Earlier today I was interviewed by JD Hayworth on Newsmax TV. We discussed the significance of the downed Russian flight over Sinai -- including how it ultimately belies ISIS’ weakness vis-a-vis heavy Russian bombardments -- and the amorphous nature of Islamist groups in Sisi's Egypt and elsewhere. The segment begins right around the 3-minute mark in the video below: … [Read more...]
Turkey Condemns Russia for Fighting Islam in Syria, Calls on West to Accept ISIS
According to several media, Hakan Fidan, the head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization, recently condemned Russian military intervention in Syria by saying Vladimir Putin was trying to smother the rise of political Islam in the guise of ISIS, or the Islamic State. He further urged the world to accept ISIS, reportedly saying: ISIS is a reality and we have to accept … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on Russia’s “Holy War” on ISIS
I was recently interviewed by Erick Stakelbeck on The Blaze TV regarding my article, “Russia Declares Holy War on Islamic State.” Are Russian claims concerning persecuted Christians sincere or propaganda? What of Russia’s alliance with Iran? I respond to these concerns and more in the 7-minute video below: … [Read more...]
Russia Declares ‘Holy War’ on Islamic State
FrontPage Magazine The Orthodox Christian Church, which is reclaiming its traditional role in post-Soviet Russia, has just described its government’s fight against the Islamic State and other jihadi groups in Syria as a “holy war.” According to Vsevolod Chaplin, head of the Church’s Public Affairs Department, The fight with terrorism is a holy battle and today our country … [Read more...]
400 Syrian Churches Destroyed, Christianity Nearing ‘Extinction’ in Mideast — Russian Orthodox Patriarch
Around mid-April, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia --who once wrote a letter to Barack Obama beseeching the president to reconsider his foreign policies which enable the persecution of Christians in Syria -- spoke again of the threat of Christian extinction in the Mideast during a meeting with Greek Defense Minister Panagiotis Kammenos. In the Russian Patriarch's own … [Read more...]