His family, however, says that he was mentally ill and that they are “shocked” by the whole thing, and that police unfairly targeted the poor man. You might almost think they were reading out of some playbook. “Peel cops shoot suspected suicide bomber,” by Chris Doucette, Toronto Sun, November 17, 2015: Hours after the horrific […]
Islamic State claims jihad suicide attacks in Beirut that murdered 43
“The health ministry said 43 people had died and 239 had been wounded in the twin blasts on Thursday, which targeted the Shia-majority district of Burj al-Barajneh.” The Islamic State has struck Shi’ites in Yemen, and now also in Beirut, if their claim of responsibility is true. “Isis claims responsibility as suicide bombers kill dozens […]
Muslim from UK murders and wounds 80 in jihad suicide attack for Islamic State
“A propaganda video of his final moments were released online last week, with the jihadi describing his decision through the use of a Qur’anic quote.” One might almost get the idea that this kind of thing had something to do with Islam. Good thing we have Obama and Kerry and David Cameron and everyone else […]
Video: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bombers murder 95 at Turkish peace rally
No one has claimed responsibility. Suspicion has fallen upon both the Islamic State and Kurdish separatists. In either case, the use of suicide bombers shows up the jihadist aspect of the attack, as the attackers were claiming Allah’s promise of Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” (Qur’an 9:111) in his cause. “Thousands gather […]
Islamic State in West Africa murders 33 with jihad suicide attacks in Chad
Reuters doesn’t know it, but Boko Haram renamed itself the Islamic State in West Africa last April, after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. They carried out these attacks in an area where there are many Nigerians who have earlier fled from them. “Suspected Boko Haram suicide attacks strike Chad,” AFP, October 10, 2015: Five […]
Cameroon: Muslims murder 30 in jihad martyrdom suicide attacks at market and military camp
This is probably the work of Boko Haram, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa. “Double suicide attack kills 30 in north Cameroon,” AFP, September 3, 2015: At least 30 people were killed in the far north of Cameroon on Thursday in two […]
U.S. Muslim carries out Islamic State jihad suicide bombing against Iraqi army
Where is this fellow from? Where did he go to mosque? Where did he learn his understanding of Islam? Does anyone care, or are authorities waving this away with the claim that he was “radicalized on the Internet,” and continuing their hunt for “right-wing extremists” who are targeting Muslims? “IS Claims Suicide Bombing by American […]
Pakistan: Islamic jihad bombers murder Punjab Home Minister, 16 others
Khanzada was apparently murdered in retaliation for the killing of two jihad leaders last month. “And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives […]
CAIR-linked Hamas demands jihad suicide attacks against Jews
This call follows the same pattern that jihadis always follow: point to an atrocity (real or wildly exaggerated or fabricated outright) and claim that jihad is needed so as to exact revenge. The poor jihadis never start a fight with anyone, you see, because of the absence of the caliphate: only the caliph, according to […]
“72 virgins are waiting for me in heaven – so why I should prefer only one here?”
The interviewer invokes the Islamic prohibition against suicide against this would-be jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber. However, the Qur’an says: “Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed.” (9:111) Many Islamic scholars, including […]