What’s behind Islamic State’s first attack in Oman?
The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed credit for a deadly Monday attack at a mosque in Oman — the group’s first in the Gulf state, despite its persistent targeting of Shiite Muslims. Six people were killed in a shooting attack near a Shiite mosque in the capital, Muscat, including four Pakistani citizens and one Omani […]
ISIS claims responsibility for rare attack on mosque in Oman
CNN — The jihadist ISIS group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite-Muslim mosque in the Gulf Arab state of Oman that killed six people Monday evening. The Sunni-Muslim Islamist group said in a statement late on Tuesday that three of its “suicide attackers” fired on worshippers at the mosque and exchanged gunfire […]
Islamic State attacks on track to double in Iraq and Syria compared to last year, US military says
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double those of the previous year. IS has claimed 153 attacks in both countries in the first six months of 2024, CENTCOM said in […]
Truth has Come and Falsehood has Vanished Away: A Response to Jayson Casper’s “Covenantal Theology”
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow On December 21, 2018, Jayson Casper, a Cairo-based writer who covers the minority Copts, published an article titled “Covenantal Theology” in Christianity Today which poses a very important question: “Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today?” The author commences by commenting upon the biblical progression of covenants, the Covenant […]
Online Propaganda Builds Islamic State Brand in the Face of Military Losses
By Sune Engel Rasmussen Aug. 26, 2018 7:00 a.m. ET Islamic State has lost most of the territory it once held in Syria and Iraq. It is vying for survival with other, sometimes stronger, extremist groups. But one sphere where Islamic State still reigns supreme among terrorists is in cyberspace. The group’s vast online […]
U.S. officials say an ex-Islamic State fighter entered America as a refugee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Iraqi man accused of killing for the Islamic State terrorist group entered the U.S. as a refugee after claiming to be a victim of terrorism, in a case drawing attention amid the Trump administration’s criticism of the resettlement program’s vetting process. Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, 45, was arrested in California on Wednesday […]
Islam Between Love and Hate
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow In the Name of Adonai. In the Name of the Father. In the Name of Allah. In the Name of the Great Spirit, Manitou, the Creator, the Omnipresent and Omniscient. That covers Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the spiritual teachings of the First Nations. Welcome. And if you don’t believe in […]
Ancient manuscripts in Iraq saved from ISIL
When the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) was trying to carve out its own caliphate four years ago, its members destroyed thousands of Christian and Muslim relics and monuments. But Dominican friar Najeeb Michaeel managed to pack some rare manuscripts and 16th-century books and smuggle them out of […]
Russia Says IS Turning Afghanistan Into ‘Resting Base’ for Regional Terrorism
Russia has warned Islamic State is turning northern Afghanistan into a “resting base” of international terrorism and a “bridgehead” for establishing its “destructive” caliphate in the region. The “international wing of Daesh” is spearheading the effort of terrorists spilling over the borders of Syria and Iraq and moving worldwide, asserted Russian ambassador to Pakistan, Alexey […]
Precision Strikes Kill 150 IS Terrorists in Syria, Coalition Says
The U.S.-led counter-Islamic State coalition says precision strikes killed about 150 IS terrorists Saturday in eastern Syria. A statement from the coalition said the strikes took out an IS headquarters and command-and-control center near as-Shafah, Syria, in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. “Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the ground, who continue to be engaged in […]
