Posts Tagged: Syria Al Qaeda
Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar!’ in a Crowded Movie Theater
On a busy Syrian street, members of al Qaeda held a Muslim woman captive. As part of their "street justice," one man loudly proclaimed that...
Al-Qaeda Linked Groups Make Gains in Syria, Challenging U.S. Efforts There
Gains by al-Qaeda linked Jabhat al-Nusra in northwestern Syria threaten to leave the U.S. with few options on the ground in that region. Jabhat al-Nusra recently attacked...
Islamist Extremists Publicly Crucify Two Syrian Rebels
Radical Islamist groups fighting in Syria continue to conduct atrocities and executions. Now reports indicate that extremists fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and...
Hezbollah and Saudi Arabia Spar Over Syria
Saudi Arabia is believed to be making it easy for Sunni jihadists to make it to Syria to join the jihad against dictator Bashar al-Assad. Nearly...
Muslim Cleric Incites Children to ‘Slaughter’ Christians and Alawites in Syria
A video recently appeared of an Islamic Sunni cleric in Syria inciting Muslim schoolboys, most of whom appear to be between the ages of five-twelve,...
The Syrian War is Not What Romantics Want it to Be
Not saying that it will happen -- not even that it might. But if you don't watch the confluence of events in Syria, you'll miss the...
Al Qaeda-Linked Rebels Attempt to Capture Syrian Christian Village
JNS.org - Al-Qaeda-linked rebels are attempting to capture the ancient Syrian Christian village of Sadad. The assault on Sadad began on Monday when rebels from...
Report: “‹Syrian Civil War Rebels Are Nearly Half Jihadist or Islamist
JNS.org - Nearly half of the Syrian civil war's rebel fighters are aligned with jihadist or hardline Islamist groups, a new report says. According to...
Extremist Syrian Rebels Withdraw From Christian Village
JNS.org - Reports indicate that Al-Qaeda-linked rebel forces have withdrawn from the Syrian Christian village of Maaloula after heavy fighting that saw many Christian...
Report: Author of WSJ Op-Ed Supporting Syrian Rebels Has Ties With Islamist Group
JNS.org - A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed on the Syrian civil war which argues that "moderate opposition forces" are leading the fight against the...
Extremist Syrian Rebels Attack Christian Village
AP - Al-Qaida-linked rebels launched an assault on a regime-held Christian mountain village in the densely populated west of Syria and new clashes erupted near...
Syrian Christians Face Dilemma as West Debates Military Action
JNS.org - Caught between the larger Sunni-Shi'a battles for supremacy in Syria, Christians are forced to contemplate an uncertain future as Western powers debate...
Abandon the Syrian Civil War? Isolation is Never Splendid
JNS.org - Among the handful of post-war leaders who could always be relied upon to support the United States unstintingly, the name of Tony...
Al-Qaeda-Linked Fighters Abduct Jesuit Priest in Syria
JNS.org - Rebels linked to Al-Qaeda have abducted Italian Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio, Vatican Radio reported. Father Dall'Oglio—who is a well-known advocate of Christian-Muslim dialogue and...
