There is no evidence in this report that Mounir Okab al-Duleimi rejected jihad violence in general or the jihad imperative to impose Sharia over the world. But he did oppose the Islamic State, and Islamic State jihadis murdered him for it. This is an indication of why we see so few genuine Islamic reformers: those […]
Iraq: Jihad suicide bomber dressed in woman’s clothes murders 14 at displaced persons camp
The niqab: a security issue. But such considerations are clouded over by charges of “Islamophobia.” “Iraq: 14 killed after suicide attack hits camp in Anbar pronvince [sic],” Al Arabiya, July 2, 2017: At least 14 people were killed and more than 10 injured after a suicide bomber attacked a camp for displaced persons in western […]
Islamic State ambushes, kills up to 50 Iraq troops
Nothing to be concerned about: “The operations in Anbar are going according to plans…” Did al-Karhout get that line from the Pentagon? In any case, in other news, “in Baghdad, three separate bombings killed at least eight people and wounded 23.” Good thing the Islamic State is losing, as Obama and other Western officials assure […]
“The Islamic State is, or is on the verge of becoming, what it claims to be: a state”
Nothing to be concerned about. Obama says they’re losing. And he wouldn’t lie to us, now, would he? “Islamic State expands its ‘state,’” by Samia Nakhoul, Reuters, May 22, 2015: BEIRUT (Reuters) – Almost a year after Islamic State’s shock capture of Mosul, Iraq’s second city, the black flags of the jihadis have been raised […]
3,000 more foreign jihadis join the Islamic State
The lure of the concept of the caliphate continues to be ignored and dismissed. The mainstream media is too busy declaring victory: A CNN headline asked in November 2014: “Has ISIS peaked? Terror group suffers setbacks in Iraq.” The Atlantic announced in January 2015: “ISIS Is Losing Its Greatest Weapon: Momentum: Evidence suggests that the […]
Thousands of Iraqis flee as Islamic State makes gains in Sunni heartland
But…but…the Pentagon says they’re losing, and have lost 25% of their territory! This story makes it clear that such statements are more about making Obama’s airstrikes look good than about reality. “Thousands of Iraqis flee as Islamic State makes gains in Sunni heartland,” by Loveday Morris, Washington Post, April 17, 2015: SADR AL-YUSUFIYAH — Thousands […]