Huff Post: by David Schanzer— Our ultimate goal should be to make clear this conflict is a battle between civilized people of all faiths and the terrorists — not between Muslims and the West. So, when I talk about al Qaeda and terrorist violence, I say: “The 9/11 attacks were […]
May 15, 2014 Swissinfo.ch How do young men who grew up in Switzerland become extremists? Following this Swiss TV report on three cases, the Federal Intelligence Service confirmed that of 15 Swiss citizens who have travelled to Syria, five became Jihadists. (SRF Rundschau, swissinfo.ch) A team from the Swiss TV […]
Source: The Independent By Patrick Cockburn World View: The former prime minister’s intervention on radical Islam was aimed at all the wrong targets Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the core […]
Source: The Independent By Patrick Cockburn World View: The former prime minister’s intervention on radical Islam was aimed at all the wrong targets Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the core […]
by SYED FAKHAR KAKAKHEL DAWN “Amrikay jasees day,” (It’s an American spy) they shouted in the typical Waziri dialect as they gathered to witness the execution of a US spy said to be responsible for finding targets for drone attacks. Five children, their faces covered, sticks in their hands, drag […]
PARIS—To stop the stream of French youths pursuing jihad in Syria, France is preparing to try to tackle terrorism before it starts, by involving schools, parents and local Muslim leaders, The Associated Press has learned. This is part of a still-confidential plan prompted by fears that young radicals who travel […]
BY MUNA ALAMIDaily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Jordanian fighters have come to play an important role in the protracted Syrian conflict. Unlike the previous generation of Jordanian jihadists – Al-Qaeda leaders from a decade earlier who professed their belief in a global jihad – this new generation currently fighting […]
Christians are not allowed to make renovations to churches, display crosses outside churches, ring church bells or pray in public. By Haaretz | Feb. 27, 2014 | 9:29 PM […]
Draft law in Kuwait imposes heavy jail terms, fines for raising funds, promoting fighting in foreign lands By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief GULF NEWS Published: 14:12 February 9, 2014 Manama: A Kuwaiti lawmaker is calling for enacting an anti-terror law that imposes prison terms of up to 20 years and […]
By Patrick Cockburn, THE INDEPENDENT Gloomy predictions precede this week’s Geneva II peace talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war in Syria. US Secretary of State John Kerry says the meeting is about a mutually agreed political transition in Damascus, while the Syrian government insists it should focus on how […]
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks By ROBERT F. WORTHJAN. 7, 2014 Inside In Damascus on Tuesday, men helped a wounded girl who survived what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — On his eighth trip […]
By Scott Stewart STRATFOR Editor’s Note: The following is the first installment of a five-part series examining the global jihadist movement. Part 2 analyzes insurgent and terrorist theory. Part 3 defines the jihadist movement and evaluates its various elements. Part 4 looks at franchises and grassroots jihadists and Part 5 […]
Anthony W. Orlando HUFFINGTON POST Lecturer in the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Los Angeles Barack Obama is daring the terrorists. He’s standing in their front yard. He’s calling them out. Of course, that’s not how it’s reported. “U.S. ‘nowhere near’ decision to pull all troops […]
December 07, 2013 12:19 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY The worsening situation in Syria threatens the Middle East in many ways that will continue to evolve in the months and years ahead. But perhaps the most troubling threat is the continued expansion of the hard-line […]
syria news Anti- #Syria foreign militants use #Turkey ‘safe houses’ A report has revealed that al-Qaeda-linked groups are using “safe houses” in southern Turkey to send foreign militants to neighboring Syria to take part in the war against its government. In a report published on Saturday, the state-run BBC said […]
COPENHAGEN: A new wave of Europeans is heading to Syria, their ranks soaring in the past six months as tales of easy living and glorious martyrdom draw them to the rebellion against Bashar Assad. The Western Europe-based rebels, mostly young men, are being recruited by new networks that arrange travel […]
by Samuel Jaberg, swissinfo.ch November 16, 2013 – 17:00 Two French journalists were murdered in Kidal, Mali, just as Switzerland’s new special envoy to the region was arriving to start […]
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s top Muslim leaders are calling on the country’s youths who have joined rebels in Syria to stop fighting and come back home. The Islamic Community of Kosovo said in a statement Wednesday that fighting in Syria “has nothing to do with religious principles” and it only […]
by Taylor Luck | Oct 30, 2013 | 21:51 AMMAN — Police on Wednesday arrested two hard-line Islamists for alleged ties to Syrian jihadist groups, according to security sources. Jamal Rayyan, a veteran leader of the Jordanian Jihadi Salafists was apprehended at his home in Baqaa and a second member […]
Foreigners fueled by Islamic fury are rushing to Syria to fight President Bashar Assad at a faster rate than the flow of rebels into Afghanistan in the war against a Soviet-backed regime in the 1980s, analysts say. By Kristina Wong The Washington Times An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 foreign fighters […]