Syria

#MyJihad in Syria: Chaldean Catholic bishop says 30,000 Christians have fled Aleppo

jihadwatch 26 March 2013

And two priests have been kidnapped. Will the Islamophobia never end? "Syrian bishop says 30,000 Christians have fled Aleppo," from AFP, March 21 (thanks to all who sent this

 

New Syrian "Interim Prime Minister” Also ISNA Member

Local media is reporting that Ghassan Hitto, elected by the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) as head of an interim government in Syria, was a member of the Islamic Society of

 

'Syria crisis necessitated Turkey apology'

JPOST.COM 25 March 2013
By HERB KEINON

Israel has apologized to Turkey – for killing nine Turks on the Mavi Marmara three years ago – because of the volatile situation in Syria, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

 

Video of al-Nusra Beheading Syria

liveleak 21 March 2013

Video was taken from the FSA facebook page.....the description says the man was beheaded because he's a supporter of the current regime....

 

France and Syria: Hollande, Mohammed Merah, FSA Terrorism and Gulf Petrodollars

Global Security News 21 March 2013
By Helmet Joachim Schmidt and Lee Jay Walker

The blind hatred of Mohammed Merah had no boundaries therefore killing Jewish children in the name of Allah was appropriate for his militant Islamist ideas

This hatred is clearly visible in Syria whereby many beheadings, hangings, training children to kill – and other bestial realities – are all part and parcel of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) and various Islamist factions which support the sectarian hatred of al-Qaeda and others.

 

Dutch-Moroccan dies fighting in Syria, sources tell the Volkskrant

DutchNews.nl 21 March 2013

A 20-year-old Dutch-Moroccan died fighting with jihadist forces in Syria last Friday, the Volkskrant reports on Wednesday. The Volkskrant, which names the youth as Mourad M

 

U.S. Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas Support Leader Chosen By Syrian Opposition To Head Interim Government

U.S. media is reporting that Ghassan Hitto, known to have been a leader in several U.S. Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas support organizations, has been elected by the Syrian National

 

American Muslim Brotherhood Member is New Syrian Prime Minister

FrontPage Magazine 21 March 2013
By Daniel Greenfield

America and Europe have served as safe havens for a generation of Islamists looking to take over their own countries. Iranian Islamists like Khomeini hung out in Paris. Arab

 

Syrian rebels elect Ghassan Hitto as prime minister

FRANCE 24 19 March 2013

Syria’s opposition coalition early on Tuesday elected a Western-educated businessman and Islamist activist, Ghassan Hitto, to head an interim government to administer

 

Obama Training Radical Islamists in Syria

The Jewish Press 19 March 2013
By Barry Rubin

In a new development, the Obama Administration is apparently not only arming (indirectly, technically) but now training Syrian rebels. We know that the weapons are going to

 

How the Muslim Brotherhood Took Over the Syrian Revolution

FrontPage Magazine 19 March 2013
By Daniel Greenfield

Foreign Policy Magazine is a great source for getting the stories that everyone knew were true a year ago, but that the diplo establishment denied to its dying breath,

 

Ignoring Rape in Syria

Bulletin Of The Oppression Of Women 19 March 2013
By Asma Marwan

The past several weeks have been filled with news reports about the catastrophic proportions of the Syrian refugee crisis. One news report after another describes

 

Rise in British Muslims fighting in Syria

More than 100 British Muslims are thought to have travelled to Syria to fight in the civil war there, making it the main destination for radical Muslims who want to fight

 

Iran and Hezbollah 'have built 50,000-strong force to help Syrian regime'

The Guardian 15 March 2013
By Julian Borger in Herzliya

Iran and Hezbollah have built a 50,000-strong parallel force in Syria to help prolong the life of the Assad regime and to maintain their influence after his fall, Israel's

 

Hezbollah, Jabhat al-Nusra Set for Showdown in Syria

Daily Beast 15 March 2013
By Jamie Dettmer

Along Syria’s border, Hezbollah fighters are facing off against Sunni jihadists in the rebel ranks. Jamie Dettmer on why the sectarian standoff could spell regional

 

At least 50 French citizens ‘waging jihad in Syria’

FRANCE 24 14 March 2013

As many as 80 French citizens are fighting with rebel groups in Syria, according to a report in French daily Le Figaro published Wednesday. The number is far higher than the

 

Returning Jihadists Prompt Dutch to Raise Terror Threat

israelnationalnews 14 March 2013
By Rachel Hirshfeld

Dutch authorities on Wednesday raised the threat of a terror attack to "substantial", saying the increased risk stemmed mainly from radicalized jihadists returning from

 

Syrian fighters burning books in Reqqa

OpEdNews 14 March 2013
By Lilly Martin

The smell of burning books hangs heavy over the city of Raqqa, Syria. On March 4, 2013 the rebel fighters occupied the city of Raqaa, which is in the far North East province

 

14 March 2013: International Day to Defend Apostates and Blasphemers

Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain 13 March 2013
Press Release

Countless individuals accused of apostasy and blasphemy face threats, imprisonment, and execution

Blasphemy laws in over 30 countries and apostasy laws in over 20 aim primarily to restrict thought, expression and the rights of Muslims, ex-Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

On 14 March 2013, we, the undersigned, call for an international day of action to defend apostates and blasphemers worldwide by highlighting ten cases though there are countless more.

 

Call to War: German-Language Video Promotes 'Jihad' in Syria

Spiegel Online 13 March 2013

A disturbing video has emerged on the Internet showing a radical Islamist rebel in Syria speaking to the camera in German. The man, who authorities say lived in the German city

 
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