Tag Archives: Al Qaeda

IDF boosts forces on the Golan after UN kidnapping, threats from Syrian rebels

Posted on 10 March 2013 by

As I’ve written previously here, the civil war in Syria is approaching perilously close to Israel’s border and sometimes even spilling over into Israel with stray tank shells and mortars.  This danger was just ratcheted up a notch over recent … Continue reading →

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Who leaked details of underwear bomb plot, and why?

Posted on 13 May 2012 by

Following the dramatic revelations last week about a foiled “underwear bomb plot”, and the startling news that the “bomber” was in fact an undercover British agent, US intelligence agents together with MI6 and MI5 are furious that the news was … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Toulouse school shooter apprehended – affiliated to Al Qaeda

Posted on 21 March 2012 by

In breaking news (which is still ongoing), the terrorist who attacked the Jewish school in Toulouse is being apprehended in an armed stand-off.And it turns out that he is indeed one of the “usual suspects” after all, admitting that he … Continue reading →

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Twin car bombs in Syria kill dozens. Regime conveniently blames al-Qaida

Posted on 25 December 2011 by

It’s not often that the BBC and Debka File agree with each other, but this suitably seasonal miraculous event occurred over the weekend in the wake of twin car bombs in Damascus which killed 44 people. From the BBC’s report: … Continue reading →

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Israel to assist Kenya in fighting Islamist terrorists

Posted on 16 November 2011 by

In a little-noticed item in today’s Telegraph we read that Israel is increasing its support for Kenya (was there previous support in place that could be “increased”?) in fighting the Islamist Al Shabaab terrorists infiltrating from Somalia.  This in turn … Continue reading →

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9/11 Ten Years On

Posted on 11 September 2011 by

Today is the 10th anniversary of the massive terrorist attack on America known as 9/11, when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York were brought down by planes hijacked by 19 Muslim terrorists; the Pentagon was … Continue reading →

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