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Jordan is a National Security Correspondent for Breitbart News.

Articles by Jordan Schachtel

Egyptian President: It’s Time to Reform Islam, Combat Extremist Clerics

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi delivered a speech on New Year’s Day 2015, in anticipation for the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, which ended Saturday evening. In his address, al-Sisi highlighted the necessity for reformation within the ummah, or Islamic nation.

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Floridian Surfer Dude Takes Up Arms Against ISIS

Dean Parker, a 49-year-old grandfather and resident of sunny West Palm Beach, Florida, has decided to make a dramatic lifestyle change and fight against the Islamic State’s (ISIS) jihad in Iraq and Syria.

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Boko Haram Now Controls Up to Six Times More Territory Than ISIS

Islamist terror group Boko Haram now controls about twenty percent of Nigeria, The New York Times reported this week. The land grab amounts to over 70,000 square miles of territory, which is between about two and six times the square miles of land reportedly held by the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group.

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Reports: Iran Hanged Nine on Christmas Day

On Christmas day in Iran, at least nine prisoners were hanged by Iranian regime officials, according to reports. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reports that seven were hanged in the infamous Adelabad prison on Christmas morning.

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Hamas Founder: Qatar Still Funds Hamas Terror Group, Despite Reports

Hamas, the Sunni Islamist terror group that controls the Gaza Strip, has denied that the government of Qatar has stopped financing its activities, contradicting a report last week in Arab media that claimed Doha had ceased its funding of the jihadist group in an attempt at detente with Egypt.

EU court reverses Hamas's status as terror group

French Man Commits Vehicular Jihad ‘For Children of Palestine’

France witnessed two brutal attacks over the weekend carried out in the name of Islam. The most recent attack, which occurred on Sunday, saw thirteen civilians injured when a French Jihadist ran over pedestrians with his vehicle while yelling, “Allahu Akbar.”

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AQAP Bombs Kill Yemeni Schoolgirls

At least thirty-one individuals, including twenty schoolgirls, were killed Tuesday by two simultaneous car bombs planted by an al-Qaeda affiliate in Radaa, Yemen. The car bomb attacks were reportedly executed by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and meant to

AQAP Bombs Kill Yemeni Schoolgirls

AQ's Nusra Continues Advances, Says It Has Advanced American Arms

On Monday, the Al Qaeda affiliate stormed two Syrian military bases, Hamidieh and Wadi Deif, overtaking both sites within hours of its initial attack. The new advance shows a map where Nusra has control over the majority of Syria’s Idlib

AQ's Nusra Continues Advances, Says It Has Advanced American Arms

Report: 300 Chinese Nationals Have Joined ISIS Jihad

Some 300 Chinese nationals are believed to have packed up and joined the jihad in Iraq and Syria on behalf of the Islamic State terror group, according to a report in China’s state-media. Around 300 Chinese Uyghur nationals from the

Report: 300 Chinese Nationals Have Joined ISIS Jihad

Taliban Massacres Children In Deadly Attack On Pakistan School

At least 137 have been killed, most of them schoolchildren, in a Taliban-conducted attack Tuesday upon a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. The six jihadists dressed in official security uniforms broke into the Army Public School and Degree College, a school

Taliban Massacres Children In Deadly Attack On Pakistan School

Sydney Shooter's Social Media Trail Shows Long History with Radical Islam

Evidence has surfaced on social media that jihadi hostage taker “Sheikh” Haron had previously displayed radical views, had deep connections with the Muslim community in Sydney, and expressed an unapologetic devotion to Islam. “Sheikh” Haron’s barbaric views included blaming women

Sydney Shooter's Social Media Trail Shows Long History with Radical Islam

Angela Merkel Condemns Germany's Surging Anti-Sharia Movement

A growing protest movement that has held weekly displays against Germany’s lax immigration laws and Islamist-friendly policies has met strong resistance through the country’s politicians, the news media, and Europe’s multiculturalist establishment. The protests against radical Islam were organized by

Angela Merkel Condemns Germany's Surging Anti-Sharia Movement

Report: ISIS Seeks $1 Million Ransom For James Foley’s Body

The Islamic State terror group has put a price on the severed body of deceased American James Foley, asking for $1 million dollars in order to deliver his remains. BuzzFeed reports that three ISIS middlemen have reached out to the

Report: ISIS Seeks $1 Million Ransom For James Foley’s Body

Senate Committee Authorizes ISIS Fight Without Ground Troops

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed Thursday to authorize the ongoing U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State terror group. However, the measure prohibited the use of ground troops in the mission to defeat ISIS. The authorization passed in a 10-8

Senate Committee Authorizes ISIS Fight Without Ground Troops

Study: Over 5,000 November Deaths in the Name of Sunni Jihad

In November alone, those who claim to be Islam’s Sunni holy warriors killed 5,000 people in the name of their God, according to a BBC study. The study found that in November, 5,042 people were murdered in 664 separate jihadi

Study: Over 5,000 November Deaths in the Name of Sunni Jihad

Military, Intelligence Community Fires Back At CIA ‘Torture’ Report

Several members of the intelligence community and military have fired back against the Democrat-led CIA “torture” report, with former high-ranking officials, officers, and operators describing the document as one that is “partisan” “one-sided,” will offer our enemies critical knowledge, and

Military, Intelligence Community Fires Back At CIA ‘Torture’ Report

Ron Paul: Abolish CIA & NSA, Remove All Troops Stationed Overseas

In the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s CIA torture memo release, former Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) has suggested that America should get rid of its premier intelligence agencies and bring all of our troops back home. Paul’s pacifistic world-view

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