MUHAXHERI, HE's BACK "Islamic State top dog from Kosovo returns to Europe with 400 jihadis"

"
Muhaxheri, also known as Abu Abdullah al Kosova, is not only a Kosovo Albanian ISIS leader but also one of the most public figures because of his foreign roots and his efforts to recruit other foreign jihadi fighters...."

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/12/islamic-state-top-dog-from-kosovo-returns-to-europe

"Iraq forces fight muddy street battle against IS in Mosul"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/iraq-forces-fight-muddy-street-battle-against-mosul-165313227.html

"Kim Jong-Un has killed 340 N.Korean government officials"

http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/kim-jong-un-has-killed-340-n-korean-government-officials/

"Boko Haram leader urges fighters: kill, slaughter and abduct " World News | US News

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-12-31/boko-haram-leader-urges-fighters-kill-slaughter-and-abduct

"Islamist terror most severe threat facing Germany, says Angela Merkel in New Year's message " | The Independent

"
In her annual address, to be broadcast on Saturday, the German chancellor said 2016 has been "a year of severe tests" – the toughest being the "bitter and sickening" acts of terror committed by people claiming to seek refuge in the country.
It follows a year in which a number..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/angela-merkel-islamic-extremism-biggest-threat-terror-germany-new-year-speech-a7503101.html

"Merkel: Islamist terror is 'greatest threat' to Germany "- BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38473936

"Iraq Baghdad: 28 dead as twin bombs rip through market "- BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38476807

WOW, FASCINATING, STARTLING, DISTURBING, must read: "The American Leader in the Islamic State "- The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/the-american-leader-in-the-islamic-state/510872/

"Report: ISIS leader and media guru is an American from Texas " Creeping Sharia

"
A 32-year-old American has emerged as one of Islamic State's (Daesh) top leaders, a recent report by Graeme Wood in The Atlantic magazine revealed. What propelled John Georgelas aka Abu Yahya to the top of the jihadist group?
'A staggering mastery of Islamic law'..."

https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2016/12/30/isis-media-guru-is-texan/

CHRISTMAS 🎄 MASS IN IRAQ "Correction: Iraq-Christmas Mass story" | Boston Herald

"
Displaced when the Islamic State group seized their town, Bartella, in August 2014, the Christians were bused into town from Irbil, capital of the self-ruled Kurdish region where they have lived for more than two years, to attend the lunchtime service in the Syriac Orthodox..."

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/2016/12/correction_iraq_christmas_mass_story?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bostonherald%2Fnews%2Finternational+%28International+-+News+%26+Opinion+-+BostonHerald.com%29

"Pakistan to hang 'butcher of Swat' Muslim Khan " BBC News

"...
stranglehold over the region which continued until the winter of 2009.
His forceful defence of the Taliban's policy of killings, beheadings and the destruction of schools in Swat earned him and Swat Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah the title of "butchers of Swat".
The military's statement described him as "a spokesman of a proscribed..."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38462706

"Heavily armed terror cell 'under orders from Isis' arrested in Russia " The Independent

"
Heavily armed terror cell 'under orders from Isis' arrested in Russia
The group was allegedly planning attacks with automatic weapons, grenades and explosives in crowded areas of Moscow
More about: | Russia | Isis |
Terrorism | Syria | Dagestan
A seven-strong suspected terror cell who are alleged to have been plotting attacks over the New Year period under orders from Isis, have been arrested in Russia.
The group were preparing to attack crowded places in Moscow, according to the FSB..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-arrest-seven-isis-backed-terror-attack-plot-putin-fsb-dagestan-north-caucasus-a7500716.html

FASCINATING "Confessions of an Isis killer: British jihadis shunned frontline in favour of torture squads " The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-confessions-killer-british-jihadi-jihadists-a7501311.html

"Islamic State executes Palestinian girl for supporting Syrian regime " ARA News

http://aranews.net/2016/12/islamic-state-executes-palestinian-girl-supporting-syrian-regime/

"The Canonization of an Islamist Killer" | Clarion Project

" "Qadri's supporters have argued that he honoured the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by murdering Taseer when in fact Qadri and his supporters have tainted the name of the Prophet and dishonoured his teachings by murdering a man in cold blood who showed solidarity with minority communities, as did the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)."..."

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/canonization-islamist-killer

Thoughts prayers action "Nigeria's starving children who fled Boko Haram " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38452197

"Islamic State Jihadists Surging into the Philippines "| Terror Trends Bulletin

https://terrortrendsbulletin.com/2016/12/10/islamic-state-jihadists-surging-into-the-philippines/

"Ginger ISIS Jihadist Accuses Elderly Man Of Being A ‘Sorcerer’ Before Ordering Execution " Daily Wire

"Labeling the elderly man a "practioner of magic" and a "sorcerer" the ginger jihadist ultimately summons a sword-wielding to decapitate the ISIS prisoner...."

http://www.dailywire.com/news/11982/ginger-isis-jihadist-accuses-elderly-man-being-michael-qazvini

"Uh-Oh: ISIS Arrests Near Washington D.C. " Daily Wire

" Federal agents have arrested nine Muslim men residing in Northern Virginia for terrorist activity. The arrests took place just a few miles away from the White House.
Many of the men arrested were recruited by ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq through the dark web.
Online recruitmen..."

http://www.dailywire.com/news/11976/uh-oh-isis-arrests-near-washington-dc-michael-qazvini

"On the front lines of the fight for the Islamic State’s capital of Raqqa" - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/classic-apps/on-the-front-lines-of-the-fight-for-the-islamic-states-capital-of-raqqa/2016/12/28/f3352f1e-bcc6-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html

HI-VALUE TARGET ELIMINATED, Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti "US official says top Islamic State commander killed in Syria" - NZ Herald

"
The official says that Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti was killed near Tabqa Dam. He was a key leader of the group in Raqqa. No other details were available...."

http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11774269&ref=rss

"Islamic State supporters call for more holiday attacks in Europe " Reuters

"
The Nashir Media Foundation, which backs Islamic State, posted its message online, accompanied by images of fighters with guns and knives, Santa Claus, reindeer and a Christmas tree, according to the according to the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant groups online...."

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14H1TN?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Reuters%252FworldNews+%2528Reuters+World+News%2529

& DEATH SENTENCES IN MIDEAST DON'T SIT IN DEATH ROW FOR DECADES "Jordan Sentences 5 IS Members to Death"

http://www.voanews.com/a/jordan-sentences-5-is-members-to-death/3653817.html

"Dozens of Boko Haram Fighters Surrender in Southern Niger"

"Thirty-one young people from Diffa, who were enrolled a few years ago in Boko Haram, decided to surrender," minister Mohamed Bazoum wrote on Twitter on Tuesday, above pictures of him touring the area near Nigeria's northeast border...."

http://www.voanews.com/a/boko-haram-fighters-surrender-niger/3653820.html

LEAVE IT TO NPR TO GIVE A TERROR STORY SUCH A TITLE "Looking Ahead To The War Against ISIS In 2017 " NPR

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/27/507142765/looking-ahead-to-the-war-against-isis-in-2017?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

"Aleppo girl Bana Alabed describes the night house was bombed" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38409526

HE SUPPORTS BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER "Delta Flight-disrupting Muslim Hate Crime Hoaxer Adam Saleh’s Racism Exposed (video) " Creeping Sharia

"
And now it comes out that this hoax jihadi tweeted out "FREE JAHAR" in support of Boston Marathon jihad murderer Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev. It's no surprise. With his multiple hate crime hoaxes he is clearly trying to stigmatize any resistance to jihad terror at all. Adam Saleh should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Punishment for faking anti-Muslim crime should be punitive. This is an epidemic in order to give proof to the lie of "Islamophobia," and..."
https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/adam-arab-muslim-racist/

"U.S.-backed force in Syria advances towards IS-held dam" | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14G0NQ

"Bombs, Mortars Punctuate Mosul Fighting; 86 Killed in Iraq " Antiwar.com Original by -- Antiwar.com

http://original.antiwar.com/updates/2016/12/27/bombs-mortars-punctuate-mosul-fighting-86-killed-iraq/

JESUS' BIRTHDAY is the ONLY GOOD NEWS in our BROKEN FALLEN WORLD "21 civilians 'executed' by rebels in Aleppo "- state media | News24

"Damascus - Syrian authorities have accused rebel fighters of executing 21 civilians, including women and children, at close range as they quit second city Aleppo last week, state media reported...."

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/21-civilians-executed-by-rebels-in-aleppo-state-media-20161226

"Pope Francis pays tribute to Christians persecuted by Isis" | The Independent

""This was an example of fidelity to the Gospel," he said. "Despite trials and dangers, they courageously show that they belong to Christ," he said.
"Today, we want...""

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pope-francis-tribute-christians-persecuted-isis-islamists-a7496406.html

"Freed Chibok girls return home for joyful Christmas" - CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/26/africa/chibok-girls-nigeria-journey/index.html

"European border agency Frontex warns Isis is weaponising refugees "| The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-border-frontex-warns-isis-weaponising-refugees-terrorism-radicalisation-a7496771.html

"Weakened Militarily, ISIS Still Has Power to Sow Deadly Mayhem " NYTimes.com

"
" ISIS ' claim to represent the caliphate has clearly been a trump card," said Bernard Haykel, a professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University, referring to the group by one of its acronyms. "It stirs deep sentiments, even among those who are not converts to the cause, about a utopian and powerful..."

