Palestinian factions in Lebanese refugee camps have been known to turns their guns on each other. But with ISIS now a potential threat in their adopted homes, they’ve joined together to form a new, more professional force to keep the jihadi group out.
In 2012, Mohammed Morsi was the president of Egypt; in 2013, he was its deposed leader; today he’s a convicted criminal, sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. And this verdict is only the first of several to be handed down against him as Muslim Brotherhood members are tried by the new government.
Somalis living in neighboring Kenya are bracing for the worst after the massacre at Garissa University carried out by al-Shabab. One Somali Kenyan says that while nothing has happened yet, history suggests that Somalis will be targeted by police and Kenyan citizens alike.
Extremists behind the siege at a university in Kenya boast a “pioneering” media strategy that has paved the way for other media-savvy terrorists like ISIS. But it’s still a chilling experience to get a call from al-Shabad amid a terror attack.
This Somali American was devastated when his teenage nephew traveled from Minneapolis to Mogadishu to join the extremists of al-Shabab. Now ISIS seems to be using the same recruiting networks to lure American teens to Syria and Iraq.