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 […]
Syria: Hamas-linked international symposium declares that “the war on terrorism is a war against Zionism”
Zionism was declared a form of terrorism during and following an international symposium of al-Quds International Foundation in Damascus. Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban, a Syrian politician, and political and media advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad, stated that “the war on terrorism is a war against Zionism.” “The symposium included a documentary on the usurpation of the […]
Damascus: Jihad suicide bomber murders at least nine, wounds several
Damascus is full of people who believe that others around them are insufficiently Muslim, and thus worthy of being murdered. And Paradise is guaranteed to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (Qur’an 9:111). “Suicide bomber in Damascus kills at least nine, wounds several,” Reuters, July 2, 2017: At least nine people were killed […]
“Trump supports terrorism” “Death to America, death to Israel!” Hundreds in Damascus protest US strike
“Trump supports terrorism”? These protesters are aware of what I have pointed out here, that a weakening of the Assad regime redounds to the benefit only of the Islamic State and other Sunni jihad groups. On the other hand, these protesters were chanting “Death to America, death to Israel,” because the Assad regime is a […]
Syria: Muslims use 7-year-old girl for jihad suicide attack at police station
No end to the savagery and bloodlust. “Now they are turning children into bombs! Girl, seven, walks into a Syrian police station to ask to use the bathroom and is blown up when handlers detonate her suicide vest by remote control,” by Hannah Al-othman, Mailonline, December 17, 2016 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A […]
Ramadan in Damascus: Islamic State murders at least 12 with bombs near Shia shrine
Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani recently called on Muslims to “get prepared, be ready … to make it a month of calamity everywhere for nonbelievers…” For the Islamic State, those “nonbelievers” would include Shi’ites, whom they deride as “Rafidites,” rejectors, i.e., those who reject the caliphates of Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. “Syria: Bombings […]
Islamic State kidnaps over 300 Syrian workers
The Syrian cement company workers must have done something to provoke the poor dears, right? Maybe they drew Muhammad in the cement? Surely they must have done something to poke them in the eye. Or is the West going to have to admit at some point that the Islamic State wants to terrorize non-Muslims for […]
Islamic State battling in Damascus streets, closing in on city center
“This is the closest Isil has ever been to the heart of Damascus.” If Damascus falls to the Islamic State, even more foreign Muslims will hurry over to Iraq and Syria to join it. “Islamic State fights Syrian rebels and ‘moves closer to central Damascus,’” AFP, August 31, 2015: Islamic State of Iraq and the […]
Islamic State has Damascus in its crosshairs
“For the most part, fighting in areas of Damascus has not reached the downtown section, though it does spill over there on occasion. That happened last Thursday, when a mortar shell landed in the heart of Damascus, killing six inhabitants.” “Islamic State has Damascus in its crosshairs,” by Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel, August 22, […]
Islamic State seizes vast Damascus refugee camp
Assad on the hot seat. Will the Iranians, flushed with victory over the witless Kerry at Lausanne, move to shore up his position? “Islamic State seizes vast Damascus refugee camp,” by Sylvia Westall and Mariam Karouny, Reuters, April 1, 2015: (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on […]