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/25/world/weakened-militarily-isis-still-has-power-to-sow-deadly-mayhem.html

COSTS $12 MILLION PER DAY "Aboard a U.S. Eye in the Sky, Staring Down ISIS in Iraq and Syria" - NYTimes.com

"
The air operation is a pivotal component of a military campaign that has cost $12.5 million a day in Iraq and Syria. The effort has destroyed hundreds of tanks, artillery pieces, military vehicles, command centers and fighting positions, and killed more..."
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/25/world/middleeast/aboard-a-us-eye-in-the-sky-staring-down-isis-in-iraq-and-syria.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

"Turkey urges air support for assault on IS-held Syria town "| Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4066364/Turkey-urges-air-support-assault-IS-held-Syria-town.html

8/11/15 "Ex-DIA chief: Obama ‘willfully’ allowed rise of ISIS"

http://www.wnd.com/2015/08/ex-dia-chief-obama-willfully-allowed-rise-of-isis/

"ISIS entrepreneurs plunder history to fund jihad"

http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/isis-entrepreneurs-plunder-history-to-fund-jihad/

GOOD SHOT "Nearly 200 ISIS oil tankers destroyed"

http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/nearly-200-isis-oil-tankers-destroyed/

"Christmas Under Radical Islam Around the World " Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/christmas-under-radical-islam-around-world

Thoughts prayers "Catholic church targeted in Christmas Eve blast in Philippines"

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/catholic-church-targeted-in-christmas-eve-blast-in-philippines-20161224-gthor8.html

"Man dressed as ISIS fighter tests German border after Berlin attack " World | News | Daily Express

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/747156/man-dressed-ISIS-fighter-German-Denmark-border-Berlin-terror-attack

"Aleppo girl Bana Alabed describes the night house was bombed" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38409526

MERRY CHRISTMAS BARTELLA 🎄 "Christmas reborn in Iraqi town freed from ISIS " CNN.com

" In the ancient Iraqi Christian town of Bartella -- recently liberated from ISIS -- Christmas was celebrated for the first time in more than two years on Saturday.
It was an emotional return... "

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/24/middleeast/iraq-bartella-christmas/index.html

"Oil wells set on fire by ISIS are still burning FOUR MONTHS after "| Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4062970/Oil-wells-set-fire-ISIS-burning-FOUR-MONTHS-terror-group-torched-soot-turned-Mosul-s-sheep-black.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

"Jihad Continues to Escalate in the Philippines" | Terror Trends Bulletin

https://terrortrendsbulletin.com/2016/11/13/jihad-continues-to-escalate-in-the-philippines/

"Phoenix: Muslim arrested, plotted jihad massacre at midnight Mass"

"Derrick Thompson , 30, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one felony count of participating in a criminal syndicate, one charge of assisting..."

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/12/phoenix-muslim-arrested-plotted-jihad-massacre-at-midnight-mass

"Islamic Studies professor: “ISIS is as Islamic as anything else”"

" Nonetheless, the condemnation of ISIS from many Muslim organizations, including the terrorist group al-Qaeda, "does not demonstrate that ISIS does not represent one plausible interpretation of Wahhabi or Salafi doctrine."
Explaining that ISIS is not unique in Islam's past, Anjum described the historical example of..."

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/12/islamic-studies-professor-isis-is-as-islamic-as-anything-else

"‘ISIS rebels want to kill all non-believers and live in a Muslim-only world’, warns expert "| World | News | Daily Express

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/746187/ISIS-rebels-kill-non-believers-live-Muslim-world-expert-France

GENOCIDE OF CHRISTIANS? "Liberals are unmoved by slaughter of Christians" | Comment | The Times & The Sunday Times

"Across the developing world Christians are being attacked and murdered, driven from their homes, converted at knifepoint, kidnapped, raped, tortured, beheaded, sold into slavery and burned alive in their churches...."

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/liberals-are-unmoved-by-slaughter-of-christians-l0m255z7l?shareToken=6726a2bb21f118bec3fc72d6811887cb

[this man is a martyr/saint] Thoughts prayers action "Islamic State jihadists execute, crucify man for smuggling civilians out of Raqqa " ARA News

http://aranews.net/2016/12/islamic-state-jihadists-execute-crucify-man-smuggling-civilians-raqqa/

Un-bee-liev-able "ISIS fighters receive unemployment benefits in Denmark as they 'need assistance' "| World | News | Daily Express

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/747081/ISIS-fighters-unemployment-benefits-Denmark

"Trump Undercuts ISIS' Strategy After Berlin Attack" | Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/videos/trump-undercuts-isis-strategy-after-berlin-attack

PRAY4 OUR DUTCH TI HAVE COURAGE "Drenthe city cancels Christmas party after Berlin tragedy" | NL Times

"
A major Christmas celebration of eight schools was canceled in Meppel, Drenthe on Thursday. An attack on the Christmas market in Berlin on Monday played a big role in the decision to cancel the event, school..."

http://nltimes.nl/2016/12/23/drenthe-city-cancels-christmas-party-berlin-tragedy

"Boko Haram 'ousted from Sambisa forest bastion' "BBC News

"
The group is thought to have killed more than 15,000 people and displaced more than two million during a seven-year insurgency in the region.
Leader Abubakar Shekau, who has pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, promotes a ..."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38427462

"Berlin market attack: Suspect's nephew, 2 others arrested in Tunisia" - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/berlin-market-attack-nephew-of-suspect-anis-amri-2-others-arrested-in-tunisia/

"Nigeria: Boko Haram is crushed, forced out of last enclave " Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4063878/Nigeria-Boko-Haram-crushed-forced-enclave.html

"Virginia Man Was 'Moving Closer' to ISIS Attack, Says FBI "

"
Lionel Nelson Williams, 26, of Suffolk, Va., a Virginia-born U.S. citizen who also went by the name Harun Ash-Shababi, was arrested there Wednesday.
According to the affidavit, the FBI..."

https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/12/23/virginia-man-in-military-heavy-coastal-area-was-moving-closer-to-committing-isis-attack-says-fbi/

Thoughts prayers action "For Iraq's Christians, Christmas Cheer Tinged With Despair" ABC News

t is unmistakably Christmas on Friday at the Ankawa camp, home to thousands of Iraqi Christians who have been displaced since the Islamic State group seized their towns and villages in the Nineveh plains of northern Iraq in 2014.

But the holiday spirit is tinged with a mix of homesickness and desp

..."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraqs-christians-christmas-cheer-tinged-despair-44370475

"Syria: when collateral damage has a name, everything changes" - Mission Network News

https://www.mnnonline.org/news/syria-collateral-damage-name-everything-changes/

"Bana Alabed talks carnage in Aleppo: "They're killing children" " CBS News

"Syria's Assad dictatorship on Thursday took full control of
Aleppo , once the country's largest city -- and the center of the rebellion...."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bana-alabed-interview-aleppo-bombing-killing-children/

PRAY 4 GERMANY , beten für Deutschland : "Germany arrests two on terror charges" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38412808

Sickening despicable "IS 'burns Turkish soldiers alive' in Syria execution video" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38412076

ANIS AMRI, 24 "Islamist terror suspect in Berlin attack killed in shootout in Milan " | Fox News

"Anis Amri, the 24-year-old Tunisian whose monstrous attack sparked a 72-hour manhunt and raised questions about Germany's inability to come to grips with radicals among its burgeoning refugee population, was killed in a wee-hours shootout in the Sesto San Giovanni district of the northern Italian city, police said...."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/23/berlin-market-suspect-killed-in-italy-sources-say.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"ISIS-linked news agency releases video of Berlin attacker swearing allegiance to the radical group -" The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/new-terror-attack-thwarted-say-german-police/2016/12/23/7ea61604-c8e7-11e6-85b5-76616a33048d_story.html

"As Iraq battles ISIS, Mosul residents risk death at home "- CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/23/middleeast/mosul-iraq-between-isis-and-army/index.html

"Berlin attack: Who were the victims?" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38394412

"Berlin attack: Can police protect Christmas crowds? " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38377884

"Berlin attacker Anis Amri killed in Milan " BBC News

"
The Tunisian criminal fired on police who asked him for ID during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area in the early hours of Friday...."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38415287

"EXCLUSIVE: ISIS Killed My Childhood Friend "| Clarion Project

"Dr. Zyad Fareeq, a Kakai activist from Iraq, spoke with Clarion Project about how ISIS beheaded his childhood friend...."

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/exclusive-isis-killed-my-childhood-friend

CHILLING "6 Reasons Islamists Will Be Celebrating Christmas This Year" | Clarion Project

"The topic of Christmas traditions and celebrations will not be discussed, taught or sung about, effective immediately, according to the notice by the Turkish management," the head of the school's German department reportedly wrote...."

