Syria & Syrian Civil War Archive
Humanisation of ISIS will not work – by Ali Wahab: In mid June 2014, news started circulating of the capture of Mosul, a city of nearly 2 million inhabitants in Northern Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, referred to as Isil. Not only news
Forced from Mosul, centuries old Christian community vanishes –: An Iraqi Christian man who fled the violence in the Iraqi city of Mosul sits inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chaldean Church in Telkaif near Mosul, July 20, 2014. (photo by REUTERS) ERBIL, Iraq — When fighters from
Qatar facilitates ransom for Al Qaeda related groups: Officials from Switzerland, left, and Qatar flanked Silvia Eberhardt at Doha’s airport after she was freed from captivity in Yemen in 2013. Agence France Presse/Getty Images Note by Agha Jafri: The most dangerous and bloodthirsty terrorists in the
Isis winning its war on two fronts: Militants conquered Sunni regions of Iraq and are now consolidating hold on north-east Syria: While the world has been understandably focused on events in Gaza and Ukraine, the Islamist force has been extending its self-styled caliphate and consolidating its previous gains In the early hours of 24 July a Saudi volunteer belonging to
All 45 Christian Institutions in Mosul Destroyed or Occupied by Wahabi/Deobandi ISIS: (AINA) — Since taking over Mosul on June 10, ISIS has destroyed, occupied, converted to mosques, converted to ISIS headquarters or shuttered all 45 Christian institutions in Mosul. The following is the complete list of the Christian institutions
Convert to Islam or Pay Taxes or be Killed This’s no way to spread a religion, be it islam – by Mansoor Ahmad: Muslims are creating more enemies by threatening minorities and in this case the Christians in Iraq who have been living there since centuries and had adopted it as their home. Latest threat came from the Caliphate of Islamic State
Iraq crisis: Is Turkey’s government supporting ISIS? – by Daniel Pipes: The battle in Iraq consists of “Turkish-backed Sunni jihadis rebelling against an Iranian-backed Shi’ite-oriented central government,” I wrote in a recent article. Some readers question that the Republic of Turkey has supported the “Islamic State in Iraq and
Why No One Cares About the Christians of Mosul: No one cares about the Christians of Mosul–or perhaps we should say the Christians formerly of Mosul. The reports in recent days suggest that the last Christians have now fled that city, forced out by Islamist militants who implemented a
…داعش نے شام اور عراق میں ظلم اور بربریت کی بد ترین مثال قائم کی مگر فلسطین: آپ ایسے خلیفہ تل مسلمین کے بارے میں کیا کہیں گے جس کے سر ہزاروں معصوموں اور بے گناہوں کا قتل ہو؟اور ایسا خلیفہ جس کے دل میں اولیا ء اللہ اور اصحاب رسول تو کیا انبیا علیہ السلام
The Salafi/Deobandi Islamic State Killing Fields in Iraq – Daily Mail: In what should be a time of happiness when Muslims mark the end of Ramadan, Salafi/Deobandi Islamist militants in Iraq celebrated Eid by releasing a video showing scenes of them carrying out genocide. The slickly produced footage shows
Longtime U.S. ‘Allies’ Qatar, Kuwait Prime Terror Financiers – by Ryan Mauro: David Cohen, the Treasury Department Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, has stated for the record what no other U.S. official would: Qatar and Kuwait, two supposed “allies” of the U.S., are facilitating Islamist terrorism and
Islamic State militants open office for potential wives: monitor: Islamic State insurgents have opened an office in northern Syria where single women and widows can register to marry fighters from the radical al Qaeda offshoot, a monitoring group said on Monday. The office in al-Bab, a town
One of the oldest Christian communities has been destroyed as the Salafi ISIS Caliphate spreads – by Robert Fisk: For three years, the Arab revolutions cast “Palestine” and Palestinians to the fringe of memory in the Middle East. And now the new bloodbath in Gaza has pushed to the corner of our consciousness the continuing tragedy of the
