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05/02/2024 07:52:39 am

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John Cantlie

ISIL Uses British Photojournalist John Cantlie As Spokesman For Islamist Propaganda In New Video

Departing from its gory beheadings of Westerners that have outraged the world, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) released a new video on Thursday featuring a British photojournalist who appears to be explaining the "truth" behind the terror group.

Syrian rebels

Obama Firm on Stand: U.S. Will Not Fight Another Ground War in Iraq

United States President Barack Obama reiterated on Wednesday that he will not be sending ground forces into Iraq, despite recommendations from senior military commanders.

Sydney, Australia

ISIS Supporters in Australia Planned Random Beheadings

The planned public beheadings in Australia caused police to act as Reporter Robert Ovadia of 7News has reported on Wednesday that Australian supporters of the Muslim terrorists will be nabbing a random person from the streets of Sydney and will film the beheading.

Australian Federal Police

Court Charges Australian Terrorist After Foiled Plan of ISIL-Style Public Beheading

Details of the alleged plot to publicly behead a random Australian have emerged as one of the suspects arrested during last week’s counter-terrorism raids in Sydney appeared in a local court today.

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to make a case to the war-weary Americans for a broader anti-ISIS strategy as the country commemorates the worst terrorism attack on U.S. soil on September 11.

ISIS Bans Math, Social Studies, and Sports For Syrian Children

After gaining control over Syria, the Islamic State terrorist group is now prohibiting thousands of children in the country from learning mathematics or social studies based on their newly released diktats.

US House votes late Wednesday to authorize training Syrian rebels.

Strange Coalition of US House Democrats and Republicans Votes Wednesday on Syrian Rebel Training

A strange coalition of House Republicans and Democrats was coalescing Wednesday on a limited measure to authorize training Syrian rebels.

Ebola Outbreak

CNN Poll: One In Four Americans Worry Over Contracting Ebola, More Threatened By Terrorism

Despite President Obama's assurances of the extremely low chances of Ebola becoming an outbreak in the United States, one in four Americans are concerned that they or someone in their family would contract the disease, a poll released by CNN on Tuesday revealed.

Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.), who opposes Obama's Iraq and Syria strategy.

Congress Scrutinizes Obama's ISIL strategy

Democratic and Republican Party leaders said Tuesday that they support President Obama's decision to arm Syrian rebels against the Islamic State, a part of the president's strategy to combat the Middle Eastern insurgents.

Paris conference/ISIL

World Powers Back ISIL Fight In Iraq, But Not In Syria

Thirty world powers met in France on Monday to discuss the military campaign to tackle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq, boosting U.S. efforts to create an international anti-ISIL coalition.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyoni opposes the BNPT's chosen location for the new de-radicalization center.

Indonesia’s Yudhoyono Opposes Islamic De-Radicalization Center’s Site

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has objected to the location of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency BNPT's newest de-radicalization center last week, months before its intended launch at the end of the year.

ISIS airstrikes

Anti-ISIL Coalition: International Support Grows, But Who Is Doing What?

In his speech last week, U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States military power is unmatched, but the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) cannot be waged alone.

Prime Minister David Cameron

Cameron Condemns Islamic State As ‘Monsters’, EU Joins ISIL Fight

The beheading of a British aid worker has strengthened the U.K.'s resolve to join the fight against the Islamic State (ISIL) with Prime Minister David Cameron calling them "monsters" and vowing to bring them down with U.S. and its international allies.

United States Secretary of State John Kerry

Kerry Seeks Egypt’s Support In ISIL Fight, Receives Broad Assurances

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Egypt is an important partner in denouncing Islamic extremism during his talk with Egyptian leaders on Saturday to seek support for the international coalition that aims to beat the Islamic State (ISIL).

David Haines

ISIL Beheads British Aid Worker David Cawthorne Haines

British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines has been beheaded by the Islamic State group (ISIL), according to a video that has circulated Saturday in a website associated with the terrorists, making him the third Westerner and the first British hostage to be executed in recent weeks.

U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. Is At War With ISIL, Obama Officials Say

The Obama administration officials said U.S. is at war with Islamic State militants.

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