Welcome back, friends! Thanks for stopping by. About a week ago I had the privilege of hearing an expert on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism discuss the rise of ISIS and America’s response to it. Dr Sabastian Gorka is an Associate Professor of War & Conflict at the National Defense University and advises and briefs at the …
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“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where …
American, Israeli and Arabic news sources are reporting that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been injured in an attack of ISIS leadership over the weekend. It is unclear whether the injury occurred as a result of an operation carried out by Iraqi security forces, or by an American airstrike. (Though the majority of reports point …
Continue reading Breaking News: ISIS Leader Allegedly Injured in Iraq
The Middle East is a simmering caldron. Hamas is re-stocking weaponry and re-building terror tunnels. Contrary to what some think, al-Qaeda is not decimated, but continues to operate through factions such as Khorasan and al-Nusra. ISIS continues to wreak havoc in Syria and Iraq. I’ve been asked, “Where did ISIS come from? Who are they? …
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