Iraq Archive
Deobandi terrorists supporting transnational Salafi ISIS: The involvement of Deobandi terrorists from ASWJ-LeJ, Taliban, Jundullah in Syria and Iraq has been ongoing since some years. This tweet by Elijah Magnier highlights the role of another suicide bomber in Iraq of Pakistani origin https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/532815044439187456 Deobandi terrorists
What is sectarianism in the Middle East? – Salameh Kaileh and Victorios Shams: Salameh Kaileh: The sect is a community that subscribes to certain religious beliefs from the past. These beliefs, at the time of their formation, were the expression of the ideological and class conceptualisation of a certain social group. This conceptualisation
Arab Opinion Survey: Palestine has the highest percentage of ISIS sympathizers: Findings from a survey by the Arab Opinion Index team, within the Doha-based Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, and which were presented at near-simultaneous press conferences in Doha and Washington, DC, have demonstrated the depth of the
Our Friends in Riyadh – by Toby C. Jones: Last Wednesday, a criminal court in Saudi Arabia sentenced Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, one of the kingdom’s most visible political dissidents, to death. Saudi authorities have justified the verdict in terms of national security. Convicted on vague
Shameful silence on the massacre of Sunni Muslims by ISIS: Editor’s Note : I condemn all those Shia, Sunni, Christian, Marxist, atheist, liberal and other activists who are silent on the massacre of Sunni Muslims by takfiri Wahhabi Deobandi Khawarij of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The world
ISIS has master plan for Pakistan, secret memo warns: QUETTA, Pakistan — ISIS has created a 10-man “strategic planning wing” with a master plan on how to wage war against the Pakistani military, and is trying to join forces with local militants, according to a government
Russia Today’s report on how Hamas, Al-Nusra and ISIS dragged Palestinians into Syria’s conflict – by Sharmine Narwani: Palestinians didn’t jump into the fray in Syria. They were dragged into it – violently and reluctantly. Here is the story of how and why Palestinians and their 14 refugee camps became strategic targets in the Battle for
Research paper: ISIS-Turkey list – David L. Phillips: Is Turkey collaborating with the Islamic State (ISIS)? Allegations range from military cooperation and weapons transfers to logistical support, financial assistance, and the provision of medical services. It is also alleged that Turkey turned a blind eye to
300 ISIS terrorists who returned to UK enjoying rehab instead of prosecution: Shame on PM Cameron: Returning Wahabi/Deobandi fighters are being offered ‘jihadi rehab’ instead of prosecution for supporting blood-thirsty terrorist groups. The vast majority of more than 300 young men who have arrived back from Syria and Iraq are being allowed to continue their normal
ISIS ideology is grounded in Saudi education: According to an article published Oct. 21 on Al-Monitor, the Islamic State (ISIS or IS) has issued new regulations for the school systems under its control in Iraq and Syria. The announced purpose of the so-called guidelines,
Libyan model for Syria? The West is silent as Libya falls into the abyss – Patrick Cockburn: Remember the time when Libya was being held up by the American, British, French and Qatari governments as a striking example of benign and successful foreign intervention? It is worth looking again at film of David Cameron grandstanding
عالمی دہشتگرد تنظیم داعش پاکستان میں سرگرم: داعش کے تکفیری خوارج پاکستان میں موجود کالعدم گروہوں انجمن سپاہ صحابہ اور لشکر جھنگوی کے دہشتگردوں کے ساتھ مل کر مسلح افواج اور شیعہ مسلمانوں پر حملے کی تیاریاں کر رہے اور اس حوالے سے ان دہشتگردوں نے
ترکی کا تیرہ سالہ لڑکا جسے اس کی ماں نے داعش میں شامل ہو کر تمام غیر وہابی غیردیوبندی کو قتل کرنے کے لئے تیار کیا ہے: ترکی کے جنوبی علاقے میں واقع ایک مکان کے تنگ سے کمرے میں ایک 13 سالہ لڑکا شدت پسند تنظیم دولتِ اسلامیہ میں شامل ہونے کی تیاریوں میں مصروف ہے۔ جب اس نے ہمیں یہاں خوش آمدید کہا تو
