Tehran Warns Washington: US Campaign agains Islamic State (ISIL), “No Excuse for Violating Sovereignty of Syria, Iraq”
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces General Hassan Firouzabadi warned the US and its allies to avoid exercising new plots in the region, saying that fighting and bombing the positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the…
Persecution
The Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian in 253 and 258 remind us of the Roman persecutions, but alas, persecution did not stop with the Fall of the Roman Empire. A shattering and enlightening letter from the "Blue Marists" in Aleppo, reveals that indeed, Christians in Syria and Iraq are being p ...
U.S. Pushes Back Against Warnings That ISIS Plans to Enter From Mexico & More
U.S. Pushes Back Against Warnings That ISIS Plans to Enter From Mexico WEB Notes: This is the worst script I have ever seen. They keep playing it over and over again. If they are so worried the border should have never been opened. If they are so worried they would stop breaking the law and close th ...
“The Terrorists R US”: Anniversary of a Thwarted False Flag in Basra
by Louis Shawcross Nine years ago this week, the British SAS attempted to plant a car bomb in Basra for the purpose of indiscriminate murder and to stoke sectarian hatred in Iraq. This was not an isolated case. For example,…
US Expands Air Strikes in Iraq as Congress Debates Aid to Syrian Opposition
WASHINGTON- The United States has expanded its air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militant group targets, hitting an IS fighting position near Baghdad firing on Iraqi security forces. U.S. lawmakers Tuesday begin debating providing military assistance ...
Al Qaeda wings urge Iraq, Syria jihadists to come together, combat US-led coalition
Sanaa: The two key wings of al Qaeda in Yemen and North Africa have suggested jihadists in Iraq and Syria to come together and fight the forces led by US and allies, as per reports on Tuesday. In an unprecedented joint statement, al Qaeda in the Arabian ...
Iraq parliament fails to endorse key ministerial nominees
Baghdad, Sep 16 (IANS): Iraqi lawmakers Tuesday failed to approve new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's nominees for defence, interior and tourism ministers, media reported. Jaber al-Jaberi, a Sunni nominee for defence minister, Riyadh Gharib, a Shia ...
Congress scrutinizes President Obama's military strategy to combat Islamic State extremists in Iraq
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's strategy to combat Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria is being scrutinized in Congress, where the expanded military campaign has broad support but faces skepticism rooted in more than a decade of war.
