How America Can Regain Credibility by Putting Its Military to Use
Washington must instill fear in the hearts of its enemies if it is to leave the Middle East without damaging its international standing.
December 27, 2021
The Bombing in the Democratic Republic of Congo Is a Sign of Islamic State’s Growing Presence in Central Africa
The Allied Democratic Forces.
On Saturday, a suicide bombing killed at least five people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), near its border with Uganda. Likely responsible for the attack are the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a jihadist group founded in the 1990s, which since at least 2019 has been affiliated with Islamic State (IS). Ryan O’Farrell, in an article published on December 14, outlines the ADF’s history, its terrorist activities, and its deepening ties with IS. The last began after 2014, when the ADF was reeling from a Congolese military campaign against it:
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An Arab Knesset Member’s Bold Statements about Israel’s Jewish Identity Deserve Praise
Has the real Mansour Abbas stepped forward?
The Bombing in the Democratic Republic of Congo Is a Sign of Islamic State’s Growing Presence in Central Africa
The Allied Democratic Forces.
When the World’s Strongest Man Was a Jew
Zishe Breitbart, the “second Samson.”
How Muslim Refugees from Tsarist Russia Became Loyal Israeli Citizens
The story of the Circassians of the Galilee.