Ask just about any Christian — whether Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical or Eastern Orthodox — “What is your purpose as a Christian? What is your message to the world as a Christian?”
Saudi Arabia rallied Sunni allies to its side in a growing diplomatic row withIran on Monday, deepening a sectarian split across the Middle East following the kingdom\’s execution of a prominent Shi\’ite cleric.
Thirteen months ago the Iranian-backed Houthi stormed into Sana’a taking control over large swathes of Yemen in the process.
Islamic State urged its followers on Tuesday to escalate attacks against Christians, Shi\’ites and Sunni Muslims fighting with a U.S.-led coalition against the ultra-radical group.
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday deployed tanks and artillery around Ramadi to confront Islamic State fighters who have captured the city in a major defeat for the Baghdad government and its Western backers.
At first sight, it seems that Israel is just as preoccupied with the rise of Islamic State as anyone else.
Iran\’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday blamed the United States and the \”wicked\” British government for creating the Islamic State in his first speech since undergoing prostate surgery last month.
Israel\’s frontier with Syria, where militants have kidnapped 45 U.N. peacekeepers, has become a magnet for Islamist activity and Israel itself is now a target, the defense minister and security analysts said on Tuesday.
Iraq has given assurances to the United States that U.S. special operations forces that President Barack Obama has ordered into the country will be shielded from possible prosecution in Iraqi courts, U.S. officials said on Monday.
President Barack Obama said on Friday he needs several days to determine how the United States will help Iraq deal with a militant insurgency, but he ruled out sending U.S. troops back into combat and said any intervention would be contingent on Iraqi leaders becoming more involved.
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