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3-Dec-14 World View -- Wife and son of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi captured in Lebanon

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3-Dec-14 World View -- Wife and son of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi captured in Lebanon

Kenya's government in crisis after al-Shabaab kills 36 Christians

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Kenya's government in crisis after al-Shabaab kills 36 Christians
Wife and son of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi captured in Lebanon

Kenya's government in crisis after al-Shabaab kills 36 Christians

Soldiers of Kenyan Defense Forces look over the bodies of some 36 Kenyans killed by al-Shabaab on Tuesday (AP)

Soldiers of Kenyan Defense Forces look over the bodies of some 36 Kenyans killed by al-Shabaab on Tuesday (AP)

On Tuesday, al-Shabaab terrorists killed 36 mainly Christian miners working in a quarry in northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. The 60 or so workers were asked to recite the Shahada, an Islamic creed declaring oneness with God. Those who couldn't were shot and killed.

This follows a similar incident that occurred on November 22, when Al-Shabaab terrorists forced a bus carrying 60 passengers to stop. They asked the passengers to recite Koranic verses, and those who were unable to do so were lined up and then killed. 28 people were killed, 19 men and 9 women.

Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta has been facing growing criticisms ever since al-Shabaab terrorists attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi last year, killing 67 people. Facing a political crisis, Kenyatta on Tuesday announced a government shakeup, and replaced two of his top security chiefs.

Other Christians working in the same area are in dread for their lives. Many of them have no money and are in debt, so they're unable to leave the area. ("You load 16 tons, and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter don't you call me, cause I can't go - I owe my soul to the company store." - Tennessee Ernie Ford) Standard Media (Kenya) and AP and Bloomberg

Wife and son of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi captured in Lebanon

Officials in Lebanon's army say that they've arrested the wife and son of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the self-describe caliph and leader of the Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria (IS or ISIS or ISIL). The pair were arrested ten days ago as they tried to enter Lebanon from Syria. The arrests were made in conjunction with American and Western intelligence sources. It's believed that authorities waited ten days to announce the capture in order to have time to interrogate the pair and get information that could be used for a surprise attack on ISIS or al-Baghdadi himself. For example, she might know where al-Baghdadi is now, or what routes he uses to travel around.

The name of the captured woman is Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi. It's unclear whether she actually is one of al-Baghdadi's three wives, or whether she's a former wife, or whether she's really married to some other jihadist unrelated to al-Baghdadi. There are also questions about whether the child who was captured was a boy or a girl. And if al-Dulaimi is al-Baghdadi's wife, then why was she coming to Lebanon? Was it to escape from al-Baghdadi, for whatever reason?

Whether al-Dulaimi knows enough to provide useful intelligence is unknown, but her greatest value may be as a bargaining chip to win the release of 26 Lebanese security personnel previously kidnapped by ISIS. Daily Star (Beirut) and Daily Star (Beirut) and CNN and Time

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