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Part of Al Shabaab Pledges Allegiance to the Islamic State

1 OctpmWed, 28 Oct 2015 14:55:13 -06002015-10-28T14:55:13-06:0002 2009 – 14:55

By Christopher W. Holton

The Islamic State continues to expand its murderous influence around the world, particularly in Africa.

Previously, Boko Haram of Nigeria pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.

Now, a faction of Al Shabaab in Somalia has also pledged allegiance to the caliphate.

Western news media seems to be treating this as if it is a positive sign of division in the ranks of Jihadis.

We have a different view.

As of our last count, 36 Jihadist groups from the Philippines to west Africa have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Meanwhile, we have seen multiple Islamic State-inspired attacks in the West, including here in the United States. This is something that never occurred much before the Islamic State arrived on the scene. Al Qaeda, for example, never inspired such widespread support and acts of individual Jihad.

Having part of Al Shabaab, which has members in the US and has carried out deadly attacks targeting Westerners outside of Somalia, pledge allegiance to the Islamic State escalates the potential for acts of violent Jihad in Africa and America.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/al-shabaab-terror-group-pledges-loyalty-isis-killing-150-christian-students-garissa-148465/#uM7jKK9hwZqLktZQ.99

 

 

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Mainstream Islamic Doctrine: Build a Caliphate

1 SeppmWed, 23 Sep 2015 20:13:25 -06002015-09-23T20:13:25-06:0008 2009 – 20:13

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By Christopher W. Holton

The vast majority of Westerners–especially Americans–are completely ignorant of Islamic doctrine.

When Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi claimed the title Caliph and declared the Islamic State in June 2014, many ignorant observers assumed that the establishment of the Caliphate was something that only “radicals” and “extremists” sought.

That isn’t true. A study of Islamic doctrine based on the Islamic trilogy–the Quran, the Hadith and the Sirah–reveals that it is a doctrinal tenet of Islam that Muslims are supposed to work for the establishment of the worldwide Islamic state so that Allah’s law reigns supreme everywhere.

Below we have a curious example that illustrates the truth about the Caliphate and Islamic doctrine.

Syrian historian Sami Moubayed explains in an article in the UK Telegraph that the best way to battle back against the Islamic State Caliphate led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is to form a competing Caliphate led by a more appealing individual.

Essentially what this means is that even Muslims who do not approve of the Islamic State still desire to see a worldwide Caliphate ruled by Shariah dominating the world.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11884532/Many-Muslims-do-want-a-Caliphate-just-not-this-one.html

 

 

By terrortrends | Posted in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Caliphate, ISIS, Islamic State, Jihad, Sharia, Shariah | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

You Can’t Outsource Our National Security

1 SeppmThu, 18 Sep 2014 18:48:40 -06002014-09-18T18:48:40-06:0006 2009 – 18:48

Excerpt and LINK from my guest article in The Hayride…

Putting off defeating the Islamic State militarily until we can stand up a force of anti-Assad rebels who are also interested in fighting fellow Muslims is a fool’s errand.

By declaring ahead of time to the enemy what his intentions are and, especially what he is NOT willing to do, President Obama has lost the initiative. Telling the world that you have ruled out American “boots on the ground,” tells the world that you either don’t take the threat from the Islamic State seriously or that you simply don’t have your heart in the fight to make the hard decisions that great leaders have always had to make throughout history to defend our republic and its people.

http://thehayride.com/2014/09/holton-you-cant-outsource-our-national-security/

 

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