CNN, the 24/7 Hate Trump Network, editorializes that “a US withdrawal of ground forces would fulfill a major goal of Syria, Iran and Russia and risks diminishing US influence in the region.” Ah yes, it’s all part of the vast Russian conspiracy. Back in the real world, however, the idea that influence can only be […]
Syria: US-backed Kurdish forces take Hajin, the last town held by the Islamic State
The dream is very nearly over. The Islamic State’s dream of reestablishing the caliphate died relatively quickly. It declared its caliphate on June 29, 2014, and four and a half years later, its aspirations of establishing a vast Islamic empire have come to naught, although that is not to say that the Islamic State is […]
Islamic State’s first executioner was bricklayer from London who was reported dead in 2013, is still alive
The fact that he was reported dead and is still alive is interesting, but another question that British authorities have no interest in whatsoever is this: where did Ali Almanasfi learn about Islam? Why did a bricklayer from London decide to go to Syria and join the Islamic State? Has his Muslim community in London […]
“They see no shame” in Syria: Muslim who murdered his sister in honor killing is “untouchable”
Footage of a young Syrian woman’s execution by her brother was greeted with widespread horror. Yet such violence is all too common – and as a member of the Free Syrian Army, with its own police and courts, the man is untouchable. This kind of honor murder is “all too common” and its perpetrator is […]
France: Seven Muslim migrants from the same family arrested after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State
Counterterrorism investigators in France arrested seven Syrians, all members of the same family, in Paris after suspecting that many of them had uploaded videos to the internet pledging allegiance to Islamic State. With open immigration, this kind of story will become increasingly routine. The jihad terror threat is not being taken seriously enough. France has, […]
American officials call Putin’s claim about Islamic State hostages in Syria “fake news”
Jihad Watch reported yesterday about Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s claim that the Islamic State had returned in Syria, took 700 hostages, and was threatening to murder 10 of them every day. It remains certain that jihadists will do any and everything they possibly can to conquer territory, no matter how violent and abusive their actions. […]
Putin says Islamic State returns in Syria, takes 700 hostages, threatens to murder 10 every day
Westerners still largely deny the fact that jihad by the sword is a 1,400-year-old phenomenon. The rise of the Islamic State merely served to embolden jihadists globally. Even in the face of defeat and the dismantling of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State called repeatedly for attacks on Western soil, which are […]
Syria: Muslims murder 10 Christians, injure 20 in assault on Christian town
“Islamophobia” is a subject of international concern. The persecuted Christians in majority-Muslim countries? Not so much. “10 Killed, 20 Wounded in Assault on Syrian Christian Town,” by Claire Evans, International Christian Concern, September 11, 2018: 09/11/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 7-8, 2018, several missiles were reportedly fired […]
Catholic Relief Services distributed US food aid to al-Qaeda jihadists in Syria
Why not? It’s a religion of peace! Last September, the Pope met in the Vatican with Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, the secretary general of the Muslim World League (MWL), a group that has been linked to the financing of jihad terror. During the meeting, al-Issa thanked the Pope for his “fair positions” on […]
Only 900 Christians left in Syrian region where 10,000 lived before the Islamic State came in
The international “human rights community” is too busy tracking down claims of “Islamophobia” to take any notice of this. “‘There Are No Girls Left’: Syria’s Christian Villages Hollowed Out by ISIS,” by Ben Hubbard, New York Times, August 15, 2018: …The number of Christians across the Middle East has been declining for decades as persecution […]
UN report: “ISIS is back” and prepared for “war”
According to an alarming UN report, “ISIS is back…regaining strength….ready for war” and has “gathered 30,000 fighters and could be preparing for a wave of offensives around the world”. This comes as no surprise to those who understand the reality of jihad terror. Meanwhile Al-Qaeda also remains dangerous, with powerful franchises in Yemen, Somalia and […]
Islamic State murders Druze hostage, sends videos of his beheading to his family
They were obeying the Qur’anic command to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60). “Islamic State said to execute Druze hostage from Syria’s Sweida,” AFP, August 5, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Islamic State terrorist group has executed one of dozens of Druze hostages abducted from Syria’s […]
Islamic State senior commander: “Oil and gas obtained by the Islamic State sold to Turkey and the Syrian regime”
“[Oil] was sold to Turkey through the Free Syrian Army (FSA).” The Free Syrian Army was the “moderate” group that Obama aided. “Report: Turkey, Syria Helped Keep Islamic State Alive by Buying Their Oil,” by Edwin Mora, Breitbart, July 3, 2018: The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) sold illegally obtained gas and oil to the Russian- and […]
Syrian government calls on migrants to return, help rebuild country
Great idea. “Syrian Government Appeals for Refugees to Return, Help Rebuild Country,” Associated Press, July 4, 2018: BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government on Tuesday called on refugees to return, saying it has successfully cleared large areas of “terrorists.” The rare appeal reflects the government’s growing confidence after more than seven years of war. While […]
Muslim cleric: World Cup nations are “enemies of Islam,” games meant to distract from Gaza
“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. […]
Ramadan in Syria: Muslims murder at least seven civilians with bombs in market area and residential area
“Located in northern Syria near the Turkish border, Idlib was declared a ‘de-escalation zone’ last May, in which acts of aggression are forbidden.” Obviously that was just an empty public relations move. “Two blasts kill at least seven civilians in Syria,” TRT World, May 31, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): At least seven […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: So Much News About Gaza, When There Was So Little About Yarmouk?
The Yarmouk camp for so-called “Palestinian” refugees in southern Damascus was under relentless bombardment by the Syrian government this past April. The Assad regime was attempting destroy the last remnants of ISIS fighters in the camp, but in so doing, it bombed the way it usually does — indiscriminately — and killed and wounded many […]
Who are the White Helmets?
When the “White Helmets” tried to recruit Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame as a propaganda agent, the attempt not only failed, it backfired. Fans of classical rock music certainly know about Pink Floyd and their lead singer Roger Waters. So does the organization ”White Helmets,” which twice attempted to recruit Roger Waters to support […]
Ex-Islamic State jihadi says the group will retool and return with an “obsession” for US
The Islamic State (ISIS) has already successfully infiltrated the West through the reckless migration policies of Western nations. Now that it has been largely dismantled in Syria and Iraq, the group is, according to one former member, retooling with an “obsession” with the United States. Belgium native Hamza Nmeie warns: The ideology driving ISIS was […]
Germany: Three Muslim “asylum seekers” arrested after trying to recruit Muslims for jihad warfare
“Two of the men are on a list of those people German police consider to be a terrorist threat….The three men, who all live in the Saarlouis region, came to Germany in 2015 as refugees from Syria’s civil war and applied for asylum.” Danke, Merkel! “German police arrest three terror suspects,” DW, April 13, 2018: […]