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/6-reasons-islamists-will-be-celebrating-christmas-year

TOO MANY CIVILIANS "88 dead in Turkish raids on IS-held Syria town: Monitor - " The Times of India on Mobile

"
A barrage of raids hit Al-Bab on Thursday, killing 72 civilians including 21 children, according to the Syrian Observatory..."

http://m.timesofindia.com/world/middle-east/88-dead-in-turkish-raids-on-is-held-syria-town-monitor/articleshow/56136195.cms

"ISIL issues hit list of U.S. churches for holiday attacks"

"
The information on U.S. churches was based on information already available online and includes a public directory of churches across all 50 states, Vocativ said...."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/22/islamic-state-urges-attacks-us-churches-during-holidays/95746982/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+World+Top+Stories%29

"Turkey Restricts Internet After Release of IS Video " ABC News

"
Turkey frequently restricts access to social media websites to prevent the spread of graphic images and other material authorities say would harm public order or security...."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkey-restricts-internet-release-video-44362649

"'IS-inspired' Melbourne Christmas Day terror plot foiled"

"...including Federation Square, Flinders Street Station and St Paul's Cathedral.
Five men aged between 21 and 26 are being held in connection with it.
One of them, Abdul Maharani, has been charged with terror offences...."

http://news.sky.com/story/is-inspired-melbourne-christmas-day-terror-plot-foiled-10705613

"US: 28 al-Qaida militants killed in Yemen since September"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-28-al-qaida-militants-killed-yemen-since-075545383.html?ref=gs

"ISIL video shows 'Turkish soldiers burned alive'" | ISIS News | Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/isil-burns-turkish-soldiers-alive-shocking-video-161223035619947.html

"ISIS execution video shows sick thugs burning two Turkish soldiers alive after capturing them in Aleppo"

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2465322/isis-execution-video-turkish-soldiers-aleppo/

"Abu Walaa ISIS recruiting network investigated "- CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/22/world/isis-abu-walaa-investigation/index.html

"Assad appears close to victory in Aleppo as evacuation resumes" - The Globe and Mail

"
Many of those who had escaped Aleppo were sleeping in unheated buildings or tents in sub-zero temperatures. Children have been separated from their parents in the chaos as they run to get food when they get off the buses, the charity said...."

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/delays-hamper-last-evacuations-from-aleppo/article33397815/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&cmpid=rss1

"Battle for Mosul: Peshmerga target ISIL-held Bashiqa "- News from Al Jazeera

"Tension is high in the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, near Mosul, as Peshmerga soldiers from Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government begin an offensive to recapture it as part of a major operation to clear ISIL fighters from the country.
Turkey has at..."

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/battle-mosul-peshmerga-target-isil-held-bashiqa-161023051223408.html

"Hezbollah Is Using U.S.-Made Military Vehicles in Syria, Israel Says " NYTimes.com

"Hezbollah is widely recognized as the most formidable military force in Lebanon , which the United States has tried to balance with support for Lebanon's armed forces. While the two forces have historically..."

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/world/middleeast/hezbollah-us-made-apc-syria-lebanon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0&referer=

Thoughts prayers action "After years fleeing IS, tragedy hits Iraqi family in Mosul " Fox News

"Abdul-Hameed Nasser punched the wall by his bed and screamed, "God curse the father of the Islamic State!" Then he lay gazing into space with tearful eyes, sometimes pulling the blanket over his head...."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/22/after-years-fleeing-is-tragedy-hits-iraqi-family-in-mosul.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"Berlin attack: Isis magazine offered tips on carrying out Nice-style lorry assault " The Independent

"...Isis illustrated the article with pictures of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York with one photo bearing the caption "excellent target".
On ..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/berlin-attack-isis-magazine-tips-nice-style-lorry-truck-terror-rumiyah-anis-amir-a7488996.html

DAESH MASS SUICIDE ATTACK , 138 DEAD ISIS, 14 TURKS "IS conflict: 14 Turkish soldiers dead in worst day's loss yet " BBC News

"
It is the Turkish military's biggest loss in a single day since launching its military operation in Syria in August.
The army said IS used multiple suicide bombs, with 138 IS fighters killed in the fighting. This toll could..."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38399486

"Boy, 6, on ISIS hit list because he is deaf begs to be allowed to stay in UK " Mirror Online

"
Lawand Hamadamin, six, fled northern Iraq with his mum Golbahar, dad Rebwar and brother Rawa, nine, last year after ISIS ruled that disabled children should be killed by lethal injection...."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/boy-6-isis-hit-list-9498121

ABORTION IS TERRORISM "11 Things You Need To Know About Planned Parenthood" | Daily Wire

http://www.dailywire.com/news/11788/11-things-you-need-know-about-planned-parenthood-aaron-bandler

"IS’s new tactic: attacks to discourage the West from welcoming refugees " Middle East Eye

"While there is no immediate way to verify the group's claim, it underscores EUROPOL's most recent warning that as IS loses territory in the Middle East and North Africa, the group is adopting new tactics to perpetrate attacks – both by lone actors and groups related to IS - in the EU.
Furthermore..."

http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/s-new-tactics-discourage-west-welcoming-refugees-75966980

"US/Canadian Couple Held by Taliban Pleads for Release" | Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/videos/uscanadian-couple-held-taliban-pleads-release

"FBI Links Fuqra to Al-Qaeda "– Fuqra Files

".... One file has the heading, "American Islamic Radicals." The reports point out, "Prior to assuming the name MOA, JUF has had a profound history of carrying out violent actions to include, arsons, bombings, shootings and assassinations."..."

http://www.fuqrafiles.com/knowledgebase/fbi-links-fuqra-to-al-qaeda/

"Berlin Christmas Attack – Part of a Larger Plan " Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/berlin-christmas-attack-–-part-larger-plan

"Could a Berlin-Type Attack Take Place in America? " Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/could-berlin-type-attack-take-place-america

"No presence of Daesh in Pakistan, says PM Nawaz" | Pakistan | thenews.com.pk

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/173475-No-presence-of-Daesh-in-Pakistan-says-PM-Nawaz

"Turkey: 14 soldiers, 138 ISIS militants killed in battle in northern Syria " Syria - Haaretz

"
The fighting, in which 33 Turkish soldiers were also wounded, is some of the deadliest yet in Turkey's nearly four-month-old "Euphrates Shield" operation in northern Syria.
"The operation to control..."

http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/1.760552

"Final Aleppo Evacuations Hit Delays"

http://www.voanews.com/a/final-aleppo-evacuations-hit-delays/3644929.html

"Berlin terror attack: Lorry ploughs into crowd at Christmas market killing 12 " | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4049442/Terror-attack-fears-lorry-ploughs-Christmas-market-Berlin-leaving-two-people-dead.html

"ISIL calls Berlin attacker a 'soldier' as manhunt for killer resumes"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/20/berlin-truck-crash/95644498/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+World+Top+Stories%29

"Berlin witness: 'Everything went dark... there was screaming'"

"
"We were about eight feet away from where it happened, we saw it all happen and I'm just really thankful that we hadn't left two minutes earlier."
She said they could have been caught..."

http://news.sky.com/story/berlin-eyewitness-everything-went-dark-there-was-screaming-10702755

HEARTWRENCHING "Polish driver Lukasz Urban 'still alive' during lorry attack on Berlin market"

http://news.sky.com/story/polish-driver-lukasz-urban-still-alive-during-lorry-attack-on-berlin-market-10703964

"ISIL targets civilians who refused to join Mosul battle" | ISIS News | Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/isil-targets-civilians-refused-join-mosul-battle-161221085450852.html

"Truck attack may be part of ISIS strategy to sharpen divide between Muslims and others - "The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/truck-attack-may-be-part-of-isis-strategy-to-sharpen-divide-between-muslims-and-others/2016/12/20/edbf784a-c703-11e6-85b5-76616a33048d_story.html

"Islamic State group claims Berlin Christmas market attack" | Boston Herald

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/2016/12/islamic_state_group_claims_berlin_christmas_market_attack?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bostonherald%2Fnews%2Finternational+%28International+-+News+%26+Opinion+-+BostonHerald.com%29

"Terror expert: Germany had credible evidence terrorist would attack Christmas market with truck"

http://mobile.wnd.com/wnd_video/terror-expert-germany-had-credible-evidence-terrorist-would-attack-christmas-market-with-truck/

"Christmas slaughter kills nine: Germany rocked as truck ploughs through busy festive market -" Independent.ie

http://m.independent.ie/world-news/europe/christmas-slaughter-kills-nine-germany-rocked-as-truck-ploughs-through-busy-festive-market-35307695.html

"Five things we know so far about three suspected terror attacks " Independent.ie

http://m.independent.ie/world-news/five-things-we-know-so-far-about-three-suspected-terror-attacks-35307047.html

"John 'Goldfinger’ Palmer: 16,000 potential suspects in notorious gangster's murder, police admit"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/20/john-goldfinger-palmer-16000-potential-suspects-innotorious/

"Aleppo evacuation will be complete in 'two days' " ITV News

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-12-20/aleppo-evacuation-will-be-complete-in-two-days/

"IS suicide bomb kills 48 Yemen soldiers in payday queue " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38356058

"Jordan shootings: IS claims attack at Kerak castle "- BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38379133

"Berlin attack: No certainty over man arrested by police " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38379157

DAESH ON THE RUN "New IS spokesman urges fighters not to flee Mosul, Raqqa " | Middle East Eye

"
Abulhassan al-Muhajer, in an audio message broadcast by IS propaganda organ Al-Furqan, told fighters "not to flee" the battlefield, promising "victory"...."

