Barely minutes after the news broke of yesterday’s terrorist attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, in which 22 people, the vast majority of them foreign tourists, were murdered, jihadi sympathizers were taking to Twitter to crow about their latest success. “Tunisia is contributing the most number of mujahideen to...

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Coming on the heels of the Arab Spring, not many believed that the popular protests that erupted in Syria in mid-March 2011 would turn into a prolonged and bloody war that would involve numerous domestic and international players. As the war enters its fifth year with no sign on the horizon for resolution, it...

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Saudi Arabia has signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with South Korea, fueling fears of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the signing of the agreement increases “concerns on Capitol Hill and among U.S. allies that a deal with Iran, rather than...

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In addition to being one of the most violent and brutal terror groups in the Middle East, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) also has a very sophisticated media system and public relations strategy. A new report (Arabic link) found that ISIS has seven distinct media outlets through which...

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A video released Tuesday by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) shows the killing of an Arab-Israeli recruit, who had left his home to join ISIS, for purportedly being a spy. The Times of Israel reports: In the video, Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam, 20, was seen kneeling in...

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Turkey’s “permissiveness” towards jihadists traveling through its territory to Syria is greatly aiding the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday. Agence France-Presse reports: The Turkish government was more concerned with Kurdish opposition and the...

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Haaretz reported Wednesday that Hamas announced plans to establish military units to fight Israel from southern Lebanon, illustrating renewed cooperation and improving ties between Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. This development also signals a Hamas attempt to open a new front against Israel. Hamas’s effort to repair ties with Iran is a...

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With an eye on the Iranian regime, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey could look to build their own nuclear programs, raising concerns that the failure to halt Iran’s nuclear program could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. This week Egypt and Russia announced a plan to...

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Yemeni political and security officials are concerned over the Turkish Airlines decision to increase its flights from the Istanbul to Aden in Yemen. The Yemenis are not hiding their concern that the purpose of the flights is to move Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists into the territory of Yemen....

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Eighty-nine members of the United States House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday, expressing that they are “deeply concerned” about Turkish restrictions on the freedom of the press.  “A strong democracy,” the letter reads, “requires both tolerance and transparency in order to thrive, but...

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