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MJC condemns killing of Jordanian pilot

The horrific images of Moath al-Kasasbeh, the Jordanian pilot captured in December, being burned alive by members of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is “barbaric, inhuman and condemned in the strongest terms”, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) said in a statement on Wednesday. Jordan hanged two Iraqi prisoners[…]

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Jordan executes 2 Al Qaida prisoners

The Islamic State groupburned a captured Jordanian pilot to death in a cage, according to a purported video of the violence released Tuesday. The kingdom, which had vowed a swift and lethal response, executed two al-Qaida prisoners by hanging early Wednesday. The pilot’s gruesome death sparked outrage and anti-Islamic State[…]

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US military ‘Centcom’ hacked

The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has said that there was “no operational impact” on military networks from a hacking incident carried out by people claiming to be working on behalf of of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Central Command confirmed on Monday that its Twitter[…]

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Iraqi Kurds say siege of Mount Sinjar broken

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have fought their way to Iraq’s Sinjar Mountains where hundreds of people have been trapped for months by fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, a Kurdish official said. “Peshmerga forces have reached Mount Sinjar, the siege on the mountain has been[…]

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ISIS violates Islamic principles: MJC

With South Africa on alert following speculative reports that locals are being actively recruited to the Islamic State (IS), ulema in Cape Town have again vociferously condemned the group and its objectives. During a press briefing at the Muslim Judicial Council’s (MJC) head offices in Rylands this week, president Maulana[…]

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26 foreigners arrested for ‘terrorism’ in Saudi

Saudi Arabia said Sunday it has arrested 135 suspects for “terrorism” offences, after the kingdom’s participation in air strikes against Islamic State group extremists raised concerns about possible retaliation. The suspects include 26 foreign nationals, mostly from Syria, interior ministry spokesman General Mansour al-Turki said, cited by the official Saudi Press[…]

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Being anti-ISIS is not license to spread Islamophobia

OPINION by Iqbal Jassat Is it a case of bad journalism focusing on sensationalism, or is it driven by a rush to judgement despite lacking substance? I’m referring of course to the front page story in last week’s Sunday Independent with a large bold screaming headline: ISIS RECRUITS IN SOUTH[…]

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SA-ISIS link ‘sensation’: analyst

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the State Security department have both sought to play down speculation that more than 100 South African nationals are currently fighting in Syria as recruits for the radical Islamic State (IS) group. The allegations, emanating from reports in the Sunday Independent[…]

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Iraqi peshmerga fighters cross into Kobane

Iraqi peshmerga fighters have begun entering the Syrian border town of Kobane where they were expected to join the battle against Islamic State and the Levant (ISIL) fighters beseiging the town. Peshmerga forces entered through the Yumurtalik crossing on Friday armed with heavy weaponry, including anti-aircraft machine guns and mobile[…]

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