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-spokesman-urges-fighters-not-flee-343134211

"BREAKING! TRUCK JIHAD? Truck slams into crowd of Christmas shoppers at Berlin Market in what appears to be another Islamic t."..

http://www.barenakedislam.com/2016/12/19/breaking-truck-jihad-truck-slams-into-crowd-of-christmas-shoppers-at-berlin-market-in-what-appears-to-be-another-islamic-terrorist-attack/

"ISIS May Face War-Crime Charges for Destruction of Historic Sites"

http://www.livescience.com/57173-isis-war-crime-charges-for-heritage-destruction.html

ANCIENT TEXTS, NOT TEXT MESSAGES "Hundreds of Ancient Texts Hidden in ISIS-Occupied Monastery"

"The texts at Mar Behnam "were hidden in a storage room, 40 days before ISIS invaded the Plain of Nineveh [near Mosul], by a young priest named Yousif Sakat," Harrak said. Sakat "placed them in large metallic cans and built a wall so that no one [would] suspect there is anything, and he succeeded," he ad..."

http://www.livescience.com/57240-historic-texts-hidden-isis-occupied-monastery.html

CIVILIZATION JIHAD "Americans warned: Invisible jihad occurring under our noses"

"They use violent jihad, but they also use civilization jihad, which is a long-term form of sort of cultural jihad, so to speak, in which they infiltrate a country, a government from within … use the liberal immigration laws to their advantage and have their people not assimilate into the culture, but live in enclaves and sort of stick..."

http://mobile.wnd.com/2016/12/america-warned-beware-the-other-kind-of-jihad/?cat_orig=faith

"Who Was Andrey Karlov, the Russian Ambassador Killed in Turkey? -" NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/world/europe/andrey-karlov-wiki.html

"Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Yemen "- The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-suicide-bombing-in-yemen/article33360515/?cmpid=rss1

"IS Suicide Bomber Kills 8 Libyan Troops near Benghazi"

http://www.voanews.com/a/is-suicide-bomber-libya/3641850.html

"Aleppo evacuation: Orphans among thousands to leave Syria city" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38363341

PRAY4 JOANNA PALANI "Isis 'offers $1m reward' for murder of woman who dropped out of university to fight them " The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-offers-1m-reward-for-murder-of-woman-who-dropped-out-of-university-to-fight-them-a7484461.html

"Court convicts Italian woman who joined Islamic State "| Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/19/court-convicts-italian-woman-who-joined-islamic-state.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"Surviving the End: A Practical Guide for Everyday Americans in the Age of Terror"

https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-End-Practical-Everyday-Americans-ebook/dp/B0155JI0BQ/pjmedia-20

NICE BOUNTY "Reward for ISIS Leader Hiked to $25 Million"

"The State Department said today that the price on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi under the Rewards for Justice program has been increased to $25 million. Since October 2011, the reward for the ISIS leader had been $10 million. "

https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/12/16/reward-for-isis-leader-hiked-to-match-al-qaeda-leaders-bounty/

"Mohammed Reza Haque Is The New Jihadi John"

https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/12/18/jihadi-john-ii-british-extremist-beheads-terrified-prisoner-in-shocking-new-isis-video/

"Denouncing Islamophobia while ignoring terror " Opinion | Toronto Sun

http://m.torontosun.com/2016/12/13/denouncing-islamophobia-while-ignoring-terror

"Life in Boko Haram school: “All day, we were just memorising the Koran”"

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/12/life-in-boko-haram-school-all-day-we-were-just-memorising-the-koran

"75 per cent of ISIS fighters killed in coalition air strikes, sending numbers falling from 60,000 to 'between 12,000 and 15,..."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2412543/75-per-cent-of-isis-fighters-killed-in-coalition-air-strikes-sending-numbers-falling-from-60000-to-between-12000-and-15000/

"British jihadi who acted as Anjem Choudary's bodyguard appears in gruesome new ISIS beheading film"

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2425541/british-jihadi-who-acted-as-anjem-choudarys-bodyguard-appears-in-gruesome-new-isis-beheading-film/

"Islamic State training child suicide bombers in special camp"

"
Meanwhile, Kurdish Intelligence officials have revealed to us that thousands of children across Iraq and Syria are being exploited by the terrorist organisation to fight on the front lines and carry out suicide attacks - some of them are as young as nine years old...."

http://news.sky.com/story/islamic-state-training-child-suicide-bombers-in-special-camp-10700852

"Bomb kills 13 Turkish commandos, wounds 55" News24

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/bomb-kills-13-turkish-commandos-wounds-55-20161217

"Desperate 'thousands' await evacuation from Aleppo "| News24

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/desperate-thousands-await-evacuation-from-aleppo-20161218

"Why The Fall Of Aleppo Marks A Turning Point In Syria's War " NPR

"
Well, two-thirds of Syrian territory is outside of Bashar al-Assad's control. Most famously, we have the eastern part of Syria, which is controlled by ISIS, but many of the rebel groups control areas in the northwest, the south. In the northeast, the Kurds and also other Arab tribes control other areas. So Syria's..."

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505996757/why-the-fall-of-aleppo-marks-a-turning-point-in-syrias-war?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

"ISIS Drove Them From School. Now The Kids Of Mosul Want To Go Back" : Parallels : NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/11/30/503725289/isis-drove-them-from-school-now-the-kids-of-mosul-want-to-go-back

WHEN KIDS JOIN ISIS, FAMILY EXPELLED FROM COMMUNITY "For Iraqi Families With ISIS Links, Agonizing Choices — And Consequences" : Parallels : NPR

"Asked by NPR about expulsions from the villages, the leader of the tribal force for Mahmoud's area said his men were enforcing a decision by the heads of local tribes to throw out the families of anyone who joined ISIS...."

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/12/18/505879926/for-iraqi-families-with-isis-links-agonizing-choices-and-consequences?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

"Buses enter rebel Aleppo to resume evacuations " News24

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/buses-enter-rebel-aleppo-to-resume-evacuations-20161218

"Aleppo evacuation comes to a halt after reports of gunfire" - The Scotsman

http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/aleppo-evacuation-comes-to-a-halt-after-reports-of-gunfire-1-4319897

"Out of Mosul: The refugees fleeing ISIS " CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/18/middleeast/mosul-iraq-isis-refugees/index.html

"Aleppo battle: Rebels burn Syria evacuation buses " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38358177

"IS suicide bomb kills 48 Yemen soldiers in payday queue -" BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38356058

"Car bomb kills 13 Turkish commandos, army says"

"
ISTANBUL >> Thirteen Turkish troops were killed and 48 others wounded in a car bomb attack in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri on Saturday morning, the Turkish military reported...."

http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20161217/car-bomb-kills-13-turkish-commandos-army-says

"Video of Destruction of Cathedral at Hands of Islamists " Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/video-destruction-cathedral-hands-islamists

"Uncle Slits Niece’s Throat in Street in Name of 'Honor' "| Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/uncle-slits-niece's-neck-street-name-honor

[I used to attend their services ] We HAVE COPTICS HERE IN L A. ; Thoughts prayers action :"ISIS claims church bombing in Egypt."

https://www.mnnonline.org/news/isis-hits-egypt-claims-church-bombing/

"Oscars 2017: Germany and Iran among foreign film contenders " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38340042

"Aleppo evacuation comes to a halt after reports of gunfire " The Scotsman

http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/aleppo-evacuation-comes-to-a-halt-after-reports-of-gunfire-1-4319897

"Aleppo: Footage shows injured children so traumatised they have stopped crying" | The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/aleppo-siege-syria-evacuation-civilians-children-footage-stopped-crying-a7481131.html

"50,000 people still trapped in eastern Aleppo: UN envoy "- The Times of India on Mobile

http://m.timesofindia.com/world/middle-east/50000-people-still-trapped-in-eastern-aleppo-un-envoy/articleshow/56011347.cms

"Russia behind hundreds of Aleppo 'war crimes' Syrian groups tell UN " Independent.ie

"
Four Syrian organisations have said Russia bears "a high likelihood" of responsibility for 304 attacks in Aleppo that violate international humanitarian law and may constitute war crimes...."

http://m.independent.ie/world-news/middle-east/russia-behind-hundreds-of-aleppo-war-crimes-syrian-groups-tell-un-35298864.html

"What’s happening in Aleppo is ‘genocide,’ activist claims"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/13/whats-happening-aleppo-genocide/95398436/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+World+Top+Stories%29

"High-Ranking Taliban Member Sought Asylum in Germany" - ABC News

"
The magazine reported Friday that Abdul Rauf Mohammad, who was the Taliban's health minister in Afghanistan during the late 1990s, arrived in Frankfurt from Saudi Arabia several weeks ago...."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/high-ranking-taliban-member-sought-asylum-germany-44234093

"Assad forces have completed Aleppo 'liberation', Russia claims"

http://news.sky.com/story/evacuation-of-civilians-and-rebels-from-aleppo-could-take-days-10697666

"Aleppo Syria battle: Evacuees graffiti words of hope " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38337037

"What next for people of Aleppo? " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38340436

"Aleppo evacuations suspended after explosions near convoy " UPI.com

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/12/16/Aleppo-evacuations-suspended-after-explosions-near-convoy/3361481886554/

"Bloodied and demoralized Syrians evacuate Aleppo "| Boston Herald

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/2016/12/bloodied_and_demoralized_syrians_evacuate_aleppo?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bostonherald%2Fnews%2Finternational+%28International+-+News+%26+Opinion+-+BostonHerald.com%29

"Boy, 12, 'directed by Isis' tries to bomb German Christmas market " The Independent

"
A passer-by called police about the suspicious bag on 5 December and detectives found what appeared to be an improvised explosive device.
It was composed of a jar filled with powder and a wire, with nails taped around the outside..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/boy-12-directed-by-isis-nail-bomb-german-christmas-market-ludwigshafen-islamic-state-a7479121.html

"General: U.S. May Strike After ISIS Seized Heavy Weapons Cache in Palmyra" | PJ Media

https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/12/14/general-u-s-may-strike-after-isis-seized-heavy-weapons-cache-in-palmyra/

"Aleppo cease-fire apparently back on after unravelling " CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aleppo-evacuation-deal-syria-rebels/

"Old city of Aleppo, before - Aleppo: Before and after " Pictures - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/aleppo-before-and-after-syria-civil-war/

KEEP PRAYING4, & ACTION WHERE ABLE "Evacuation Effort in Aleppo Restarts" - NYTimes.com

"Hundreds of families, including children and wounded adults, gathered in the rebel enclave with bags and blankets, while lines of ambulances and green buses crossed from the city's government-held..."

