Report: Hamas Hosts 10,000 Palestinian Teens for Jihad Camp
Over 10,000 Palestinian teenagers recently attended a terror camp hosted by the Gaza-based Al Qassam Brigades, which is the armed wing of the Hamas Palestinian terror group.
Jordan To Swap ISIS Terrorist For Captive Pilot, With Life Of Japanese Hostage On the Line
Jordan has reportedly agreed to release a female jihadi named Sajida al-Rishawi, imprisoned since 2006 under a death sentence for her role in a 2005 hotel bombing in Amman that killed 60 people, in exchange for captive pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, held by ISIS since his F-16 fighter went down near the Islamic State’s capital city of Raqqa last December.
Report: ISIS Executes Ten More Doctors in Mosul for Refusing to Treat Jihadis
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) continues to execute doctors in Mosul, Iraq, who refuse to treat wounded jihadists returning from the front lines. The terrorist group reportedly murdered ten more doctors this week.
Israel Under Fire: Two IDF Soldiers Killed In Hezbollah Attacks
Hezbollah jihadists reportedly fired missiles that killed two Israeli soldiers in an army vehicle along the border with Lebanon on Wednesday morning. Another seven were wounded in the attacks with light to moderate injuries, according to Israeli media reports.
30,000 Attend Anti-Charlie Hebdo Protest in Pakistan
Over 30,000 people descended upon Karachi, Pakistan, to protest against the Mohammed cartoons published in Charlie Hebdo. It was the country’s largest rally against the satirical newspaper, where two gunmen slaughtered twelve people on January 7.
Iraqi and American Monks Salvage Christian History in Iraq
With the rise of the Islamic State, the rich, 2,000-year history of Christianity in Iraq–historically home to a large Christian population–has been significantly threatened. Many historic Christian monuments have been targeted for destruction, leaving the responsibility to preserve the nation’s Christian history to the monks remaining there.
Argentina’s Pres to Dissolve Country’s Intelligence Agency Following Prosecutor’s Mysterious Death
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has called for the dissolution of her country’s central intelligence agency one week after the suspicious death of state prosecutor Alberto Nisman who was set to testify against her in court the following day.
Argentina: Fernández Gov’t in Turmoil After Suspicious Death of Prosecutor
The saga of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death has been taking some bizarre twists and turns over the past week, culminating in President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dissolving her intelligence service, because she thinks they used Nisman in a bid to discredit her government and might have had something to do with his demise.
Nigeria Loses City Of 100,000 to Boko Haram
Following a Sunday predawn attack, Nigerian forces lost the town of Monguno, in northeastern Borno state, to Boko Haram fighters.
GOP Rep: Obama Does Not Hold to Idea of We Don’t Negotiate with Terror
On Monday’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) took aim at the Obama administration for its handling of the war on the terror. According to Kinzinger, President Barack Obama’s goals aren’t achievable in the short term in the world
Iowa Summit: Pork-Busting Senator Joni Ernst Condemns Obama Executive Amnesty
Avowed pork-busting freshman U.S. Senator from Iowa Joni Ernst (R-IA) wants to keep alive the enthusiasm that won Republicans a majority in the United States Senate as we move into the 2016 Presidential election.
‘I Am a Knife’: Trending Twitter Hashtag Supports Palestinian Terror Attack
A Twitter hashtag supporting a Palestinian terrorist has begun to trend on Twitter after thousands took to the social media outlet to use the hashtag — a play on another hashtag in support of victims of Islamist terrorism — to support an Islamist terrorist.
Japan Mocks ISIS Hostage Video with Photoshop Hashtag Contest on Twitter
Twitter users in Japan have taken to social media in a show of defiance to mock a recent hostage video released by ISIS using photoshopped images, which poke fun at the Islamic terrorists and their ransom request.
Former Miss Turkey Arrested for Insulting President Erdogan
Turkish authorities have arrested former Miss Turkey, Merve Buyuksarac, 26, because she quoted a poem on social media that insults President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The arrest is the latest in a crackdown on free speech in Turkey that has worsened since two radical Islamists slaughtered twelve people at satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France.
Elite French Troops Defect to Join ISIS
French government officials have confirmed to the media that up to ten of its former soldiers “have defected to the Islamic State. Among those defectors is at least one member of an elite fighting unit with advanced training.
Report: United States, Iraq Prepare Offensive to Retake Mosul From ISIS
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that United States and Iraqi military forces have begun preparations to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). The radical terrorist group captured the historic city in June.
Scarborough: Obama ‘Detached from Reality’ on Yemen
On Friday’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough pointed out a pattern in President Barack Obama’s rhetoric regarding the Middle East, especially Yemen. Previously, Obama had pointed to Yemen as a foreign policy success story. Scarborough noted that a lot of
Kurdish Officials Implicated in Collaborating With ISIS in Illegal Smuggling Case
A committee investigation the involvement of Kurdish officials in illegally smuggling cars, food, and fuel across territories held by ISIS, largely seen as engaging in a business relationship with the Islamic terrorists organization, has implicated them in the trade and will decide
