But the killing isn’t. My latest in FrontPage: The caliphate is dead. Last Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced that the Islamic State (ISIS) had been driven out of Iraq: Today, our troops were able to purge islands of Nineveh and Anbar in full, and they (the forces) are now fully controlling the Iraqi-Syrian […]
Iraq PM to Erdogan: get out of Iraq or face possibility of regional war
As the operation to free Mosul from the self-proclaimed caliphate approaches, the potential vacuum left after the Islamic State loses the city could lead to serious complications for the region. One who is poised to take advantage is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has frequently been accused of wanting to establish his own caliphate, […]
Death toll in Islamic State jihad bombing in Baghdad now 213
How happy the Islamic State mujahedin must be, that they have pleased their bloodthirsty god as Ramadan draws to a close. “Kill them wherever you find them,” he commands (cf. Qur’an 2:191, 4:89, and 9:5), and they obeyed. An update on this story. “More than 200 dead in IS-claimed Baghdad blast: officials,” by Sabah Arar, […]
Islamic State jihad suicide bomber kills 23 Iraqi troops and Sunni fighters
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says: “We will emerge as victorious and the day our lands are liberated is nearing. Our goal … is that peace and prosperity prevail in Iraq and end this dark period in Iraqi history.” Baghdad Bob lives. “Islamic State attack kills 23 Iraqi troops, Sunni fighters,” Associated Press, January 6, […]