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Originally published in Christian Today President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron are expected to propose that an international coalition be founded to combat the Islamic State (IS) at this week’s NATO summit. The summit began Thursday in Wales, and will conclude on Friday. The world leaders are expected […]
Originally published in Christian Today An Iranian pastor convicted of crimes against national security is facing 18 new charges, including one for a capital crime, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Quoting from the report, Christian Today say Pastor Behnam Irani is now being accused of “Mofsed-e-filarz”, which means “spreading corruption […]
Originally published in Worthy News The Islamic State released a video on Tuesday (September 2, 2014) apparently depicting the beheading of another American journalist, the second such video in the terrorist group’s relentless and grisly campaign to drive the United States out of the Mideast region. Journalist Steven Sotloff, kneeling […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A 13-year-old boy has shared of the beheadings, stonings and crucifixion he witnessed terror group ISIS carry out at children’s camps in Syria, where the Islamic militants are indoctrinating young boys into their ideology and training them to use weapons. “My friends and I […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald The number of people who have fled Syria has hit an estimated 3 million Friday, and a further 6.5 million are believed to be displaced within the war-torn country, the UN refugee agency said. According to the agency, almost half of all Syrians have been […]
Originally posted in The Christian Post Tired of being slaughtered like sheep and chased from a place they have called home for two millennia, some Christian groups in northern Iraq have decided to take up arms to defend their place in the war-torn country from the terror of ISIS. Henry […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation. (PHOTO: CBN screenshot). Originally published in CBN News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation Wednesday evening for the first time since the Egyptian-mediated open-ended ceasefire took effect 24 hours earlier. CBN News reports that the Israelie government has already come […]
Compiled from reports in Christian Telegraph and Fox News Some Iraqi Christians are hopeful following multiple US airstrikes near the Mosul Dam. Previously an Islamic State (IS) stronghold, US bombardments keep loosening the terrorists’ grip, reports MNN. “Around the dam area, there’s a lot more freedom. The families actually are […]
Originally published in Christianity Today A woman kidnapped a year ago has been identified as one of the American hostages being held by the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. IS demanded $6.6 million and the release of a Pakistani prisoner being held […]
Originally published in Charisma News Christian aid organization Crisis Response International is aiding people displaced by ISIS terrorists in Iraq. (criout.com) Before sending the first wave of military “advisers,” US officials expressed reservations about putting combat “boots on the ground” in Iraq again to deal with a fierce Islamist terrorist […]