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Who Are ISIS and What Do They Want?

From The Atlantic: Our ignorance of the Islamic State is in some ways understandable: It is a hermit kingdom; few have gone there and returned. Baghdadi has spoken on camera only once. But his address, and the Islamic State’s countless … Continue reading

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ISIS Determined To Kill Millions In Religious Cleansing

From Breitbart.com: “I always asked them about the value of mercy in Islam,” but “I didn’t see any mercy in their behavior,” explained Todenhofer. He added, “Something that I don’t understand at all is the enthusiasm in their plan of … Continue reading

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Islamic State Beheads Citizens of Syrian Border Town Kobane

From The Daily Mail: According to those who escaped, the jihadis’ savagery is more hideous than anyone feared. Headless corpses litter the streets of the besieged Syrian border town, they say, and some of the mainly Kurdish townsfolk have had their … Continue reading

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Two Austrian Girls Join ISIS

From IJR: The girls’ parents are reportedly from Iraq. The Austrian Interior Minister confirmed that two more teenage girls have departed Austria to take up the cause of jihad in the Middle East. The Daily Mail reports that 130 such jihadist sympathizers … Continue reading

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Yazidis vs ISIS

From Townhall.com: What’s happening to this peaceful group of people is appalling. But the Yazidis are fighting back. Kurdish forces in Syria have already trained “hundreds” of them, according to Reuters, all of whom are now reportedly returning to the battlefield in … Continue reading

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Journalist Slaughtered By ISIS

From Townhall.com: The terrorist group ISIS has allegedly beheaded American journalist James Wright Foley on video in Iraq in order to send a message to the United States.

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Iraqi Christian Responds to Social Media Campaign

From Christianity Today: I can’t believe it. I wanted to cry when I saw this on the news. This past weekend, the Islamic State gave Christians in Mosul an ultimatum: convert, pay a high tax, leave before Saturday at noon, or … Continue reading

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FGM May Not Be Happening In Iraq

From BBC: A top UN official quoted from a statement saying that Isis wanted all females aged between 11 and 46 in the northern city to undergo the procedure. Jacqueline Badcock said the decree was of grave concern. But media … Continue reading

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ISIS Mutilating Females in Iraq

From BBC: A top UN official in Iraq has said the Sunni Islamist group Isis controlling the city of Mosul is seeking to impose female genital mutilation. All females aged 11 and 46 in the northern city must undergo the … Continue reading

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ISIS Trying To Recruit Westerners

From The LA Times: The new video, which was uploaded to YouTube but later taken down, features members that the militants say are from Western countries, including Britain and Australia. They call upon fellow believers abroad to join them in … Continue reading

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