Al Qaeda Is on the Brink of Taking Over a Country

“Al Qaeda militants are moving closer to seizing the capital of the West African nation of Mali, which, should the city fall, would become the first country in the world run by the U.S.-designated terrorist group.

The rapid advance of the jihadists in Africa comes after Islamist groups took power in both Afghanistan and Syria, but, if they take Bamako, it would be the first time militants with direct and current connections to al Qaeda achieve such a feat.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/al-qaeda-is-on-the-brink-of-taking-over-a-country/ar-AA1PvqNq?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=6903d3e43ef64d89913dfe5a24d0a15f&ei=7

Egypt’s Land Grab Threatens the World’s Oldest Christian Monastery

“In the sixth century, Christian monks built St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The monastery is believed to be located at the very place where God appeared to Moses via a burning bush. Valuable Christian relics are stored at St. Catherine’s, among them parts of the Codex Sinaiticus, which contains the oldest complete copy of the New Testament.

Since its inception, the monastery has never been destroyed, but recent efforts by the Egyptian government could effectively end St. Catherine’s independence and inhibit the religious freedom of its monks.

In May, a legal ruling by an Egyptian appeals court “affirmed government ownership of land beneath the centuries-old Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai,” although the government stressed that it would not interfere with the monastery’s long-standing autonomy, reports Egyptian Streets. Despite these assurances, the monks of St. Catherine’s protested against the ruling and closed the site to all visitors on June 6.”

https://reason.com/2025/08/22/egypts-land-grab-threatens-the-worlds-oldest-christian-monastery/

Jonathan Conricus provides a live update on the situation in southern Syria — Alma Israel

Israel struck Syria to defend the Druze who were under attack by other groups who were supported by the Syrian government. Druze civilians were being slaughtered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ioOE0gZSY

“October 7th on Steroids” Inside Syria’s Brutal War on the Druze — Khalifa Khalifa explains

Syrians are slaughtering the Druze people in Syria.

Ordinary citizens are joining organized radicals in killing the Druze for not being Muslim, some asking who the real prophet is, and if they answer wrong, killing them.

A hospital was surrounded and slaughtered. Electricity and internet have been cut to give Muslims the space to slaughter the Druze.

Regime forces are participating in this violence.

Minorities are not safe in the Middle East.

I assume there will be campus protests against these atrocities…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CyA_ewuyL0