Hi friends! As we finish the second week of Looking for the Blessed Hope (the Bible study), let's break before week #3 to take a look at recent news regarding terrorist leaders. In separate reports over the past several days, news has broken that two terrorist kingpins, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and al-Qaeda in the …
Tag: Iraq
How Far Away has America Walked?
Shalom friends! This week has been filled with unfavorable news out of Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, North Africa and elsewhere. Indeed, Israel’s neighbors are not exactly playing nicely in the sandbox. On top of that, America continues to more and more blatantly turn its back on Israel and our allies in the Middle East. Here is …
ISIS Seizes Large Quantities of American-made Weapons
From the beginning of ISIS's tromp through Iraq, their mode of operation has been to defeat weak Iraqi forces, causing them to flee, then swoop in to take control of arms, ammunition, and vehicles supplied by the Americans prior to the pullout of troops from Iraq. News is out that ISIS has just overrun yet …
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What Impact will the Death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Have on the Region?
On Friday, Saudi Arabia state TV announced the death of King Abdullah, Saudi’s monarch since 2005. (Not to be confused with Jordan’s King Abdullah, who we profiled yesterday.) Though his brother, Prince Salman, was named immediately as successor, Saudi Arabia may face some significant challenges going forward: Growing tension in further succession to the throne. …
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