Tag Archives: Sunnis

Mostafa Chamran and Khomeini’s Second Islamic Revolution Network in Lebanon

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 20 March 2026

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How Much Responsibility Does the Syrian State Have for the Alawi Massacres?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 17 July 2025

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Ahmad al-Shara Met Donald Trump, and the Islamic State is Not Pleased

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 30 May 2025

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Dealing with the Conspiracy Theory that Islamic State “Never” Attacks Israel

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 May 2025

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Islamic State Changes Course in Dealing With the Tribes, Holds Its Ground Against Democracy

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 April 2025

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The Alawi Massacres in Syria: A Blip or a Rubicon?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 17 March 2025

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Islamic State Mocks the Losses of Iran and HAMAS

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 August 2024

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The Third Speech of Islamic State Spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 24 September 2022

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Islamic State Spokesman Counters “Accusations” Against the Group and Explains its Purpose in Syria

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 September 2022

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Islamic State Announces the “Harvest of the Good” Campaign

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 17 March 2021

Abu Umar al-Baghdadi, the implied caliph of the Islamic State movement between 2006 and 2010, gave his sixteenth speech on 17 March 2009. The title of the speech was, “Harvest of the Good (The Gathering Will Be Defeated, and They Will Turn Their Backs and Flee)”.[1]

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