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/world/middleeast/aleppo-syria-evacuation-deal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

"With Aleppo advance, Syria army sweeps up conscripts" | News24

http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/with-aleppo-advance-syria-army-sweeps-up-conscripts-20161215

"Residents of Aleppo sink into ‘hell’ as ceasefire fails " The Scotsman

http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/residents-of-aleppo-sink-into-hell-as-ceasefire-fails-1-4317933

"At least 17 buses and 10 ambulances leave Aleppo" - ITV News

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-12-15/at-least-17-buses-and-10-ambulances-leave-aleppo/

"Aleppo evacuation 'going smoothly' as 950 leave - " ITV News

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-12-15/aleppo-evacuation-going-smoothly-as-950-leave/

"'Bitter moment' for rebels as battle for Aleppo ends "- ITV News

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-12-15/bitter-moment-for-rebels-as-battle-for-aleppo-ends/

"Aleppo filmmaker: 'This could be my last message' " BBC News

"
Milad al-Shehabi is a filmmaker living in the remaining rebel-held area of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo..."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38324179

"Aleppo fighting: Orphans in video plea to leave city " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38326906

"First evacuations under way in Aleppo's last rebel-controlled area " Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/15/syrian-rebels-civilians-evacuation-in-aleppo-is-imminent.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"Aleppo evacuations: from one war zone to another "- CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/15/middleeast/aleppo-syria-government-gains/index.html

"Aleppo children beg to be rescued in heartbreaking video from bombed out Syrian city " The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/aleppo-children-syria-beg-rescue-plea-assad-bombing-ceasefire-civilian-a7476931.html

"Aleppo Syria battle: Evacuation of rebel-held east under way" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38329461

It's HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AS WE SING "ALL IS CALM, ALL IS BRIGHT" "Aleppo Horrors Will Help Define Modern Evil, U.S. Ambassador Power Says : "NPR

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/15/505658532/aleppo-horrors-will-help-define-modern-evil-u-s-ambassador-power-says?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

IF MOSUL DAM COLLAPSES, EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS SMALL FRY "In Mosul, disaster waiting to happen"

And what if Daesh decides to try to blow it up?

http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/in-mosul-disaster-waiting-to-happen/

"EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Kurdish PKK Cofounder " Clarion Project

"PKK (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê - Kurdistan Workers' Party) is a left-wing, Kurdish organization based in Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. Beginning 1984, the PKK waged an armed struggle against the Turkey for the right to self-determination for the Kurds in Turkey, who comprise between 18% and..."

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/exclusive-interview-kurdish-pkk-cofounder

"Number of UK Children Traveling for Jihad Doubles in 2016 " Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/number-uk-children-traveling-jihad-doubles-2016

"Austria: 59 women left country to join ISIS " Iraqi News

http://www.iraqinews.com/arab-world-news/austria-59-women-isis/

"Syrian army, Iraqi militia reportedly killing Aleppo civilians: "U.N.

http://www.iraqinews.com/arab-world-news/syrian-army-iraqi-militia-reportedly-killing-aleppo-civilians-u-n/

HASHEM FARES, RIP "ISIS executes Iraqi journalist in Mosul " Iraqi News

"
ISIS executed Hashem Fares, a photojournalist for al-Haqiqa, a local newspaper, and a former reporter for al-Diyar, a local TV, said the Iraqi Observatory for Press Freedoms , an Iraqi Journalists Syndicate body..."

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/isis-executes-iraqi-journalist-mosul/

"IS in Sinai: Israel conducted multiple airstrikes against us " The Times of Israel

http://www.timesofisrael.com/is-in-sinai-israel-conducted-multiple-airstrikes-against-us/

"ISIS is on the offensive, may have just picked up a surface-to-air missile system " Breaking911

http://m.breaking911.com/isis-may-just-picked-surface-air-missile-system/

"The Loss of Palmyra Exposes Syria’s Weakness, and ISIS’s Bloody Persistence " TIME

http://time.com/4598886/palmyra-isis-recapture-syria-assad-isis/

"Donald Trump Gets the First Test of His Stance Toward Russia With Aleppo’s Fall "| TIME

http://time.com/4598883/donald-trump-syria-aleppo-russia-tillerson/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fworld+%28TIME%3A+Top+World+Stories%29

"The Eiffel Tower Will Go Dark to Honor Aleppo " TIME

http://time.com/4601897/eiffel-tower-syria-aleppo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fworld+%28TIME%3A+Top+World+Stories%29

SPOT-ON "We are watching Aleppo burn in real time. And just like in Bosnia and Rwanda, we do nothing"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/13/watching-aleppo-burn-real-time-just-like-bosnia-rwanda-did-nothing/

HEARTWRENCHING "Aleppo civilians facing execution plead, 'Oh, God, help us'"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/13/reports-civilian-executions-besieged-aleppo/95365222/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+World+Top+Stories%29

"Aleppo under siege: A timeline"

http://news.sky.com/story/aleppo-under-siege-a-timeline-10613396

SAMANTHA POWER "'Have you no shame?' US envoy lashes out at Syria and Russia over Aleppo"

"
Speaking during an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Samantha Power used strong language as she addressed her counterparts directly.
"To the Assad regime, Russia and Iran, three member states behind the conquest of and carnage in Aleppo: you bear responsibility for these atrocities," she said.
"Is there literally ...""

http://news.sky.com/story/have-you-no-shame-us-envoy-lashes-out-at-syria-and-russia-over-aleppo-10695400

ANOTHER HORRIFIC DAY IN ALEPPO "Heavy fighting rages in Aleppo halting evacuation of civilians"

http://news.sky.com/story/heavy-fighting-rages-in-aleppo-day-after-ceasefire-deal-10695426

Pray4 "ISIS Reportedly Institutes FGM in Kurdish Areas" | Clarion Project

"Areas of Kurdistan under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) are seeing an increasing and alarming rate of female genital mutilation ( FGM ), reported Al Sumaria TV...."

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/isis-reportedly-institutes-fgm-kurdish-areas

THEY REQUIRE SUBSCRIPTION TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE "Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bombing of Coptic Cathedral in Egypt"

http://news360.com/digestarticle/8YOrsjxWgUelaQMYb3L9Bw

"ISIS is manufacturing arms on industrial scale, report finds "| Fox News

For many among Mosul's Sunni Arabs, rule by the Sunni militants of ISIS initially seemed a respite from what they considered the heavy hand of Iraq's Shiite-led central government in Baghdad. As Iraqi soldiers vanished in those first few weeks, people..."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/14/report-says-isis-is-manufacturing-arms-on-industrial-scale.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

9/16/16 "Syrian war: British volunteers in socialist 'Bob Crow Brigade' prepared to die fighting Isis " The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/syrian-war-british-fighters-in-the-socialist-bob-crow-brigade-prepared-to-die-to-fight-against-isis-a7312161.html

BRAVE GAL, 23 , SHOULD B COMMENDED "Danish woman faces jail after violating travel ban for fighting against Isis with Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq "| The Ind...

"
"How can I pose a threat to Denmark and other countries by being a soldier in an official army that Denmark trains and supports directly in the fight against the Islamic State?" she wrote on Facebook when she lost her passport, according..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/joanna-palani-danish-kurdish-woman-ypg-peshmerga-iraq-syria-fighting-isis-faces-jail-passport-police-a7471266.html

"'Barbaric cruelty' in Aleppo shows Assad has no place in Syria anymore, says UK Government " The Independent

"Theresa May's official spokeswoman described as "extremely concerning" reports that 82 civilians have been killed "on the spot" as Russian-backed Syrian troops retake the last of previously rebel-held areas in east Aleppo...."

http://www.independent.co.uk/aleppo-siege-syria-barbaric-assad-has-no-place-in-syria-says-uk-government-a7472411.html

FACTS OR PROPAGANDA? "US says 75% of ISIS fighters killed "- CNNPolitics.com

"The US anti-ISIS envoy said the campaign has winnowed ISIS' ranks to between 12,000 and 15,000 "battle ready" fighters, a top US official said on Tuesday...."

