ISIS last stand: Desperate al-Baghdadi says defeat is ‘blessing’ in rambling message
UK Express | THE DESPERATE leader of the crumbling Islamic State (ISIS) terror group has tried to portray its crushing recent defeats as a blessing.
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MPs could spend six years in ‘underground bunker’ while Parliament is refurbished
Security experts have recommended Parliament go subterranean while essential repairs are carried out.
Russia: We Have Not Hit Syrian Civilians
Sky News | Russia’s military rejects claims it has killed hundreds of innocent people in airstrikes saying pilots “never missed targets”.
Corsica bans all rallies following series of violent anti-Muslim protests
RT | The decree banning protests in the volatile neighborhood of Jardins de l’Empereur until January 4 was issued by Corsica’s prefect Christophe Mirmand.
Islamic State leader Baghdadi goads West in rare audio statement
London Telegraph | In what is believed to be his first public message in seven months, Isil chief warns Israel attacks are imminent.
Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall on Corsica
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls: “an unacceptable desecration”.
Japan cabinet approves record military budget aiming at tighter spying co-op with US
The approval by the cabinet now needs the parliament’s consent.
Syria rebel leader Zahran Alloush ‘killed in air strike’, sources on the ground say
London Independent | Mr Alloush led the Army of Islam group.
Islamic State okays taking organs of living non-Muslims
Washington Examiner | The revelation comes in a January 2015 document that was capured by U.S. special forces in Syria in May and obtained by Reuters.
Pentagon refuses to share intel on ISIS until Moscow’s stance on Assad changes
RT | Washington will not share intelligence data on Islamic State positions in Syria.
Welby: Christians Face Middle East Elimination
The Most Reverend Justin Welby describes Islamist extremists as “a Herod of today” in his Christmas Day sermon.
2,000 Rebels, Including ISIS Fighters, to Be Evacuated From Damascus in UN Deal
Militants include fighters of Islamic State and the Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s offshoot in Syria.
2,000 Rebels, Including ISIS Fighters, to Be Evacuated From Damascus in UN Deal
Militants include fighters of Islamic State and the Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s offshoot in Syria.
Anglican leader warns of Christian ‘elimination’ in Middle East
“This apocalypse is defined by themselves and heralded only by the angel of death.”
Russian intel spots 12,000 oil tankers & trucks on Turkey-Iraq border
The Russian Air Force in Syria has destroyed about 2,000 tankers used by the Islamists.