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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Need more motivation to pray? How about this? The Wall Street Journal article and territory map of ISIS referenced below caught my attention because of the very overwhelming territory gain by ISIS in Syria, and the lack of ability to stop them. Why do I find this significant? Read Isaiah 17:1 and Jeremiah 49:23-27. The …
A year ago, households were hearing of a "new and improved" al-Qaeda terrorist group called ISIS, and they were beginning their assault on Syria and Iraq. President Obama dismissed the al-Qaeda offshoot as a "JV team," presenting little threat to the US. However, less than a month later, al-Qaeda severed ties with ISIS, calling them …
In the midst of an Obama speech to a group of students at the Federal Trade Commission on cyber security, ISIS hacked into Twitter and YouTube accounts at the Pentagon. “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS,” was tweeted via the US CENTCOM feed. An additional message read, “We won’t stop! We know everything …
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