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/14/politics/white-house-isis-numbers/index.html

RUSSIAN BELITTLING USA? "Syria civil war: Russia says it's tired of US 'whining' over Aleppo " The Independent

"We are tired of hearing this whining from our American colleagues in the current administration that we need to immediately halt military action," Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters from Belgrade on Tuesda..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/aleppo-russia-us-whining-syria-civil-war-assad-regime-a7472486.html

In addition to thoughts & prayers, CONCRETE ACTION TIPS "Syria war: 5 things you can do to help Aleppo " The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/aleppo-conflict-syria-war-latest-five-things-you-can-do-to-help-a7472681.html

⚠ [warning:graphic] Wow, tragic, sad, thoughts prayers action: "While the world watches Aleppo, Assad may have just used sarin gas on civilians near Palmyra " | The Independent

"
Many of the dead were children who died quickly after inhaling gas and experienced symptoms including convulsions, suffocation, vomiting, dilated pupils, coughing blood and foaming at the mouth,..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/aleppo-syria-war-assad-palmyra-chemical-weapons-civilians-sarin-gas-a7474146.html

"Aleppo: Ceasefire broken as evacuation delayed " CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/14/middleeast/aleppo-syria-government-gains/index.html

"Threat of ISIS To Last for ‘Years to Come,’ Jihadi Experts Warn"

http://www.newsweek.com/threat-isis-last-years-come-experts-warn-531248

"Aleppo: Executions reported as Aleppo battle nears end -" The Times of India on Mobile

http://m.timesofindia.com/world/middle-east/Executions-reported-as-Aleppo-battle-nears-end/articleshow/55962135.cms

REPEAT PRAYER REQUEST,& action as able "Aleppo civilians facing execution plead, 'Oh, God, help us'"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/13/reports-civilian-executions-besieged-aleppo/95365222/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+World+Top+Stories%29

URGENT PrayerRequest, PRAY4 ALEPPO!!! "Thousands flee Aleppo onslaught as battle reaches climax "- The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/un-cites-reports-of-scores-of-killings-in-aleppo-thousands-holed-up-in-hellish-corner/article33306792/?cmpid=rss1

"Civilians 'killed on spot' as Aleppo battle nears end"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/executions-reported-aleppo-battle-nears-end-000933222.html?ref=gs

"Aleppo: More than 100 children trapped in a building which is under attack"

http://news.sky.com/story/aleppo-more-than-100-children-trapped-in-a-building-which-is-under-attack-10694443

IS NIGERIA MAKING THINGS WORSE 4THEMSELVES ? Or SHOWING BACKBONE? "Is another Boko Haram in the making? " Al Jazeera English

"
However, in the city of Zaria, in the Nigerian Kaduna State, there was a growing animosity between the law enforcement agencies and the followers of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in this regard.
Every Friday followers..."
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/boko-haram-making-161212123657493.html

"Aleppo Close to Falling Under Complete Control of Syrian Government " NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/world/aleppo-syrian-government.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

3 HI-VALUE TARGETS 🎯 ELIMINATED in RAQQA SAYS ASH CARTER

"
AIR BASE, Italy (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the U.S. has killed three key leaders of the Islamic State group in Syria.
Among the dead were two..."
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_UNITED_STATES_MILITANTS_KILLED?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

"Aleppo teacher: 'It's Doomsday in rebel-held east' " BBC News

"Bombs are everywhere," Abdul Kafi Alhamado said, "People are running, people are injured in the streets, no-one can dare go to help them,..."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38288025

"Aleppo's deserted ancient city filmed from above -" BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38294748

"Aleppo battle: UN says 82 civilians shot on the spot -" BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38301629

CHEM WEAPONS DESERVE SIGNIFICANT RETRIBUTION v DAESH "Palmyra: 'Chemical gas attack' hits IS-held Syrian area - " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38295309

"Under IS rule, Mosul descended into darkness, dread, pain " Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/13/under-is-rule-mosul-descended-into-darkness-dread-pain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"What you need to know about Aleppo " CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/09/middleeast/aleppo-what-you-need-to-know/index.html

"FUQRA FILES EXCLUSIVE: FBI Links Jihadi Cult to Al-Qaeda "| Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/fuqra-files-exclusive-fbi-links-jihadi-cult-al-qaeda

"Yemen: Suicide bombing kills 48 soldiers in Aden"

http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/yemen-suicide-bombing-kills-48-soldiers-in-aden/703767

"Somalia suicide bombing kills at least 30 in Mogadishu"

http://www.smh.com.au/world/somalia-suicide-bombing-kills-at-least-30-in-mogadishu-20161211-gt8srt.html

"Exclusive: Dutch to demand limits on Ukraine at EU summit" | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14119U?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Reuters%252FworldNews+%2528Reuters+World+News%2529

"Daesh Forced out From Seven Settlements in Northern Syria"

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611141047404125-daesh-settlements-syria/

"Battle Against Daesh in Syria"

https://sputniknews.com/trend/battle_against_daesh_syria/

"Battle for Mosul: Peshmerga target ISIL-held Bashiqa "- News from Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/battle-mosul-peshmerga-target-isil-held-bashiqa-161023051223408.html

"Taliban uses drones to film attacks in Afghanistan "- News from Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/taliban-drones-film-attacks-afghanistan-161023061347421.html

[eye 4 an 👀 eye ]THIS MAY EXPLAIN ISTANBUL 11/30/16 "Turkish Armed Forces Kill 29 PKK Members in Northern Iraq "– General Staff

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611301048019077-turkey-pkk-iraq/

PRAY4 MIKE KENNEDY "Canadian Veteran Fighting Daesh Arrested in Iraq"

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201612061048200907-canadian-volunteer-soldier-detained-kurds/

TURKEY IS anti-KURDISH ,INSTIGATING BACKLASH? "Thousands of Kurds Displaced in S Turkey as Gov't Crackdown Continues -" Watchdog

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201612061048223891-kurds-turkey-crackdown/

WERE 'ELIMINATED'? "Turkish Airstrikes in Northern Iraq Kill 19 PKK Fighters"

Is Sputnik news pro-Turkish? I say 'eliminated' at times b/c I'm not an unbiased news outlet, but you don't usually hear it from a mainstream media organization

"
– A total of 19
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters were eliminated by the Turkish Air Force in the Gara area of northern Iraq, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement..."

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201612101048393381-turkish-airstrikes-iraq-pkk/

"Daesh Broke Through Palmyra Defense Using Cars With Explosives, Suicide Bombers"

"At dusk, Daesh terrorists used cars loaded with explosives and suicide bombers on one of the directions, broke through the defense of the city and entrenched themselves on its suburbs despite heavy losses," Konashenkov said...."

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201612121048462080-daesh-palmyra-attack/

OFFSHOOT OF PKK "Kurdish Freedom Falcons Militant Group Claims Responsibility for Istanbul Attack"

"
The Kurdistan Freedom Fighters is an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) . Turkey considers both groups to be terrorist organizations...."

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201612111048431520-kurdish-freedom-falcons-istanbul/

"Aleppo rebels and Syria civilians trapped in fast-shrinking and heavily bombed opposition territory" - CBS News

"
A Syrian rebel spokesman said opposition fighters are retreating in eastern Aleppo under intense government fire that is putting thousands of civilians at risk, calling the collapse "terrifying."..."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aleppo-syria-civilians-trapped-shrinking-bombed-opposition-territory/

HDP, PKK "Turkey arrests hundreds after bomb attack at Istanbul stadium blamed on Kurds " CBS News

"
Turkish state media earlier reported morning raids focused on individuals linked to the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, in cities including Istanbul and Ankara, the capital....

"Damn the PKK" and "We don't want the PKK in parliament" chanted the crowd, calling for the reintroduction of the death penalty...."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-arrests-hundreds-bomb-attack-soccer-istanbul-stadium-kurdish/

HOW 'BOUT THOSE RUSSIANS ? "The Latest: US official says Russia refused Aleppo pause"

" U.S. official says Russian diplomats have refused an American proposal for a temporary halt to the fighting in Syria's Aleppo to allow the safe departure of people from a rapidly collapsing rebel..."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_SYRIA_THE_LATEST?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

"ISIS Launches New Offensive In Ancient Syrian City Of Palmyra " NPR

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/12/505227778/isis-launches-new-offensive-in-ancient-syrian-city-of-palmyra?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

Thoughts prayers action "Niger Feels Ripple Effect of Boko Haram as Fears of Food Shortage Spread "- NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/world/africa/niger-nigeria-boko-haram-food-crisis.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

EVEN EYEBALLS ILLEGAL "For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment " NYTimes.com

"KHAZER CAMP, Iraq — By the time the jihadists had finished, not even a woman's eyes were legal. Showing them was a punishable offense.
The dress code imposed on the women of Mosul started soon after the Islamic State overran the city more than two..."

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/world/middleeast/islamic-state-mosul-women-dress-code-morality.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

"France has foiled 17 terror attacks in the past year reveals PM Bernard Cazeneuve" | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4020180/France-foiled-17-terror-attacks-past-year-reveals-prime-minister-calls-state-emergency-place-Paris-attacks-extended.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

"Downgrade ISIS " Taki's Magazine

http://takimag.com/article/downgrade_isis_allan_massie#axzz4Sa7QFDza

"US says 2,000 ISIS fighters killed, gravely wounded in Iraql"

http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20161211/us-says-2000-isis-fighters-killed-gravely-wounded-in-iraq

HEARTWRENCHING, [as the only hope of escape ] BASICALLY FORCED TO BE SUICIDE BOMBERS "Schoolgirls in Nigeria Kill 56 in Suicide Bombings" | Clarion Project

"Attacks by school girls are one of the group's latest and most sinister operational surprises. The girls, many of them kidnapped by the group, will volunteer for such missions as a way to end their horrific lives under captivity, which include relentless hunger and sexual abuse.
One girl, 16,..."

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/schoolgirls-nigeria-kill-56-suicide-bombings

[hi-value 🎯 target] BOUBAKER El HAKIM ELIMINATED "Droned: Charlie Hebdo Plotter Taken Out by US " | Clarion Project

"An ISIS militant believed to have been involved in planning the
terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on January 7 2015 was killed in a US drone strike in Raqqa, Syria.
Boubaker el Hakim was killed last month, defense..."

