An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day told police he had to change target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted with direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday. Yet despite the jihad attack, Turkey is confused. It has […]
Istanbul jihad mass murderer arrested: “Well-trained” Islamic State jihadi who trained in Afghanistan
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim echoed hints that Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus made yesterday, that another entity besides the Islamic State was involved: “The perpetrator of this vile attack has been captured. The powers behind this will be revealed.” “Captured suspect in nightclub attack is Uzbek with Islamic State ties, says Turkey,” by Kareem […]
Turkey’s deputy PM: Istanbul jihad massacre carried out professionally with intelligence organization involved
He didn’t say which nation’s intelligence organization was cooperating with the Islamic State. But there are many, many possible candidates. “Istanbul nightclub attack involved an intelligence organization: deputy PM,” Reuters, January 16, 2017: The mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve was carried out professionally with the involvement of an intelligence organization, […]
Turkey: Rapid re-Islamization and destruction of secularism accelerating
The reason why Erdogan has been so notably dilatory in fighting against the Islamic State may be that he wants to co-opt its caliphate and incorporate it in a neo-Ottoman caliphate centered in Istanbul. “Turkey’s Radical Islamization Process Accelerating,” by Uzay Bulut, PJ Media, January 13, 2017: A primary school in Istanbul’s Umraniye neighborhood has recently […]
Robert Spencer in PJ Media: Why Do Western Leaders Bother to Condemn Terror Attacks?
Doing this instead would show they actually want to stop jihad terror. My latest in PJ Media: An Islamic jihadist screaming “Allahu akbar” opened fire in a crowded Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve, murdering 39 people and injuring 69 others. And immediately the pro forma condemnations began pouring in, serving only to highlight the […]
Turkey nightclub jihad murderer made grim selfie video in Istanbul
He may have been scouting for targets for a future jihad massacre. “Turkey nightclub suspect in grim selfie video in Istanbul,” by Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press, January 3, 2017 (thanks to Thomas): ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state media aired new footage on Tuesday of a man believed to be the gunman who killed 39 people […]
Turkish intel says Istanbul killer is Islamic State jihadi as manhunt continues
This is not just the West’s future; it is the West’s present. Look at Orlando. There will be many more. We can only hope that the incoming administration will start taking some genuine steps to stop all this. “Massacre of the beautiful people: ‘ISIS’ gunman on the run after using a Kalashnikov to murder 39 […]
Islamic State claims jihad massacre at Istanbul nightclub
“In continuation of the blessed operations that Islamic State is conducting against the protector of the cross, Turkey, a heroic soldier of the caliphate struck one of the most famous nightclubs where the Christians celebrate their apostate holiday.” One might almost get the idea that this had something to do with religion, were it not […]
Istanbul nightclub killer screamed “Allahu akbar” during jihad massacre
The universal hallmark of jihad terror attacks. “Istanbul nightclub terror attacker ‘screamed Allahu Akbar’ during massacre that left 39 dead and 69 injured,” by Alex Wellman and Steve Robson, Mirror, January 1, 2017: The ‘Santa gunman’ who gunned down 39 people and injured 69 with a machine gun in an Istanbul nightclub ‘screamed Allahu Akbar’ […]
Death toll in Istanbul nightclub now 39, killers were “speaking Arabic”
“National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said the United States condemned in the strongest terms the ‘horrific terrorist attack.’” These condemnations are hollow and meaningless, and indeed are an admission of impotence, unless they’re backed up by action, which they won’t be as long as Obama is in the White House. “NATO Secretary General Jens […]