Council on Foreign Relations magazine warns against reporting on ISIS success
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an influential organization which publishes Foreign Affairs “a multiplatform media organization with a print magazine, a website, a mobile site, various apps and social More...
Catholic monk Father Jacob Murad kidnapped by jihadist in Syria
Father Jacob Murad (Jacques Mourad), a Syrian Catholic monk who is Superior at the Mar Elian Monastary, has reportedly been kidnapped when three armed gunman rode a motorcycle into the monastary. Another Christian, More...
ISIS now controls Palmyra in Syria
ISIS shocked the world with the capture of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra threatens a UNESCO World Heritage Site described as having “stood at the crossroads of several civilizations,” with its More...
ISIS continues executing gays by throwing them from buildings
The Islamic State has put to death another young man by throwing him off the tallest building in Raqqa, their established capital in Syria. The man, in his 20s, was accused of homosexuality and sentenced to immediate More...
ISIS captures over 260 Christians in Syria, at least 15 murdered
ISIS is holding hundreds of Assyrian Christians captured over the last three days in northeastern Syria while releasing some to make headlines and create confusion over their tactics. Estimates of the number taken More...
ISIS shoots down Jordanian fighter plane, captures pilot Muadh Yusuf
Sunni Muslim militants of Islamic State (IS) have captured a Jordanian jet pilot, whose warplane was reportedly shot down over the jihadists’ stronghold in the eastern Syrian province of Raqqa. Photos of Muadh More...
Assad: US airstrikes in Syria have ‘not proven effective’ against ISIS
Syrian President Bashar Assad has stated that the United States-led airstrike campaign against ISIS has not proven effective. The Shiite leader says that ‘You can’t end terrorism with aerial strikes’ More...
Peter Kassig beheading video reveals Nasser Muthana as ISIS member
A former medical student from Britain has been identified as part of the latest ISIS beheadings. American aide worker Peter Kassig, abducted in 2013, was the victim killed by the Islamic State members. Peter Kassig More...
ISIS terrorist 15 coordinated attacks in Iraq against Kurdish targets
The Islamic State in Iraq has coordinated fifteen attacks on Kurdish forces at strategic targets, including the Mosul dam, various check points and the Sinjar mountain range A senior official at the Ministry More...
Islamic State conquers Kurdish HQ, thousands flee as Turkey criticizes U.S.
Islamic State militants have made new gains in Kobani, now controlling at least 40 percent of the Syrian town. They have seized the Kurd headquarters, a monitoring group said. At least 200,000 have fled the region More...
David Haines, British aid worker beheaded by ISIS, Alan Henning next
Islamic State Sunni militants released a new video on social media on Saturday showing the beheading of British aid worker David Haines. In the video the masked Muslim with a British accent addresses U.K. Prime More...
American female aid worker held by ISIS for $6.6 million ransom, release of Aafia Siddiqui
The Islamic State has a female hostage and is now blackmailing America for her release. $6.6 million and the release of a prisoner is the current price for the unidentfied American aid worker. The Sunni Muslim terror More...
Islamic State captures Syrian air base, US warned not to intervene unilaterally
Islamic fighters captured a major military base in Syria Sunday. Tabqa airfield is the third military base to be captured by extremists within a month. Armed Predator drone firing Hellfire missile 2010 photo More...
Islamic State terrorists seize two towns in Syria
Islamic State has captured two more towns in Syria The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which is now being called just Islamic State, continues to rampage the Middle East, now with militants capturing two More...
Israel counters Syria killing of teen with attack on military targets
The Israeli military confirmed Monday that the country executed air strikes against military targets in Syria in response to a cross-border attack that left an Israeli teenager dead. In the June 23 statement, More...
Bashar al-Assad wins re-election victory, 3 dead on riots that followed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will maintain his position as president, according to the results of a landslide vote. Assad won the election with 88.7 percent of votes; however, opponents criticize the circumstances More...
Syrian extremists crucify seven men over issue with ‘protection tax’
ISIS extremists in Syria executed seven Muslim men by means of crucifixion for violations related to payments of the “protection tax” for Christians. Shocking pictures of two crucified men dominated More...
Priest Francis Van Der Lugt assassinated in Syria, rebels and government blame each other
The Syrian government and rebel groups are blaming one another in the assassination of Dutch Jesuit Priest Francis Van Der Lugt in his garden in Homs. No group has taken responsibility for the April 7 killing, More...
Israel responds to Syrian attack on Israel Defense Forces with focused assault, US cuts ties to Assad diplomats
Early Wednesday morning, Israel Defense Forces targeted several Syrian army positions that attacked Israeli soldiers Tuesday. The targets included a Syrian army training facility, military headquarters, and artillery More...
Syria rebels hit Christian school with missiles, students safe
Voice of the Martyrs USA works closely with a Syrian Christian school and posted on their Facebook page that rebel forces fired missiles at one of the school’s classrooms. The report has been confirmed by MNN More...
