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Have U.S. Officials Given Up on ‘Defeating’ ISIS?

2 August 2016

You don’t hear national security leaders speak of ISIS like an enemy to be beaten. They talk about the terror group like a chronic illness in the global body politic. ASPEN, Colorado — Officially, the Obama administration is still committed to defeating ISIS. But at […]

Isis Condemns Political Correctness

2 August 2016

The latest issue of Dabiq, the ISIS propaganda magazine, mocks Westerners for being too P.C. to fully embrace religious violence. The Bible is filled with “clear references to violently applying the Law of the Lord,” the author argues, but “Christians have cast aside such commandments […]

U.S. strikes Islamic State stronghold in Libya, expanding campaign against militant group

2 August 2016

The United States has launched airstrikes on the Islamic State stronghold in Sirte, Libya, the Pentagon said on Monday, the first direct U.S. involvement in the fierce battle unfolding there and a significant expansion of the American campaign against the group. In a statement, Pentagon […]

Boroujerdi: Iran supports unity in Lebanon

2 August 2016

NNA – Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security at the Iranian Shura Council, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, has arrived in Beirut on a two-day visit, NNA field reporter said on Monday. “Iran supports Lebanese national unity as this unity provides tranquility, security and […]

Boroujerdi from Foreign Ministry: USA not worth to be trusted, our fight against terror serious, true

2 August 2016

NNA – Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of Islamic Conservative Assembly of Iran, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, attacked USA as a country that could not be trusted, especially that it was not respecting its commitments in light of the Iranian nuclear agreement. […]

Muslims in the US military face pressure to prove their loyalty

2 August 2016

Muslims in the US military face pressure to prove their loyalty Donald Trump has sparked a backlash after criticizing the parents of a slain Muslim American soldier. It’s another reminder of the challenges faced by Muslims in the US military. Symbolbild USA Irak Truppen After […]

Kremlin: Threats from extremists cannot affect Russia’s policy to combat terrorism

2 August 2016

Extremists’ threats against Russia published in the media will not affect the policy of fighting against terrorism pursued by the Russian authorities, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, according to Russian news agency TASS. Peskov said as much when asked to comment […]

Muslims in Italy, France Attend Mass to Show Solidarity

2 August 2016

A few dozen Muslims gathered at the towering Gothic cathedral in Rouen, near Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray where the 85-year-old Rev. Jacques Hamel had his throat slit by two teenage Muslim fanatics on Tuesday. “We are very moved by the presence of our Muslim friends and I believe […]

Lebanon: The quest of a fifth Olympic medal

1 August 2016

Will any of the Lebanese athletes competing in Rio de Janeiro succeed in bringing home an Olympic medal after 36 years of wait? Normally calm and plunged in an unexpected torpor, the siege of the Lebanese Olympic committee (LOC) was buzzing with agitation on the […]

How an Elite New York Police Unit Rehearses for a Terrorist Attack

31 July 2016

In the winding hallways and stuffy rooms of an old factory in Brooklyn, under bulbs flickering as if in a horror movie, an elite new police unit prepares, over and over again, for the attack it knows is coming. Day after day, the officers comb […]

Aoun calls on FPM partisans to preserve their institution

31 July 2016

NNA – In a word to party members on the eve of the Free Patriotic Movement’s preliminary elections, Change and Reform Parliamentary Bloc Head, General Michel Aoun, urged partisans to “preserve the institution” that he founded. “With these internal elections, the FPM passes on to […]

Obama Offers Israel Biggest Military Package Ever, But Netanyahu Wants More

31 July 2016

Brig. Gen. Yaakov Nagel, the acting head of Israel’s National Security Council, will arrive in Washington next week to conduct a final round of negotiations over US aid package to Israel – the largest one that the US has ever given to any country – […]

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