Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is an avowedly Islamic group. It aims to implement Islamic law. And it is brutal and violent toward those whom it considers unbelievers and heretical Muslims. “Kill them wherever you find them.” — Qur’an 2:191 “Kill them wherever you find them.” — Qur’an 4:89 “Kill them wherever you find them.” — Qur’an […]
Syria: Islamic jihadis murder ten people in Alawite village
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Gunmen kill 10 in Syria village ‘massacre’: monitor,” AFP, February 1, 2025 (thanks to Lookmann): Gunmen in Syria have shot dead 10 people in […]
Syria: Jihadis shoot at walls of church, try to demolish its cross
The cross is an affront to Islam. The Qur’an claims that Jesus was not crucified, although in somewhat equivocal language for what is supposed to be the perfect word of an omniscient god: “And their saying, ‘Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.’ And they did not […]
Israel Warns Iran: Don’t Send Weapons to Syria
The Israelis have warned Iran not to send weapons to Assad’s army, lest they fall into the hands of Hezbollah. Assad, of course, is desperate. Aleppo has been taken by the rebels of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HST). Hama has been taken. Now the rebels are marching on Homs, Syria’s third city, and tens of thousands […]
Syria: Muslims fire missile at church opening ceremony
Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches. Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 (6,7) “Casualties reported in missile attack on Syria church opening ceremony,” […]
Syria: Islamic State murders at least 37 people, including civilians, in jihad bombing of bus on the main highway
Biden’s coming, the heat is off, and so for the Islamic State, it’s Let the Good Times Roll. “Syria: dozens killed in Isis bus attack,” by Bethan McKernan, Guardian, December 31, 2020: At least 37 people in Syria have been killed in one of the biggest attacks carried out by Islamic State since the fall […]
Islamic State vows to “fill the streets of Paris with dead bodies”
They love death “like you love life.” They are the enemies of life, and of creation, and of creativity, of love, of art, of civilization. All they love is death and pain and destruction. They are the quintessential force of evil. “ISIS Vows to ‘Fill The Streets Of Paris With Dead Bodies,’” by Vladi Vovcuk […]
Islamic State beheads “blasphemer” with meat cleaver
“Whoever curses a Prophet, kill him. Whoever curses my Companions, beat him.” — Muhammad Muhammad asked: “Who is willing to kill Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt Allah and His Apostle?” One of the Muslims, Muhammad bin Maslama, answered, “O Allah’s Apostle! Would you like that I kill him?” When Muhammad said that he would, […]