Friday, March 11, 2016

Islamic terrorists on the March throughout the world

IPT Weekly Newsletter for the week ending March 11, 2016

Featured Stories

Terrorist Groups Intensify Targeting of Children for Jihad

by Abha Shankar  •  March 10, 2016  •  IPT News FacebookTwitter
Children have become a key target group for recruitment by terrorist groups who are increasingly turning to social media to showcase their successful efforts in indoctrinating them for jihad. In January, for example, Wilayat Khorasan (or "Khorasan Province"), the Islamic State (ISIS)'s branch in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, released a propaganda video titled, "Cubs of the Caliphate Camp," that showed young boys undergoing training for jihad.

How Would You React to a Terror Attack?

by Paul Alster  •  March 7, 2016  •  Special to IPT News FacebookTwitter
Have you ever wondered how it feels to suddenly find yourself in the midst of a terror attack, and how you would react? It's everyone's worst nightmare, but for a growing number of people in Israel over the 5 ½ months since the latest Palestinian uprising began, it has been a shocking reality.

U.S. Tourist Killed, Dozen Israelis Wounded in Palestinian Attacks

March 8, 2016  •  IPT News FacebookTwitter
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed and killed an American tourist and injured at least 10 others in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, marking the third Palestinian attack within hours of one another.
Israeli police said the terrorist started to stab civilians near the entrance to the Jaffa Port entrance – wounding multiple individuals – before escaping toward Tel Aviv and stabbing motorists idling in their vehicles on the road.

Study Shows ISIS' Emphasis on Child Soldiers

by Abigail R. Esman  •  March 8, 2016  •  Special to IPT News FacebookTwitter
We've all seen them by now: the nightmarish photographs of a young boy holding up a severed head; Or carrying a Kalashnikov he is well-trained to use, schooled and prepared for the killing of infidels. We have seen them strapped with suicide vests, eager to die for Allah. Now a new report, "Depictions of Children and Youth in the Islamic State's Propaganda 2015-2016," reveals that there are more such child militants in the Islamic State than we'd previously realized – and it's only getting worse.

Pete Hoekstra Talks Islamist Terror Trends on WKIP

March 7, 2016  •  NewsRadio 1450/1370 WKIP FacebookTwitter
Based upon the IPT's research and sources, Shillman Senior Fellow Pete Hoekstra predicts a significant increase in Islamist terror attacks in Europe over the summer, citing how its social services and security forces could become overwhelmed by refugees fleeing violence in the Middle East and Africa. He anticipates a spike in jihadist antagonism throughout the Middle East as well, with attacks similar to that which Jordan stopped against ISIS in recent weeks.

Fatah and PA Glorify Murder of U.S. Tourist in Israel, Abbas Refuses to Condemn Attack

by IPT News  •  March 9, 2016 FacebookTwitter
Fatah and the Palestinian Authority (PA) praised the murder of Taylor Force, an American West Point graduate visiting Israel with a group from Vanderbilt University, who was killed by a Palestinian terrorist during a stabbing spree yesterday at the Jaffa port, reports Palestinian Media Watch.

Featured Videos

Hoekstra: Obama's Hubris Made Things Worse in Muslim World

American Graduate Student Killed in Stabbing Rampage Near Tel Aviv

PA TV on Jaffa Stabbing: "Martyr" Killed One U.S. Tourist, Wounded 12 "Settlers"

Iran Carries Out Multiple Ballistic Missile Tests In Continued Defiance of UN


Also in the news

Islamic State defector brings 'goldmine' of details on 22,000 supporters

by Guy Faulconbridge  •  March 10, 2016  •  Reuters FacebookTwitter
A disillusioned former member of Islamic State has passed a stolen memory stick of documents identifying 22,000 supporters in over 50 countries to a British journalist, a leak that could help the West target Islamist fighters planning attacks.

DOJ expected to charge 5 Iranians in 2013 hacking of New York dam

March 10, 2016  •  FoxNews.com FacebookTwitter
The Department of Justice is expected to announce charges against up to five Iranians believed to be tied to the 2013 hacking of a New York dam, a law enforcement source told Fox News. The DOJ is expected to make the announcement sometime in the coming days, according to the source.

Secrets of the Bedouin terrorist hunters who patrol Israel's tense borders

by JAKE WALLIS SIMONS  •  March 7, 2016  •  The Daily Mail (UK) FacebookTwitter
At first glance, this stretch of rocky ground beside a path in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights does not seem to be a threat. To the expert eye, however, it is potentially deadly.

Fatah celebrates murder of American tourist

March 9, 2016  •  Palestinian Media Watch FacebookTwitter
Fatah and the Palestinian Authority celebrated yesterday's murder of Taylor Force, an American tourist who was visiting Israel with Vanderbilt University. Fatah's official Facebook page posted a drawing of a knife held over the PA map of "Palestine" that includes all of Israel and the PA areas.
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