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1. Orthodox Jew Reflects on 'Ridiculous' New Netflix Serie

... it's ridiculous. Here's the story on one foot: Pia, a young Norwegian tourist, has been kidnapped by ISIS in Sinai, along with an Israeli brother-sister with whom she is traveling. ISIS threatens to murder ...

Created on 20 January 2022

2. Detained and Interrogated: In ISIS' Backyard

We were just miles from what was ISIS-controlled territory and had paused in a border region. Suddenly, I found myself detained, along with several of the local pastors who were with me. As the Muslim ...

Created on 31 August 2021

3. Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport Amid US Withdrawal Hit Homes

Rocket fire apparently targeting Kabul's international airport struck a nearby neighborhood on Monday, the eve of the deadline for American troops to withdraw from the country's longest war after the Taliban ...

Created on 30 August 2021

4. Afghanistan Now Stands as the New Inspiration and Expanded Staging Ground for Islamic Terrorism

... "victory" will inspire more terror and encourage more Islamic fundamentalism, reinvigorating groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda and giving birth to other destructive groups. Not only so, but America's abandonment ...

Created on 27 August 2021

5. The Radical Resurrection of ISIS

As we feared, President Biden's hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has ushered in the return of the Islamic State. This has provided exactly the safe haven ISIS has been waiting for to re-emerge. ...

Created on 24 August 2021

6. ISIS Captured a Yazidi Daughter, Demanding Funds for Her Freedom

... in his face from years in the hot Iraqi sun. There was an inconsolable look in his eyes, as if he had seen a thousand deaths ... and he had. Only six months earlier, ISIS troops invaded his home in Sinjar, ...

Created on 01 June 2021

7. As ISIS Attacks Nigerians, Christians Step Up to Bring Healing

Burned homes and churches, contaminated food supplies and secret killings left Nigerians in Kaduna state desperate and displaced over the weekend. With attacks by Boko Haram, now known as Isis West Africa, ...

Created on 18 May 2020

8. New ISIS Leader Declares War on Israel: 'Attack the Jews and Slaughter Them

ISIS announced that it has a new leader and a new mission: to kill the Jews. The terror group released an audio recording on Monday of a spokesman for new ISIS leader Sheikh Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi ...

Created on 29 January 2020

9. ISIS Terrorists Captured While Planning Attack in Jerusalem

A Special Forces undercover unit led the operation to arrest two Islamic State (ISIS) operatives who planned to carry out a terrorist attack in Jerusalem on Israel's Independence Day, the police revealed ...

Created on 05 December 2019

10. Some Moral Reflections on the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

I will leave it to others to reflect on the political and strategic implications of the killing of the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (see, for example, here and here). And enough has been said to ridicule ...

Created on 29 October 2019

11. ISIS Leader Kills Himself, 3 of His Children During U.S. Raid

... "the world's No. 1 terrorist leader," is dead, according to CNN. In a statement, Trump said the ISIS leader's removal was "the top national security priority of my administration." The president also confirmed ...

Created on 27 October 2019

12. Believers to Rally in Global Prayer Vigil for Kidnapped Christian Leah Sharibu

Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of persecuted Christians worldwide, is participating in a prayer vigil spearheaded by Pray for Leah, the Leah Foundation, ...

Created on 23 October 2019

13. Nigerian Government Reports 16-Year-Old Christian Captive Leah Sharibu Is Alive

Several Nigerian and global media outlets reported Saturday that kidnapped Christian Nigeria schoolgirl Leah Sharibu is indeed alive. In late July, questionable reports circulated that the 16-year-old ...

Created on 03 September 2019

14. Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Tragic Afghan Wedding Attack

The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide blast at a wedding reception in Afghanistan that killed 63 people, underlining the dangers the country faces even if the ...

Created on 18 August 2019

15. ISIS Allegedly Kills Kidnapped Christian Girl Who Refused to Deny Christ

Disturbing reports over the weekend claimed kidnapped Christian Nigeria schoolgirl Leah Sharibu has been killed in captivity. But those fighting for her release—including Save the Persecuted Christians ...

Created on 29 July 2019

16. How the Spread of ISIS Is Actually Growing the Kingdom of God

... that was previously run by ISIS. The Allied forces reportedly dropped a bomb on the house and destroyed it. "We went literally in that destroyed house and released the song of redemption and of hope," Feucht ...

Created on 26 June 2019

17. Scores of Muslims Turn to Christ After ISIS Ravages Syrian Town

A community of Syrians who converted to Christianity from Islam is growing in Kobani, a town besieged by Islamic State for months, and where the tide turned against the militants four years ago. The converts ...

Created on 17 April 2019

18. Muslim Man Risks His Life to Save Ancient Christian Texts From ISIS Destruction

One of the most devastating aspects of the Islamic State's assault on the Middle East has been the war waged against Christian heritage, culture and tradition. It has become a central mission for ISIS—to ...

Created on 16 October 2018

19. 17 Sentenced to Death in Church Bombings

... been handed down to hundreds of Sisi's political opponents, including 75 sentenced to death last month over a 2013 sit-in which ended with security forces killing hundreds of protesters. Amnesty International ...

Created on 11 October 2018

20. Prayer Alert: What ISIS' Growing Threat Means for Israel Right Now

The Jerusalem Post in mid-August reported that the Islamic State (ISIS), "Is much larger than previously thought and still poses a significant threat." The U.S. Defense Department, U.S. Congress and the ...

Created on 04 September 2018