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/droned-charlie-hebdo-plotter-taken-out-us

"Twin Istanbul blasts kill 38, injure 155 near Besiktas stadium" (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) — RT News

"
No matter which terrorist organization was behind the attacks in Istanbul, be it the PKK, ISIS, or Gulen's FETO movement, Erdogan promised to eradicate extremists...."

https://www.rt.com/news/369901-besiktas-stadium-istanbul-explosion/

50,000 TERRORISTS KILLED? FAKE NEWS? "SERIOUSLY? This could be the most INANE statement I've ever heard from the White House "- Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com

"
Let's review the score once again. Back in February, Josh "Not So" Earnest said ISIS had about 25,000 fighters — in total. But in August, LTG Sean MacFarland said about 45,000 enemy combatants — in other words ISIS islamic jihadists — were killed. And now we have a US military official telling us that 50,000 militants — in other words ISIS islamic jihadists — have been killed over the past two years. Then we have the same anonymous official telling us they're..."
http://www.allenbwest.com/allen/seriously-inane-statement-ive-ever-heard-white-house

"Pictures of Christmas crib inside the destroyed Maronite Cathedral Saint Elias of Aleppo."

http://www.mfs-theothernews.com/2016/12/pictures-of-christmas-crib-inside.html?m=1

EXTRA THOUGHTS PRAYERS, URGE USA ACTION "‘We Are Dead Either Way’: Agonizing Choices for Syrians in Aleppo " NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/world/middleeast/we-are-dead-either-way-agonizing-choices-for-syrians-in-aleppo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

"Islamic State, Syria's Russian-backed army fight over Palmyra " Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13Z073?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Reuters%252FworldNews+%2528Reuters+World+News%2529

"Blast near Cairo Coptic cathedral kills at least 22 "- BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38280627

"Russian air strikes 'force IS out of Palmyra' " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38280283

"At least 29 killed in 'terrorist' suicide bombing outside Istanbul football stadium "| The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/istanbul-car-bomb-injures-20-besiktas-stadium-a7467662.html

"Car blast kills 16 at police station in Somalia's capital" | World News | US News

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-12-11/car-blast-kills-6-at-police-station-in-somalias-capital

Thoughts prayers action "38 dead and 155 wounded in twin bomb attack near Istanbul stadium " Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/11/38-dead-and-155-wounded-in-twin-bomb-attack-near-istanbul-stadium.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"Islamic State looks to regroup in Libya after losing Sirte" | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13Y1VM

"Iraq says it destroys [sic] Mosul car bomb factories " Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13Y1Z7

"Turkey-backed rebels close in on Islamic State-held Syrian city al-Bab" | Reuters

"Hundreds of Arab and Turkmen fighters seized at least two villages west of al-Bab, the rebels said. The city is of strategic importance to Turkey, partly because Kurdish-dominated militias have also been trying to..."

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13Y0T3

"Islamic State seizes more ground near Syria's Palmyra: monitoring group " Reuters

"
The jihadists launched an attack late on Thursday in which they captured grain silos northeast of Palmyra and have since taken at least partial control of oil and gas fields to its northwest...."

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13Y1RF

"Aleppo's Old City Left a Wasteland of Ruins"

http://www.newsweek.com/syria-syrian-war-aleppo-aleppo-old-city-war-530579

"Activists accuse Syria regime of chemical attack in Aleppo"

http://news.sky.com/story/activists-accuse-syria-regime-of-chemical-attack-in-aleppo-10690402

$2 MILLION OIL, HI -VALUE TARGET 🎯 "Record airstrike hits over 100 ISIL oil trucks gathered in Syria"

"
More than 20 aircraft were used to destroy the tanker trucks, which were gathered near Palmyra, in central Syria. The oil in the trucks was worth about $2 million, according..."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/09/airstrike-syria-united-states-coalition-islamic-state/95210166/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+World+Top+Stories%29

"Syrian army battles ISIL on the edge of Palmyra "| Syria News | Al Jazeera

"
Syrian army has sent reinforcements to Palmyra, where ISIL fighters have advanced in some of the heaviest battles in the area since the armed group lost the ancient city eight months ago, according to a military statement...."

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/syrian-army-isil-palmyra-161210101937654.html

"Syria war: IS edge closer to Palmyra again "- BBC News

"Meanwhile, the US-led coalition fighting IS says it has destroyed 168 oil tankers belonging to the group near Palmyra, in the largest raid of its kind so far. The assault on Thursday led to some $2m (£1.6m) of losses to the group...."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38267446

"Syria conflict: US to send troops to help seize Raqqa from IS" - BBC News

"The US is sending 200 more military personnel to help fight the Islamic State group in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, the US defence secretary says...."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38274191

50000 CIVILIANS ON THE RUN "Syria conflict: Aleppo exodus growing, says Russia "- BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38275553

"Iraqi soldiers are sweeping ISIS from Mosul house by house " CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/10/middleeast/house-to-house-mosul/index.html

Wow, thoughts prayers action "Toll rises to 57 in suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria " Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/10/toll-rises-to-57-in-suicide-bombings-in-northeast-nigeria.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"The Latest: IS says it shot down Syrian jet near Palmyra " Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/10/latest-is-says-it-shot-down-syrian-jet-near-palmyra.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"Shock Report: At Least 65 Percent Of All Terror Convicts In U.S. Are Foreign Born " The Sean Hannity Show

"The report says, "Based on open-source research conducted on a list provided by the Department of Justice, the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest has determined that at least 380 of the 580 individuals convicted of terrorism or terrorism-related offenses between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2014, were born abroad."
According to the re..."

http://www.hannity.com/articles/immigration-487258/shock-report-at-least-65-percent-14841293/

Activities By State – Fuqra Files

http://www.fuqrafiles.com/activities-by-state/

"Aleppo would be major victory for Assad regime and weaken rebel forces"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/08/aleppo-would-major-victory-assad-regime-and-weaken-rebel-forces/95148148/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+World+Top+Stories%29

"Islamic State advances to within two miles of Palmyra after surprise attack on Syrian forces"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/09/isil-advances-within-two-miles-palmyra-surprise-attack-syrian/

JAMES BOND INSIDE ISIS? "ISIS: British spies penetrating ISIS to thwart attacks: MI6 chief " The Times of India on Mobile

http://m.timesofindia.com/world/uk/British-spies-penetrating-ISIS-to-thwart-attacks-MI6-chief/articleshow/55895113.cms

"Kenyan army says 4 al-Shabab extremists killed in firefight"

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_KENYA_AL_SHABAB?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

"Aleppo: Families flee city through hole in the wall - " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38249974

"Iraq conflict: Air strikes on IS-held border town 'kill dozens'" - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38244484

"ISIS Kills Dozens, Nears Syrian City of Palmyra "-- News from Antiwar.com

"ISIS took over Qasr al-Halabat today, just southwest of the city, along with some smaller towns. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 34 Syrian soldiers were killed in the fighting today, along with an unspecified number of ISIS fighters...."

http://news.antiwar.com/2016/12/08/isis-kills-dozens-nears-syrian-city-of-palmyra/

"Islamic State 'has lost 50,000 fighters' over two years - " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38252092

"Aleppo battle: UN says hundreds of men missing - "BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38260388

" Israel Shows How to Stop Terrorists"

"
American Thinker interviewed author Samuel M. Katz regarding his book The Ghost Warriors, about Israel's elite force of undercover operatives. They are drawn from the nation's diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, united in their ability to walk among the enemy as no one else dared. They are called Ya'mas and use many undercover tactics...."

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/israel_shows_how_to_stop_terrorists.html

"Did God personally block ISIS from Israel?"

"
A firestorm of controversy has erupted over a video by Israel News Online that shows a storm cloud perched on Israel's border that apparently blocked ISIS from entering the Golan Heights region...."
http://mobile.wnd.com/2016/12/did-god-block-isis-from-israel/?cat_orig=faith

"1,750 ISIS jihadists have returned to Europe"

http://mobile.wnd.com/2016/12/1750-isis-jihadists-have-returned-to-europe/?cat_orig=world

"ISIS Tries Knife Attack Lesson Again – with Picture How-to – After No Ohio State Fatalities | " PJ Media

https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/12/07/isis-tries-knife-attack-lesson-again-with-picture-how-to-after-no-ohio-state-fatalities/

AUDIO BIBLES 4 ISIS OPPONENTS "God’s Word on the Syrian frontlines "

"Through a series of providential meetings, God enabled us to send about 50 of our audio Bibles in the Arabic and Kurdish languages to the frontlines, really, of Syria where soldiers who are battling ISIS were able to secure them."..."
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/gods-word-syrian-frontlines/

A FEW OF HIS FAMILY [last July] "Bin Laden family killed in private jet travelling 40% too fast, probe concludes"

"They were his stepmother, Raja Bashir Hashem, 75, her daughter, Sana bin Laden, 53, and another relative, Zouheir Anuar Hashem, 56...."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/08/bin-laden-family-killed-private-jet-travelling-40-fast-probe/

"Then and Now: Comparing the Flow of Foreign Fighters to AQI and the Islamic State | " Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/then-and-now-comparing-the-flow-of-foreign-fighters-to-aqi-and-the-islamic-state

video BBC " Stacey On the Frontline: Girls, Guns, and ISIS"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2czKiXNjzk

[correction, his wife was AFRICAN-AMERICAN, not white] Bizarre, SOUNDS LIKE THE AMERICAN WIFE WAS MORE RADICAL THAN THE MIDEAST HUSBAND "Man says newlywed wife made him an ISIS sympathizer"

"
The FBI said both Jaelyn and Dakhlalla confessed at that moment. But they didn't have to. It turns out the online ISIS recruiter who had been helping make arrangements for the couple was in fact an FBI employee.
He said he regrets that during..."


http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_13344/Man-says-newlywed-wife-made-him-an-ISIS-sympathizer.html

Thoughts-Prayers-Action "ISIS hostage John Cantlie appears in propaganda video"

http://www.news4jax.com/news/isis-hostage-john-cantlie-appears-in-propaganda-video

"If abandoned by US, Syrian ‘moderates’ may get in bed with jihadists, report warns "— RT America

https://www.rt.com/usa/369160-us-backed-rebels-join-jihadists/

DANGER OF NORMALIZING ISIS [as if just another war opponent ] "BBC ‘Muslim Big Brother’ Show Features Terrorist Sympathiser"

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/12/04/bbc-air-muslim-big-brother-show-featuring-islamic-state-defender/

[thoughts prayers action ] 6-year-old? Un-bee-liev-able "Suspected ISIS mother 'forced son to train in combat' " English - ANSA.it

"....six-year-old son to Syria in 2014 to allegedly join ISIS, forced him to train in "body-to-body" combat at a Syrian training camp so that he could become a "future fighter"...."

