Category: Islam

Germany’s national intelligence said Friday Islamic State militants have the Euro 2016 soccer tournament in their sights, but there’s no concrete evidence that an attack is currently being planned. (FOX)- The comments from Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, come after France’s spy chief said ISIS is […]

A Muslim mob ransacked and torched seven Christian homes in a province south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after rumors spread that a Christian man had an affair with a Muslim woman, according to a statement by the local Orthodox Coptic church. (FOX)- Released late Wednesday, it said that during the May 20 attack, the […]

The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that their leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week and that they have appointed a successor — a scholar known for extremist views who is unlikely to back a peace process with Kabul. (FOX)- The announcement came as a suicide bomber struck a […]

A series of rare explosions including suicide bombings rocked coastal government strongholds in Syria Monday, killing at least 78 people and wounding dozens more, state media and opposition activists said. (FOX)- The Islamic State group (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attacks. The deadly blasts in the normally quiet pro-government cities of Tartus and Jableh were […]

Al Qaeda has returned to its longtime base of operations in southern Afghanistan and is plotting new attacks against the West, fifteen years after being overrun by U.S.-led NATO forces following the 9/11 attacks, according to a published report.  (FOX)- Britain’s Daily Telegraph, citing Afghan security officials, reported Monday that Al Qaeda cells have moved […]

Iraqi government forces backed by U.S. airstrikes and advisers pushed Islamic State militants out of agricultural areas outside of Fallujah on Monday as they launched a military offensive to recapture the city from the extremists. (FOX)- The U.S. is supporting an Iraqi military operation to retake Fallujah, the first city to fall to the Islamic […]

Afghanistan intelligence agency confirms death of Taliban leader Mansour (FOX)- Afghan authorities confirmed Sunday that the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour, was killed in a U.S. drone strike. The National Directorate of Security said in a statement that Mansour was killed at 3:45 p.m. local time Saturday. The Associated Press, citing a […]

Former defense chief Gates blasts White House for ‘semantic backflips’ on ISIS mission (FOX)- President Obama’s former defense secretary Robert Gates accused the White House on Thursday of “semantic backflips” for refusing to use the word “combat” to describe U.S. troops’ fight against the Islamic State, in the wake of another casualty. “I think that […]

ISIS has conquered territory across the Middle East and northern Africa. It has terrorized its occupied cities, sown terror across Europe, and spread its ideology around the world. But what does ISIS want? What does it believe? Where did it come from? And can it be stopped? Tom Joscelyn, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for […]

A leading international rights group on Wednesday released a report documenting atrocities by Libya’s Islamic State affiliate — including instances of “crucifixions” and shooting a man to death for “cursing God” — in the coastal city of Sirte, a stronghold of the militants. (FOX)- Human Rights Watch recounts “scenes of horror” that followed the city’s […]