November 1, 2019 Donate  Featured Stories Syria Upheaval Opens New Door for Tehran's Attack Plans by Yaakov Lappin  •  October 31, 2019  •  Special to IPT News   The latest upheaval in northeast Syria caused by Turkey's invasion, and the division of the Syrian plunder among Turkey, the Assad regime, and Russia, presents Iran with new avenues for building up attack capabilities, and for further destabilizing the region. Click here to read the full story State Department Official Demanded Kurds Capitulate to Islamists by John Rossomando  •  October 30, 2019  •  IPT News   First, the United States agreed to withdraw special operations forces from a section of northeastern Syria, opening the door to a Turkish invasion aimed at U.S.-allied Kurdish, Arab and Syriac Christian forces there who played a key role in defeating ISIS. Click here to read the full story Neutral Switzerland's Growing Islamist and Jihadist Challenge by Abigail R. Esman  •  October 25, 2019  •  Special to IPT News   Switzerland has suffered no significant terror attacks; but it has not been spared the damages of radical Islam. As the media have focused on the countries where terrorism has taken lives and shattered communities, the world has largely overlooked the other, more insidious dangers of radical Islamist and Salafist ideology in countries like Switzerland. Click here to read the full story  Featured Videos Watch Video Five Things You Should Know About The Council on American-Islamic Relations Watch Video Campus Anti-Israel Group Berates Holocaust Survivor  Also in the News ISIS Confirms Baghdadi's Death, Names New Leader October 31, 2019  •  National Review   The Islamic State's official propaganda outlet Amaqconfirmed the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Thursday, five days after U.S. special forces executed a daring night raid in northwestern Syria that resulted in the ISIS leader's death. Click here to read the full story Ilhan Omar's Strange Affinity for Turkey's Islamist Tyrant October 30, 2019  •  The New York Post   Rep. Ilhan Omar is showing a strange reluctance to cross Turkish tyrant Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Tuesday, she was the only Democrat to vote against a bill to impose sanctions on Turkey over Erdogan's invasion of northeast Syria and also abstain on a separate bill to call out the century-old Armenian genocide. Click here to read the full story EU Sees Risk as Inmates Possibly Radicalized in Prison Walk Free October 30, 2019  •  Reuters   Thousands of inmates about to be freed from European prisons at the end of their terms may have been radicalized as Islamist militants in detention and pose a risk, the European Union security chief said on Wednesday. Click here to read the full story Shame on Germany for Denying the Iranian Regime's Antisemitism October 30, 2019  •  The Algemeiner   Earlier this month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government declared that the Iranian regime was anti-Israel, but was not antisemitic in its calls for Israel's destruction. Click here to read the full story New Report on Anti-Semitism at Columbia University, Barnard Points to a 'Hotbed for Hate' October 29, 2019  •  Jewish News Syndicate   The American NGO Alums for Campus Fairness released a comprehensive report last week that documents what ACF describes as "systemic anti-Semitism and an ingrained delegitimization of Israel" at Columbia University and its sister school, Barnard College. Click here to read the full story The IPT accepts no funding from outside the United States, or from any governmental agency or political or religious institutions. Your support of The Investigative Project on Terrorism is critical in winning a battle we cannot afford to lose. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here to donate online. The Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation is a recognized 501(c)3 organization.