The Nation’s editorial: Sunnis must distance themselves from the intolerant Salafi-Deobandi ideology of ISIS militants in Iraq: Editor’s note: We commend the Nation for specifically identifying the Takfiri Salafi Deobandi ideology as the root cause of terror and destruction. Indeed Sunnis have to fight this evil and not allow Salafi and Deobandi to misrepresent
اب ’سنی‘ بھی اسلامک اسٹیٹ کے نشانے پر: شدت پسند تنظیم اسلامک اسٹیٹ آئی ایس نے صوبہ دیالہ میں سنیوں کے پانچ گروپوں کو 48 گھنٹے تک کا وقت دیا ہے۔ اس دوران ان گروپوں کو یا تو اسلامک اسٹیٹ میں شامل ہونے کے بارے میں فیصلہ
The end of Christianity in the Middle East could mean the demise of Arab secularism – by William Dalrymple: An Iraqi security officer guards the Church of the Virgin Mary in the northern town of Bartala, near Mosul, in 2012. Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images The past decade has been catastrophic for the Arab world’s beleaguered 12
Sick ISIS Salafi video emerges showing 50 beheaded Syrian Christian, Shia and Sunni Sufi soldiers being impaled on poles and held aloft in Raqqa city: Deobandi/Wahabi militants have reportedly beheaded dozens of soldiers at a Syrian army base and mounted their heads on poles. Salafoi/Deobandi Extremists from the group Islamic State, previously known as ISIS, seized the base in the northern province of
Kurdistan Tribune: Doctors Confirm ISIS Use of Chemical Weapon in Kobanê, Syria: Local doctors and officials have confirmed that the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS) used some sorts of chemical weapon that instantly killed Kurdish fighters during clashes in Kobanê of Rojava northeast Syria. Kobanê Canton Health Minister
The last Jews of Baghdad: Just SEVEN remain (and they fear for their lives after being named by WikiLeaks): WikiLeaks published diplomatic cables from Baghdad which named the individuals of the small Jewish community. And now the American Embassy is trying to locate any Jewish diplomats who could help the exposed individuals take part in
Fleeing Iraqi Christians find safe haven at the Shrine of Imam Ali: Editor’s Note: The Western media and their Secular Sectarian sycophants deliberately obfuscated the rise of ISIS as a “Shia-Sunni” proxy war. No mention of Saudi Arabia, US and France who facilitated ISIS in Syria to overthrow the
Britain has forgotten its debt to the Christians of Iraq – by Kate Maltby: An armed man outside a cathedral in Kirkuk, Iraq. (Photo: AP) “Nineveh city was a city of sin. The jazzin’ and a-jivin’ made a terrible din.” So starts Michael Hurd’s Jonah-Man Jazz, the Sixties incarnation of a long
My brother, the suicide bomber: why British men go to Syria – by Randeep Ramesh: The bomber The last time Abdul Waheed Majeed spoke to his family, it was on a crackling telephone line from Syria at the end of January. He had arrived six months earlier on an aid convoy organised
ISIS’s Salafi Jihadists seize Syria army base, behead soldiers: Editor’s Note: This contradicts the theories of “liberals” who often theorize that Assad regime and ISIS are hand in hand and the real heros of Syria are the “moderate opposition” of Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Speaking of the “moderate opposition”,
Hamas’s backflip on Syria: Once a traitor, then never to be trusted – by Ghassan Kadi: Khaled Mishaal did a very dirty back flip on Syria 3 years ago, and he should never be trusted again. The same goes for Ismail Haniyye. It is sad that the fate of the people of Gaza
An Israeli perspective on differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims – by John Myhill: The great majority of Israelis simply don’t know the difference between Sunnis and Shias and they can’t be bothered to learn them. A related problem is that, believe it or not, there is also a pro-Sunni anti-Shia bias in
Insight – Islamic State crushes and coerces on march towards Baghdad – by Maggie Fick and Isra’ al-Rubei’i: (Reuters) – Using its own version of “soft” and “hard” power, the Islamic State is crushing resistance across northern Iraq so successfully that its promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado. While conventional states
The systematic slaughter of the Shiites. But the world looks only to Israel: “Genocide of the Palestinian people” and “indiscriminate aggression” by Israel. These are the keywords that have characterized the media and debates in recent days with protests in the streets, shares of any kind on social networks and calls