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2016/12/05/suspected-isis-mother-forced-son-to-train-in-combat_fc688f2e-b95d-4d5b-973a-0cff56e8a449.html

SICKENING "ISIS Implants Bombs in Copies of Quran Near Mosul"

http://en.alalam.ir/news/1893521

"US faces highest threat of ISIS terror since 9/11, according to House committee report | " Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4007710/US-faces-highest-threat-Islamic-terror-September-11-according-House-committee-report.html

"WikiLeaks reveals emails from President Erdogan's son-in-law 'proving ISIS connection' "| Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4006568/WikiLeaks-reveals-57-000-emails-son-law-President-Erdogan-proving-connection-ISIS-operation-smuggling-oil-Turkey.html

Bizarre, SOUNDS LIKE THE WHITE AMERICAN WIFE WAS MORE RADICAL THAN THE MIDEAST HUSBAND "Man says newlywed wife made him an ISIS sympathizer"

"
The FBI said both Jaelyn and Dakhlalla confessed at that moment. But they didn't have to. It turns out the online ISIS recruiter who had been helping make arrangements for the couple was in fact an FBI employee.
He said he regrets that during..."

http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_13344/Man-says-newlywed-wife-made-him-an-ISIS-sympathizer.html

Is THIS A BAD JOKE? "ISIS launches phone-in show for hapless militants with personal problems" | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4006968/There-s-suicide-bomber-line-five-ISIS-launches-phone-hapless-militants-personal-problems-including-women-allowed-watch-executions.html

"What does victory for Assad in Aleppo mean for the Syrian civil war? " Videos - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/what-does-victory-for-assad-in-aleppo-mean-for-the-syrian-civil-war/

"The Assad regime pushes to regain Aleppo heedless of trapped civilians" - Videos - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-assad-regime-pushes-to-regain-aleppo-heedless-of-trapped-civilians/

"Nearly 150 people evacuated from Aleppo hospital " ITV News

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-12-08/nearly-150-civilians-evacuated-from-aleppo-hospital/

"Hospitals struggling to cope with Mosul casualties " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38245667

"The journalists risking their lives to film in Aleppo " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-38238898

"IS calls for attacks on US bases in uneasy island of Bahrain "| Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/08/is-calls-for-attacks-on-us-bases-in-uneasy-island-bahrain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"Aleppo battle: Red Cross evacuates disabled civilians from frontline " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38248558

"Horror Hydra: Recent ISIS Atrocities in Iraq and Syria" | Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/horror-hydra-recent-isis-atrocities-iraq-and-syria

"Terror In America: Three Ongoing Cases | " Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/news/terror-america-three-ongoing-cases

"Ransom: What led to the freeing of 226 Christians from ISIS in Syria -" CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ransom-what-led-to-the-freeing-of-226-christians-from-isis/

"Iraqi Special Forces Capture New Land in Eastern Mosul "- ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/launches-overnight-attack-iraqi-troops-mosul-44028795

"How Iran closed the Mosul 'horseshoe' and changed Iraq war "| Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13W1H1?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Reuters%252FworldNews+%2528Reuters+World+News%2529

"Assyrian bishop raises ransoms to free Christian captives from IS"

"Despite the payment of ransoms being illegal in many countries, Mr Saadi said that, with no government to speak on their behalf, the Assyrians had no choice...."

http://news.sky.com/story/assyrian-bishop-raises-ransoms-to-free-christian-captives-from-is-10686327

KENYA QUIETLY ELIMINATING EXTREMISTS "Report: Dozens killed, vanished as Kenya fights extremists"

"
Among the killings documented by the report is that of cleric Aboud Rogo Mohammed, who had been sanctioned by the U.N. and U.S. for supporting the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab. He was shot dead in 2012 as he drove his wife to a hospital in the coastal city of Mombasa...."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_KENYA_EXTREMISM?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

"Fifteen Saudi Shia sentenced to death for 'spying for Iran' "- BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38220550

"Iraqii special forces capture new land in eastern Mosul" | World News | US News

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-12-07/is-launches-overnight-attack-against-iraqi-troops-in-mosul

"Aleppo tweeting girl Bana Alabed back online - " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38209743

"Aleppo battle: Syria rebels 'withdraw from old city' " BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38233962

VERY TROUBLING "Former Intelligence Officer: 15% of Refugees are ISIS "- CounterJihad

http://counterjihad.com/former-intelligence-officer-sources-tell-15-refugees-isis

"Robert Spencer: If Trump Proposal Had Been In Place, OSU Jihad Attack Wouldn’t Have Happened"

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/12/robert-spencer-if-trump-proposal-had-been-in-place-osu-jihad-attack-wouldnt-have-happened

"Islamic State new spokesperson: Islamic State identifies Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer as new spokesman - "The Times of India on M...

http://m.timesofindia.com/world/middle-east/Islamic-State-identifies-Abi-al-Hassan-al-Muhajer-as-new-spokesman/articleshow/55819708.cms

"Iraq army launches fresh Mosul assault, targeting Mosul bridge " Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13V1G1?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Reuters%252FworldNews+%2528Reuters+World+News%2529

"Syria says it rejects Aleppo ceasefire if rebels remain - state media "| Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13V18W?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Reuters%252FworldNews+%2528Reuters+World+News%2529

"Libya's Sirte in rubble after ISIL battle "| News | Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/libya-sirte-rubble-isil-defeat-161206055401188.html

"Aleppo 'Twitter girl' safe after family flees army advance" | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4005190/Aleppo-Twitter-girl-safe-family-flees-army-advance.html

"Aleppo fighting continues as Syrian government,Russia warn rebels to leave city "- CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aleppo-fighting-continues-syrian-government-russia-warn-rebels-to-leave-city/

AL QAEDA? "Armed men attack Mali prison; inmates freed, guard killed |" Fox News

"
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but it bore similarities to other attacks launched by al-Qaida-linked jihadists in the region.. "

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/06/armed-men-attack-mali-prison-inmates-freed-guard-killed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fworld+%28Internal+-+World+Latest+-+Text%29

"Downgrade ISIS "- Taki's Magazine

http://takimag.com/article/downgrade_isis_allan_massie#axzz4S2uzTATZ

"ISIS recruitment, resolve strong despite State Department degradation*" - Washington Times

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/30/isis-recruitment-resolve-strong-despite-state-depa/

TOO MANY COOKS? "Green Berets in ISIS fight frustrated with top brass micromanagement" - Washington Times

"The second source said the number of watchers versus the number of Green Berets in Syria is 50-50.
"For every guy you've got on the ground there, there's some staff guy that hasn't ever deployed," the source said. "Or some colonel who wants to be involved, and he's the assist to the assistant to the assistant."
The first Green Berets .."

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/4/green-berets-in-isis-fight-frustrated-with-top-bra/

"ISIS declares WAR on Trump's inauguration day calling it 'BLOODY FRIDAY' "»

http://www.infowars.com/isis-declares-war-on-trumps-inauguration-day-calling-it-bloody-friday/

California – Fuqra Files

http://www.fuqrafiles.com/knowledgebase/california-2/

“American Islamist Group Preps for Jihad Against Trump” (By Martin Mawyer and Ryan Mauro)" – Fuqra Files

http://www.fuqrafiles.com/knowledgebase/american-islamist-group-preps-for-jihad-against-trump-by-martin-mawyer-and-ryan-mauro/

"FUQRA FILES: Learn More on Would-Be Jihadists in the US "| Clarion Project

http://m.clarionproject.org/analysis/fuqra-files-learn-more-would-be-jihadists-us

ASH CARTER "Sec Def: US Must Stay in Iraq After ISIS War --" News from Antiwar.com

http://news.antiwar.com/2016/12/04/ash-carter-us-must-stay-in-iraq-after-isis-war/

"West Mosul shelled as Iraq steps up fight against Islamic State" | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13U1U2?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

"Islamic State urges supporters to stage new wave of attacks" | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13U22E

"Qaeda militants blow up Yemen gas export pipeline: local officials " Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN13U2HA

"Isis loses control of Libyan city of Sirte " World news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/05/isis-loses-control-of-libyan-city-of-sirte

"Kerry says not enforcing Syria red line cost the US in Mid East"

"The remark appeared to be the first time Kerry has stated that not following through on the threat to retaliate against Assad for his use of chemical weapons to kill 1,500 people in August 2013 damaged the US' reputation in the region...."

http://www.businessinsider.com/kerry-says-not-enforcing-syria-red-line-cost-the-us-in-mid-east-2016-12