As the anarchy in the Sinai Peninsula continues, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group with branches in Gaza and in Sinai claimed responsibility on Thursday evening for firing Grad missiles on the city of Eilat on Wednesday. The group, Ansar Beit al-Makdas, said in a statement it published: “Allah was successful through your brothers the
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has suspended Syria from membership, a Saudi Arabian official announced. “There is a strong concern over the massacres and the inhumane acts that are being committed against the Syrian people,” Nizar bin Obaid Madani, state minister for foreign affairs, was quoted by CNN as having said. “Therefore
Army of Islam, the Salafi terrorist organization suspected of being behind the terror attack in the Sinai last week, threatened on Wednesday that it would carry out mass suicide bombings in the heart of Cairo, in response to the Egyptian military’s operation against Islamic organizations in the Sinai. “No one will condemn the people
Commenting on reports that Egypt has deployed forces in Sinai without coordinating the move with Israel, MK Uri Ariel (National Union) said that Israel was acting “like an ostrich.” Ariel, chairman of the Knesset Oversight Committee, said that “the Egyptians have for a long time been systematically violating the Camp David peace treaty, but the
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood president, instructed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Thursday to maintain combat preparedness and improve the level of readiness for dealing with the "threats" Egypt faces. Morsi's message did not specify which military threats he was referring to. In April of this year, the Egyptian army carried
Egyptian strongman Mohammed Morsi announced Wednesday that "It is time for the Syrian regime to leave." Morsi spoke Tuesday night at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) two-day summit in Mecca. According to Egypt's Ahram Online, Morsi quoted Koranic verses and sayings attributed to Islam's prophet Mohamed, prohibiting fighting amongst Muslims. He went
Reuters - Former Libyan rebels and snipers who helped oust Muammar Gaddafi are beefing up the Free Syrian Army to try to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. Libyan-Irish fighter Hussam Najjar, who goes by the name “Sam,” told Reuters he is a trained sniper who was part of the rebel unit that stormed
International terrorist groups with roots in Libya, Sudan and Iraq are working to take over the Sinai Peninsula, according to a report from the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. Efforts to turn the region into a major launching point for attacks are being encouraged by Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri, it stated. The
The Hizbullah terror leadership claimed Monday that its missiles can now reach all of Israeli territory. Speaking at a ceremony in southern Lebanon, Nabil Ka'uk announced from the podium that “Hizbullah rockets can reach all Israeli settlements,” referring to Israeli towns and cities. The reference by Ka'uk, who is deputy director for Hizbullah's terror
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will discuss, in coming days, making changes in the Camp David Accord signed with Israel. The changes will allow Egypt "to implement its full sovereignty over the Sinai Peninsula." Morsi's advisor told an Egyptian newspaper, Al Masri al Youm, that despite the fact that Al Masri dismissed the entire top