Discrimination against Shia led to genocide of Christian and Yazidi – Hawraa Zakery: WASHINGTON, August 13, 2014 — Human rights NGOs, pro-humanity entities, and pro-democracy governments all discriminate, which is why not much has been accomplished in the world to protect human dignity and security. Every human rights activist claims to care
Sunni Sufi Genocide: ISIS’s Salafi Deobandi terrorists massacre 220 Sunni Muslims of Albu Nimr tribe in iraq: BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The bodies of more than 150 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe which fought Islamic State have been found in a mass grave, security officials said on Thursday. Islamic State militants, most of them from transnational
Despite US-led airstrikes, transnational Wahhabi and Deobandi fighters pouring Into Syria faster than ever: Top U.S. and British counterterrorism officials said Tuesday that the growing number and variety of foreign fighters streaming into Syria is unprecedented in recent history. “The rate of travel into Syria [by foreign fighters] is greater than we
There’s only one way to beat ISIS: work with Assad and Iran – by Leslie H. Gelb: The Obama administration has pulled together a coalition as ineffectual as it is unwilling. It’s time to join up with the forces, however unsavory, that can do the job. Earlier this week, outside Washington, the Obama team hosted senior
War against Isis: US air strategy in tatters as militants march on – Patrick Cockburn: America’s plans to fight Islamic State are in ruins as the militant group’s fighters come close to capturing Kobani and have inflicted a heavy defeat on the Iraqi army west of Baghdad. The US-led air attacks launched against Islamic
کرد گوریلا خواتین کی جدوجہد ۔ سامراجیت اور جنگجو مزاحمت کار عورتوں کی فیٹشائزیشن: آج کل مغربی میڈیا ، سوشل میڈیا میں کرد عورتوں کی عسکری تنظیم پی وائی جے کی داعش کے خلاف جدوجہد بارے بہت کچھ دیکھنے کو مل رہا ہے اور فیشن انڈسٹری بھی پیچھے نہیں رہی ، اس نے
Time to kick Turkey out of NATO?: The Kurdish town of Kobane in western Syria is under siege by the Islamic State. A U.S.-led coalition has hit at the jihadists sieging Kobane—with 13 strikes on Wednesday and Thursday—but bombs alone may not suffice. It is the
Salafi Deobandi propaganda on internet is more dangerous than the so called Islamic State – by Robert Fisk: Ever since the Pentagon started talking about Isis as apocalyptic, I’ve suspected that websites and blogs and YouTube are taking over from reality. I’m even wondering whether “ Salafi Wahhabi and Deobandi Isis” – or Islamic State or Isil,
Washington Post: Demographic composition of foreign militants of the Islamic State aka ISIS: An estimated 15,000 militants from at least 80 nations are believed to have entered Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad according the CIA and studies by ISCR and The Soufan Group. Almost all of these
UK police arrest 4 Wahabi/Deobandi men suspected of terror plot: London (CNN) — Four men were arrested Tuesday in London on suspicion of planning an act of terrorism, one that the city’s police commissioner described as “quite a serious case.” Armed police officers assisted in the arrests of the
Saudi Arabia, Qatar funding extremism: British commander: A former British commander in Iraq says that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are accountable for globally spreading extremism. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, General Jonathan Shaw said that both of the Arab states have ignited a “time
Political bullying: Saudi and Turk sponsors of ISIS trying to silence Joe Biden’s bold voice against real sponsors of the Salafi Deobandi Islamic State: US Vice President Joe Biden is on record here with one of his famous politically incorrect ‘gaffs’. In this case however he did indeed speak the truth. The US allies like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE have been
The Gulf members of the anti-ISIS coalition: hypocrisy and secret agendas – Sabah Ayoub: This US Air Forces Central Command photo shows an F-22A Raptor refueling in the US Central Command area of responsibility prior to strike operations in Syria on September 26, 2014. These aircraft were part of a large coalition strike
