Jihad Watch

[kenneal - lagger]

No surprise there!

[Forever_Winter]

Apparently another Jihadist on the loose in Belgium after killing two football supporters 'God made him do it' apparently.

Guess the blowback from the Israel / Hamas war now making its presence felt...

[Ralphw2]

A young Muslim boy was murdered in the US. Blowback goes both ways.

[adam2]

One dead and several hurt in Paris attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67604591

Looks a bit like jihad, but this has not been confirmed
.Edited to add that later reports state that the attacker chanted "god is greatest"
in Arabic which is a strong indication of jihad.

[adam2]

Large scale attack on a music venue outside Moscow. Some reports link this to the war in Ukraine, but most consider it be the work of jihadis.
At least 60 believed dead, building on fire.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-68642036

Islamic state have claimed that carried out the attack, and IMHO that looks very likely. IS like attacking music venues as most entertainment is considered un-islamic

[BritDownUnder]

I think it should be said that this attack is not unique to Russia in that people are massacred while undertaking non-military activities. French people were mown down by a truck while celebrating Bastille Day. Also Ukrainians were killed in a shopping mall by a Russian missile. Of course, according to the Russians, the latter were citizens of a Nazi state and needed de-Nazifying while they were undertaking such a serious fascist activity as shopping.

It will be interesting to see how this Russian attack goes down amongst the Russians. For me the timing just after the election seems very unusual and very convenient for a series of harsh laws in Russia. A bit like the Reichstag fire in Germany. We shall see what Putin's reaction is.

I believe the Taliban used to symbolically execute television sets by hanging them from telegraph poles. And Iran railed against satellite TV as 'satanic' TV.

[adam2]

later reports put the death toll as " over 115" Very sad.
I have little sympathy for russia under present circumstances, but DO sympathise with the injured and bereaved in cases like this.

[Ralphw2]

Attack at Turkish arms factory leaves 4 dead. Appears to be suicide attack by a man and a woman. Each was filmed with automatic weapons and backpacks, assumed to be bombs. Reports that hostages were taken, but Turkey imposed a media blackout before the bombs exploded. The choice of target points more towards Kurdish separatists than Islamic extremists, but too early to say. The attackers died.

Erdogan has a lot of potential enemies.