In PJ Media today I explain how Ayman Al-Zawahiri and bin Laden communications reveal that a caliphate has always been the goal. It has been almost a year since June 29, 2014, when the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (ISIS) declared the formation of a new caliphate and dropped the second half of its […]
Texas: Muslim faces charges of lying to FBI about allegiance to Islamic State
“He allegedly claimed that he wanted to fight with the Free Syrian Army, which opposes the Islamic State, or ISIS.” He must not have seen much difference between the two, if he wanted to fight with either one of them. And in reality, Free Syrian Army factions have on more than one occasion collaborated with […]
White House denies that the Islamic State has established a caliphate, insists it has lost territory
“We also see that ISIS leaders are very concerned about their own security. They are not moving particularly freely these days.” Does Barack Obama walk out of the front door of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, stroll down the street to a local, bar, and walk in, sit down and have a beer? Alone and unaccompanied? […]
Islamic State releases audio message purportedly from the caliph
The Iraqi government says that the caliph was seriously injured in an airstrike. The Pentagon says he wasn’t. “ISIS releases audio message purportedly from leader,” CBS News, May 14, 2015: BEIRUT — The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not […]
Wives of slain jihadists from Australia beg for donations to the Islamic State
“Kikn it in the Khilafah.” How many Muslims in Australia will heed their call for donations? Are they being tracked? “Wives of slain Melbourne jihadists beg for donations to Islamic State,” by Armando Cordoba and James Dowling, Herald Sun, March 24, 2015 (thanks to Jack): THE wives of two slain Melbourne foreign fighters are calling […]
Get ready for Erdoğan’s caliphate, Turkey’s ruling party official says
Fuat Özgür Çalapkulu has come under some fire for saying this, but in reality, many (both for and against) have remarked upon Erdoğan’s desire to restore the Ottoman caliphate. That desire also explains why Erdoğan has been slow to move against the Islamic State in any really effective way, despite cajoling from John Kerry and others: […]
Over 20,000 Muslims from outside Syria have joined the jihad there
“To underpin the dimensions of the phenomenon, the intelligence expert explains that ‘the number of direct foreign fighters in Syria is unprecedented’ and ‘exceeds’ that of those who have gone to ‘Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia or other areas in the last 20 years.’” And “foreign fighters prefer to enlist among the militias of […]
Islamic State caliph undead, calls for “volcanoes of jihad”
Reports of al-Baghdadi’s death were apparently greatly exaggerated. “ISIS chief said to call for ‘volcanoes of jihad,’ after reports he was hurt in US strike,” Reuters, November 13, 2014: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks in Saudi Arabia, said his Caliphate was expanding across the Arab world and called for “volcanoes of […]
Georgetown University panel shows how Islamic State’s caliphate has justification in Islamic history and appeal for modern Muslims
Georgetown University panel shows how Islamic State’s caliphate has justification in Islamic history and appeal for modern Muslims by Andrew Harrod The caliphate “is not something bad . . . for the majority of Muslims,” concluded visiting professor Emad Shahin during a recent briefing titled “Boko Haram, ISIS, and the Caliphate Today” at Georgetown University’s […]
Friday sermon by Israel-based Islamic supremacist Raed Salah: Jerusalem will be capital of global caliphate
How very odd: the Islamic State, as all our leaders assure us, has nothing to do with Islam. And yet its central claim is that it has reestablished the caliphate, and somehow other Muslims outside the Islamic State seem to have the same aspiration. Why so many misunderstanders of Islam? Is John Kerry working on […]