Islamic State Issues Threat
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Islamic State Group Calls for Attacking CiviliansFighters of the Islamic State militant group are ready to battle a U.S.-led military coalition seeking to destroy it, the group's spokesman said in a new audio recording in which he called on Muslims worldwide to kill civilians of nations that join the fight.
American and French warplanes have carried airstrikes against the group, and U.S. President Barack Obama is working to form a global coalition to confront the group, which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq.
The United States has rallied some 40 countries to take part in...
From the Left
Islamic State appears to release chilling threatA spokesman for the Islamic State militant group has apparently released a new, chilling message threatening the U.S. and its allies.
In a speech titled "Indeed Your Lord Is Ever Watchful" and released widely over social media Sunday, Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al Adnani urges members of the Muslim faith to take violent action against "disbelievers" by any means necessary.
"O America, O allies of America, and O crusaders, know that the matter is more dangerous than you have imagined and greater than you have envisioned. We have warned...
From the Left
Obama to Lead U.N. Effort to Halt Movement of Terror RecruitsPresident Obama will preside this week over an unusual meeting of the United Nations Security Council poised to adopt a binding resolution that would compel all countries to put in place domestic laws to prosecute those who travel abroad to join terrorist organizations and those who help them, including by raising funds.
The resolution, proposed by the United States, would also for the first time establish international standards for nations to prevent and suppress the recruiting of their citizens by terrorist organizations, and bar the entry and transit across their...
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