Iran, the Thinkable Ally – Roger Cohen: LONDON — Breakfast last week in New York with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran was a cordial affair, bereft of the fireworks of his predecessor, whose antics made headlines and not much more. Rouhani, flanked by his twinkly-eyed foreign
Schoolgirl jihadis: the female Islamists leaving home to join Isis fighters: Zahra Halane, 16, poses with an AK-47, an Isis flag, knife and grenade. A series of tweets about her kitten, thrown out by her husband, betray her youth. Hundreds of young women and girls are leaving their homes
Meet the Syrian Islamist organization controlling Senator McCain’s agenda – Daniel Greenfield: A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a high profile article from one Elizabeth O’Bagy arguing that the majority of the Syrian rebels were actually moderates. Senator McCain mentioned Elizabeth O’Bagy’s op-ed during the Senate hearings, when
The Ancestors of ISIS – David Motadel: CAMBRIDGE, England — IN the last few years, there has been a dramatic rise of a seemingly new type of polity: the Islamic rebel state. Boko Haram in West Africa, the Shabab in East Africa, the Islamic Emirate
شام میں پاکستانی دیوبندی بھی دہشت گردی میں شامل ہیں – امریکی محکمہ انصاف: امریکہ کے محکمۂ خارجہ کے ترجمان نے امریکی انٹیلی جنس اداروں کے حوالے سے بتایا ہے کہ شام میں دیگر ممالک کے لوگوں کی طرح پاکستانی دیوبندی بھی موجود ہیں لیکن اُنھیں یہ نہیں معلوم کہ وہ دولتِ اسلامیہ
Takfiri Wahhabi Deobandi ISIS launches offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq – Sarmad Hasan: Earlier this month, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a two-week offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq. ISIS is targeting Sunni tribes and residents that have refused to swear allegiance to ISIS. ISIS’ campaign started
Turkey: The goal congruence of political Islamists and ISIS: Turkey’s stance in the joint struggle against IS is indeed low-profile, but perhaps this is an understatement. If the recent discourse of its decision-makers is scrutinized closely, one may reach the conclusion that the ruling Islamist government of
Wahabi/Deobandi Islamic state ‘brand’ gains ground among Asian militants – Reuters: MANILA: A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group’s brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing
The myth of religious violence – Karen Armstrong: As we watch the fighters of the Wahabi Deobandi Islamic State (Isis) rampaging through the Middle East, tearing apart the modern nation-states of Syria and Iraq created by departing European colonialists, it may be difficult to believe we
How U.S. interventionists abetted the rise of ISIS – Rand Paul: As the murderous, terrorist Islamic State continues to threaten Iraq, the region and potentially the United States, it is vitally important that we examine how this problem arose. Any actions we take today must be informed by what
ISIS draws a steady stream of recruits from Turkey – Ceylan Yeginsu: ANKARA, Turkey — Having spent most of his youth as a drug addict in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Turkey’s capital, Can did not think he had much to lose when he was smuggled into Syria with 10
lawmaker assails foreign donations to think tanks – Eric Lipton: WASHINGTON — Prominent Washington think tanks that routinely provide Congress with policy advice should refrain from taking foreign government donations, particularly from nations like Qatar that have been associated with financing Salafi Wahhabi Deobandi extremist groups, a senior House
ISIS launches offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq – Sarmad Hasan: Earlier this month, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a two-week offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq. ISIS is targeting Sunni tribes and residents that have refused to swear allegiance to ISIS. ISIS’ campaign started on
Al Qaeda’s Re-launch in South Asia and the role of Deobandi militants – C. Christine Fair: Lost in the hubbub over the rise of the Islamic State and the Obama administration’s move to war in Iraq was the Al Qaeda core’s declaration of a new affiliate in South Asia—long a home to jihadist activity. C.