بغداد کا خودکش بمبار آسٹریلوی شہری نکلا: آسٹریلیا نے کہا ہے کہ جس شخص نے گذشتہ ہفتے عراق میں خودکش حملے میں اپنے ساتھ کئی لوگوں کو ہلاک کیا وہ آسٹریلوی شہری تھا اور میلبرن کا رہنے والا تھا۔ یاد رہے کہ یہ حملہ بغداد کی
Abdullah-X: The new cartoon made by former extremist aimed at stopping Britain’s young Muslims from leaving for Syria: A series of cartoons aimed at preventing young British Muslims from joining jihadist groups abroad has been created by a reformed Islamic extremist. Abdullah-X is the creation of a former extremist, who once followed clerics Abu Hamza and
عالمی میڈیا اور ہماری راۓ – از عبدلقادر: دراصل عالمی میڈیا ہماری رائے ہموار کرنے میں بڑا اہم کردار ادا کرتا ہے، کچھ مثالیں عرض کئے دیتا ہوں۔ 1) فلسطین میں و ہفتوں میں 380 لوگ مارے گئے (اقوام متحدہ کے اعداد و شمار) 2)
From London to ISIS: The Radicalization Riddle – Ben-Dror Yemini: What makes a young Western man commit mass murder against other Muslims shortly after arriving in Syria or Iraq? They are amiable young people. Occasionally, an argument breaks out between Barcelona and Messi fans and Madrid and Ronaldo fans.
Facing fines, conversion or death, Christian families flee Mosul – by Hamdi Alkhshali and Joshua Berlinger: Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — Just days after the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria said they killed hundreds of Syrians, dozens of Iraqi Christian families are now fleeing the ISIS-controlled city of Mosul, hoping to avoid
More than 5,500 Iraqis civilians killed so far in 2014, UN says: An Iraqi youth mourns over the coffin of a relative wrapped in the national flag on July 14, 2014 at one of the world’s biggest cemeteries in Najaf. (Photo: AFP – Hai Dar Hamdani)I At least 5,576 Iraqi
Did ISIS kidnap 3 Israeli children to provoke a war to deflect media attention to Gaza? – Patrick Cockburn: Editor’s note: We are posting a theory presented by Patrick Cockburn of the Independent in his July 21st article. The Saudi/ Gulf States, Turkey and Qatar sponsored Takfiri Khariji Deobandi Salafi ISIS wanted to take the world attention away
Deobandi Wahabi ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul,Iraq – Al Arabiya News: Militants from the radical jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have set fire to a 1,800-year-old church in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul, a photo released Saturday shows. The burning of the church
Deobandi and Salafi extremists of Pakistani origin have infiltrated the management of at least 10 schools in Birmingham, UK – by Helen Pidd, Patrick Wintour and Lyndsay Warner: Parkview School, one of the Birmingham schools at the centre of the Trojan horse inquiry. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images A group of fundamentalist “activists”, mostly men of Pakistani origin, infiltrated the management of at least 10 schools
وکی لیکس کا انکشاف: کالعدم دہشت گرد تنظیم سپاہ صحابہ اور دیگر دیوبندی تنظیموں کو عرب ممالک سے امداد ملتی ہے: وکی لیکس نے لاہور میں امریکی قونصل خانے کی ایک کیبل کو افشا کیا ہے، یہ کیبل امریکی قونصل خانے کے سابقہ پرنسپل آفیسر برائن ڈی نٹ کی جانب سے اسٹیٹ ڈیپارٹمنٹ آف امریکا کو مورخہ 20مارچ 2009ء
Palestinians set fire to humanitarian aid donated by Hezbollah: Editor’s note: Palestinians, once again, refuse/reject and burn the aid sent under sectarian grounds. Maybe Iran can stop sending millions funding Salafi terrorists of Hamas and instead help Shias suffering in Iraq and Pakistan. They are not worthless, and
Washington Examiner: Obama waives ban on arming Al-Qaeda/ISIS terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition: President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide military assistance to “vetted” opposition groups fighting Syrian dictator Bashar
A Palestinian dentist who travelled from Gaza to slaughter Sunni Sufis, Shias and Christians in Iraq: This is a Palestinian dentist named “Wissam Al-A’til”, a pro-Salafi Jihadist. He had a clinic in Jabalya camp in Gaza and is a father of four children. He decided to go to heaven so he ran away from Gaza