They clearly intend to hold the territory they have captured. They’ve also declared Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the new caliph; he claims to be a descendant of Muhammad, so it is possible that if they can make their state viable, this claim will gain currency. If that happens, it will be interesting to see how Muslims […]
Tunisian Muslim leader: Use ISIS victories “to unite all the jihadi factions”
Note here again that everything that Abu Iyadh Al-Tunsi says is in the cause of Islam and in the service of Islam. The advance of Islam is his sole motive and goal. And yet it is the one thing about him and others like him that Western analysts discount. “Ansar Al-Shari’a In Tunisia: The ISIS […]
Muslim Senior DHS Adviser Mohamed Elibiary: “Inevitable that ‘Caliphate’ returns”
There have been questions about Mohamed Elibiary’s true allegiances for years. He was one of the speakers at a December 2004 conference in Dallas titled “A Tribute to the Great Islamic Visionary.” The visionary in question was none other than the founding father of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini. When I questioned […]
ISIS leader tells cheering Mosul crowd: “We will establish state ruled by Quran and Sunnah”
He also says, “By Allah, we embarked on our Jihad only to support the religion of Allah.” Only. And yet U.S. analysts will tell you that he is fighting because of his poverty and ignorance (even though ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has a doctorate in Islamic studies), and that he doesn’t understand the religion […]
Robert Spencer at Aleteia: The Fall of Iraq
Over at Aleteia today I give background on the jihad between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims that is now escalating in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has just seized the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Tikrit, and is close to taking control of the nation’s largest oil refinery — indicating that the […]
Syria: Auto license plate says registered to “The Caliphate, Levant Province”
Photo from Zaid Benjamin (thanks to Will).
Syria mess may spawn Islamic emirate world must deal with, says Iraq’s top diplomat
Zebari Zebari must be some kind of Islamophobe, since everyone knows that only greasy Islamophobes think this is remotely a possibility. “Syria mess may spawn “˜Islamic emirate” world must deal with, says Iraq’s top diplomat,” from the Associated Press, December 7: MANAMA, Bahrain “” Iraq’s top diplomat says the “toxic” proliferation of extremist groups among […]
Hamas Interior Minister: “We shall be coming with a third Intifada” and will establish “Islamic Caliphate”
“As far as I am concerned, there is no difference between our policies and those of Hamas.” — Mahmoud Abbas, March 15, 2013 “Of course, Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with anyone who is dedicated to its destruction. But while I know you have had differences with the Palestinian Authority, I believe that you […]
Syrian “rebel” leader: Let’s bring back the caliphate and crush the Shi’ites
How marvelous it is that we are sending weapons to these resolute Jeffersonian Democrats. “Leader of Largest Rebel Group in Syria: Let’s Bring Back Omayyad Caliphate & Crush the Magi’s Heads,” from Eretz Zen, October 2: On September 29, 2013, the largest rebel army was formed in Syria by combining around 50 Islamist groups under […]
Syria: Jihad leader says his forces are “heading towards the establishment of Islamic law” by means of “jihad in Allah’s way”
“The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, claimed it launched two suicide assaults and other attacks with Syrian rebel groups, including an Islamist unit and two Free Syrian Army brigades….The Al Nusrah Front is willing to work with Syrian rebel groups such as the Free Syrian Army, […]