U.S. says up to 1,000 troops to withdraw from Syria

Israel National News reports: “The Pentagon said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria, almost the entire ground force in the war-torn country, […]

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Christian Girl Leah Sharibu Turns 16 as Boko Haram Hostage After Rejecting Islam
• Islamist Intent on Killing Asia Bibi Claims He Is in Canada to ‘Send Her to Hell’
• Iran summons Christians to explain why they converted from Islam
• ‘Nobody Will Go Back’: Christians Flee Middle East After Fall of Islamic State
• Christian Charity: Average of 345 Christians Killed Per Month Globally
• 105 Christian churches a month become target of ‘hate’
• Archbishop Says Christians Slaughtered ‘Like Chickens’ in Nigeria
• Jihadists Bomb Christian School in Syria, Killing Four Children
• Jihadists kill pastor, four others in Burkina church attack
• Gunmen Kill Six, Burn Down Catholic Church in Burkina Faso

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Pentagon warns on risk of Chinese submarines in Arctic
• Satellite images show China is building its third and largest aircraft carrier
• Pentagon expects China to add international military bases
• China to enhance international space cooperation
• Coast Guard plans to add resources in Arctic to counter Russia, China

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• Children at Muslim School in Philadelphia Sing Jihadist Songs
• ‘Jihad Is the Best Part of Worship’: Taliban, Islamic State Gear Up for Ramadan

BANGING THE WAR DRUMS

• Iran Cleric Warns U.S. Persian Gulf Fleet: ‘One Missile Will Destroy You’
• U.S. sending B-52s to Middle East against Iran ‘threat’
• U.S. sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
• ‘U.S. won’t dare attack Iran’
• Steinitz: Iran may attack Israel if U.S. standoff escalates
• Report: Israel won’t join US-Iran war unless attacked
• ‘Israel won’t let Iran get nuclear weapons’
• Islamic Jihad: We are preparing rockets
• Islamic Jihad leader predicts war this summer
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad: ‘We’re close to open war with Israel’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Less Than Half of UK ‘Christians’ Believe Jesus Died and Rose Again
• Former Anglican bishop: Don’t take Christianity seriously
• Easter blasts at Sri Lanka churches, hotels kill nearly 300
• Muslims celebrate as blaze destroys Notre Dame
• Diabolical: Islam’s Past and Present Attacks on European Churches
• ‘The Cross Belongs in the Dustbin of History’: Muslim Brothers Claim Islam Exempt from Law

A BRAVE NEW WORLD?

• Transgender Rights: Judge Warns Girls Have No Right to ‘Visual Bodily Privacy’
• Parents have no veto right on LGBT lessons, says Damian Hinds

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China is ‘threat to world’ says dissident writer
• China, Arab states eye closer cooperation on satellite navigation to build “Space Silk Road”
• China’s dire clampdown on religious freedom
• Major Chinese city offers bounty on Christian leaders
• North Korea Tests ‘Tactical Guided Weapon’ with ‘Powerful Warhead’
• U.S. says North Korean test not a ballistic missile
• Kim Slams ‘Hostile Forces’ for Sanctions on North Korea

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Iran’s Rouhani Anti-Israel Attack: Urges ‘Righteous’ Muslim Nations to ‘Rid the Region’ of ‘Zionism’
• Khamenei: Normalizing relations with Israel against the Quran
• PA calls for European recognition of ‘Palestine’
• PA has plans to strengthen its hold on Jerusalem
• Gantz; No to the 1967 lines, Jerusalem will remain united

WORLDWIDE TERROR

• ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Plotted to Run Over National Harbor Pedestrians with a U-Haul
• Islamists Arrested Over Kindergarten Children Massacre Plot
• Albanian arrested in Montana for planning synagogue attack
• U.S. man charged over plot to commit mass shooting against Jews
• French man stabs neighbor because he ‘wanted to kill a Jew’

A WORLDWIDE CALIPHATE

• Islamic State on Caliphate Fall: ‘What Is Our Crime? We Just Wanted to Apply Sharia’
• Chicago imam: Islamic caliphate our ultimate aim
• Crumbling Islamic State Tells Jihadists: Attack ‘Europe, the World’ to Avenge Losses

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• U.S. Commander: Russian Modernization Efforts ‘Threaten to Erode’ U.S. Military Advantage in Europe
• Russia Is Turning Up Its Nuclear Rhetoric. That’s a Problem
• North Korea ‘missile launch’ plans under scrutiny as concern mounts
• China is overtaking U.S. in artificial intelligence
• U.S. should verify Chinese lunar activity not military related says US official
• U.S. accuses Russia, China of undermining space peace push
• U.S. space to counter alleged hypersonic weapons threat says Shanahan