JIHAD WATCH 07/08/2015

French troops kill Mali jihadist who had been freed in exchange for hostage
By Robert Spencer on Jul 08, 2015 03:42 am

This is one reason why Islamic jihad groups take non-Muslim hostages — they often get cash, lots of it, in exchange for them, and failing that, they can use them to get their valuable operatives freed from Infidel prisons. Those exchanges only encourage more hostage-taking. And when the French released Mohamed Ali Ag Wadossene (why […]
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Muslim cleric suspected of inspiring Tunisia jihad massacre lives on UK dole
By Robert Spencer on Jul 08, 2015 03:26 am

He “lives in a £1 million house leafy street in fashionable west London.” He receives “£50,000 a year in handouts,” and when asked how he could justify this, responded: “Ask David Cameron, don’t ask me.” Indeed. The British people should ask David Cameron, right before they escort him out of #10 Downing Street and to […]
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Over 42 million Muslims support Islamic State; 1.5 million in UK
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 08:26 pm

If we had journalists worthy of the name, they would be asking Western leaders who insist that the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam, such as Obama, Biden, Kerry, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, and others, why so many Muslims are susceptible to its appeal. But we don’t have journalists worthy of the name. […]
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Indonesia: Jihadis recruit for Islamic State from their prison cells
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 07:38 pm

Clearly these recruiters have supporters among the jailers: “Despite the island’s jails being high-security and despite mobile phones being contraband those who want phones have and use them.” “Indonesian jails host extremists who recruit for Islamic State from their cells,” by Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani, News Corp Australia Network, July 7, 2015 (thanks to […]
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Pakistan: Muslims offer bounty for murder of “blasphemer” if she is freed
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 06:53 pm

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are an ongoing human rights abuse, and the case of Asia Bibi ought to be an international scandal. But no one much cares. After all, it isn’t as if anyone is committing something serious like “Islamophobia.” “This ‘blaspheming’ Christian mother is on death row in Pakistan for drinking from a Muslim’s cup. […]
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Islamic State abducts 111 children to train as jihad terrorists, along with 78 adults
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 06:31 pm

Everyone knows that what the Islamic State does is egregious and unique and unprecedented, and has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam, but those who are willing to allow their balloon to land may be interested to know that there is precedent even for this in the history of the caliphate. The last caliphate, the […]
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US only training 60 Syrian “moderates” to fight Islamic State, far below expectations
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 05:04 pm

A previous report said: “The main problem thus far has been finding enough Syrian recruits untainted by extremist affiliations or disqualified by physical or other flaws.” And so currently there are only 60 men receiving this training. No one, however, is willing to examine the larger implications of this. The Pentagon is pouring money into […]
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Turkey: Islamic group puts up posters threatening gays with death
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 03:58 pm

Yet gay activists in the West tend to side with Leftists who consider resistance to jihad terror to be “Islamophobia.” Suicidal short-sightedness. When Pamela Geller and I ran ads in San Francisco calling attention to Islamic law’s mistreatment of gays, the San Francisco city council denounced not the persecution of gays in Muslim countries, but […]
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Islamic State in Nigeria murders at least 25 people in packed government office
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 11:48 am

Boko Haram continues to operate with apparent impunity in Nigeria, despite repeated avowals by two Nigerian Presidents now that they would destroy it. Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State several months ago. “Nigeria suicide blast ‘kills 25′ in Zaria,” by Aminu Abubakar, AFP, July 7, 2015: Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – At least 25 […]
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Islamic State: Destroying Pyramids and the Sphinx a “religious duty”
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 10:57 am

The Islamic State wants to create rubble and ruins, for these testify to the judgment of Allah on the unbelievers and their works and pomps: “Proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied” (Qur’an 3:137). “ISIS says it is their ‘religious duty’ to destroy Egypt’s pyramids and the Sphinx,” […]
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Italian convert to Islam: “When we behead someone, we’re obeying Sharia Law”
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 10:30 am

“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4). Barack Obama, John Kerry, Joe Biden, David Cameron, Boris Johnson et al would have us believe that this convert to Islam has misunderstood her new religion by taking the Qur’an’s words at face value. What they really mean, however, is left unexplained. “Italian jihadist defends […]
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Kenya: Islamic jihadists murder 14 in village near Somali border
By Robert Spencer on Jul 07, 2015 07:45 am

Kenya officials announced plans several months ago to build a wall along the border with Somalia to keep the Islamic jihadists out. It has clearly not been built yet. “Militants from Somalia kill 14 in northern Kenya,” The Associated Press, July 7, 2015: NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan official says at least 14 people have […]
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