‘Seven Palestinians killed in new border confrontations’
New crime raises Palestinian death toll to 193 since March By AFP – Sep 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Relatives of Mohammed Al Houm, 14, who was killed during a protest […]
Long history of hypocrisy about Jerusalem
Tarek Fatah,Published:December 13, 2017, Toronto Sun Protesters burn an effigy depicting President Donald Trump during an anti-U.S. and Israeli protest in Quetta on December 7, 2017 following Trump’s decision to officially recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.BANARAS KHAN / AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s declaration recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel […]
British fear of Islamists and Saudi fears about atheists are two sides of the same coin
theguardian: by Brian Whitaker — Young people want to know about jihadism – and it’s better that they inquire about it openly, in schools, than elsewhere Saudi Arabia’s aim of ‘instilling the Islamic faith in the younger generation’ [is] in principle not very different from Michael Gove’s idea of instilling […]
Kenya bus attack: Al-Shabab ‘wants religious war’
BBC News: The slaughter of 28 people on a bus in Kenya is a bid to start a religious war, a senior adviser to President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the BBC. Abdikadir Mohammed called on Kenyans of “all faiths and creeds” to stand together against the “heinous crimes”. At dawn […]
Cologne was just the beginning. Neo-Nazis and football hooligans have teamed up to go after Islamist Salafists
Source: Spiegel Hours after their coup, the rabble rousers were still reveling in their unexpected success. One hooligan going by the nom de guerre “Bo Ne,” happily posted: “We made it into the news around the entire world. Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, Spain, France — first goal achieved!” ANZEIGE It […]
Islamic State Recruiters Unsettle Muslims in The Hague
THE HAGUE—This city is wrestling with a new generation of homegrown Muslim radicals, 10 years after a member of a local terrorist cell brutally killed Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh in Amsterdam. More than a quarter of the 140 Dutch jihadists who the government says have traveled to Syria to […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘abducts more women and girls’
Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria’s north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say. The abductions have not been confirmed by the authorities, but residents say they took place a day after the military announced it had agreed a ceasefire with the Boko […]
Australian jihadist Abdullah Elmir vows Isis will fight ‘until black flag is on the top of Buckingham Palace’
independent.co.uk: A 17-year-old Australian boy has appeared in an Isis propaganda video, where he warns the UK and US that militants will keep fighting until “the black flag” is flying over Buckingham Palace. The video is believed to show Abdullah Elmir, who went missing from his home in Sydney at […]
Kobane: Civilians flee IS street-to-street fighting
Islamic State (IS) militants are reported to have entered the key Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane and are engaged in street-to-street fighting with Syrian Kurd defenders. IS fighters entered eastern districts, raising their black flag on buildings and high ground. Hundreds of civilians are reported to be fleeing to the […]
Islamic State crisis: 'More than 3,000' Europeans join IS
The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has risen to more than 3,000, the EU’s anti-terrorism chief has told the BBC. Gilles de Kerchove also warned that Western air strikes would increase the risk of retaliatory attacks in Europe. US-led forces have launched nearly 200 air […]
Islamic State crisis: ‘More than 3,000’ Europeans join IS
The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has risen to more than 3,000, the EU’s anti-terrorism chief has told the BBC. Gilles de Kerchove also warned that Western air strikes would increase the risk of retaliatory attacks in Europe. US-led forces have launched nearly 200 air […]
Uganda police seize 'explosives from al-Shabab cell'
Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected al-Shabab militants. Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala. Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions, a police spokesman said. READ […]
Uganda police seize ‘explosives from al-Shabab cell’
Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected al-Shabab militants. Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala. Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions, a police spokesman said. READ […]
Islamic State crisis: World leaders pledge Iraq support
BBC News: Thirty countries have pledged to help Iraq fight Islamic State (IS) militants “by all means necessary”. A joint statement by foreign ministers taking part in a major conference in Paris talks said support would include “appropriate military assistance”. The talks had been called to agree a strategy to […]
Islamic State: John Kerry in Egypt for coalition talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Egypt amid US attempts to form a broad coalition to tackle Islamic State (IS) militants. Mr Kerry will meet Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo on the latest leg of his Middle East tour. He has enlisted the support of […]
Rand Paul: ‘Civilized Islam Will Have To Step Up’ To Take On ISIS
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling on “civilized Islam” to help take on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terror group. President Barack Obama laid out his plan to deal with ISIS during an address to the nation Wednesday night, saying that the U.S. will expand […]
Boko Haram continues its ascent as the world looks away
The Guardian: For a while it took centre stage in the world’s gaze but five months on the kidnapping of schoolgirls by Islamist militants Boko Haram is not even top story in Nigeria. The outbreak of Ebola there and in other western African countries has seen the missing girls drop […]
Nigeria's Boko Haram puts Maiduguri under 'siege'
BBC News: Nigeria’s militant Islamists have “completely surrounded” Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned. The military needed to “fortify” the city, which had a population of more than two million, to prevent an assault “from all directions”, they said. The Boko Haram militants had […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram puts Maiduguri under ‘siege’
BBC News: Nigeria’s militant Islamists have “completely surrounded” Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned. The military needed to “fortify” the city, which had a population of more than two million, to prevent an assault “from all directions”, they said. The Boko Haram militants had […]
Islamic State crisis: Obama threatens action in Syria
US President Barack Obama has said he will not hesitate to take action against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria as well as Iraq. In a nationally televised speech outlining his strategy against IS, he said that any group that threatened America would “find no safe haven”. He also announced […]