Thousands of ISIS-affiliated women and children remain detained in camps within Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria, with no clear resolution in sight.

Many have been deeply radicalized, harboring intense hostility toward the West, the Kurds, Christians, and Jews, making reintegration into society highly dangerous.

While a significant number are foreign nationals, most countries—particularly in Europe—have refused to repatriate them.

The United States, one of the few exceptions, has accepted its ISIS returnees and subsequently imprisoned them. As a result, these detainees remain in makeshift prisons, guarded by lightly armed Kurdish forces, posing a growing security threat and a “ticking time bomb” scenario.

These detention centers, originally intended as temporary solutions, now face heightened risks as Kurdish forces are stretched thin battling Turkish-backed militias and active ISIS cells.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a critical U.S. ally in the fight against ISIS, are seeking to extend a fragile ceasefire with Turkish forces, facilitated by U.S. diplomacy.

Al-Hol, a sprawling detention camp in eastern Syria, women and children, many of whom were forced into proximity with ISIS through marriage, abduction, or displacement during the U.S.-led bombing campaign.

Once a refuge for those fleeing conflict, Al-Hol camp has since become a de facto open-air prison following ISIS’s collapse in 2019.

The camp residents include foreign nationals from over 50 countries. The camp is heavily influenced by ISIS loyalists who impose strict religious control, enforce extrajudicial punishments, and instill fear among detainees.

Humanitarian organizations and the United Nations have condemned Al-Hol as a humanitarian crisis and a moral failure, stressing the urgent need for repatriation and rehabilitation, particularly for children, who form the majority of the camp’s population.

However, while the UN has not taken direct responsibility, and most home countries refuse to repatriate their citizens, leaving the Kurds to manage the camps as best they can, with no end in sight.

The situation presents serious challenges, as Turkey’s ongoing attacks on the Kurds further destabilize the region.

Turkish forces conduct daily bombings, including strikes on civilians and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps housing those fleeing areas controlled by the former extremist groups HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) and the SNA (Syrian National Army).

HTS, a jihadist militant group, dominates much of Idlib province, while the SNA—a Turkish-backed coalition of extremist groups—was a major force in the war against Bashar al-Assad.

Meanwhile, Turkey is actively waging war against the Kurds, who remain the United States’ primary ally in the fight against ISIS.

The Kurdish-led forces are the only ones preventing ISIS militants from escaping detention camps and launching new attacks, making Turkey’s actions a direct threat to regional and global security.

U.S. officials and analysts warn that a major ISIS jailbreak could lead to a resurgence of the terrorist group. While ongoing U.S. airstrikes and CENTCOM-led operations have targeted ISIS leadership and infrastructure, experts stress that the situation remains volatile.

Kurdish leaders have sought international support to prevent the collapse of the prison system and to stabilize the region, emphasizing the risks posed to both local populations and U.S. forces on the ground.

Ongoing Turkish incursions strain the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), weakening their ability to maintain order and address security breaches within the camp.

These vulnerabilities provide jihadists with opportunities to network, plan, and expand their activities, transforming Al-Hol into a breeding ground for extremist resurgence.

Despite international coalition monitoring, the camp remains a hotbed of radicalization, highlighting the inadequacy of current efforts to contain the growing threat.

Smuggling of weapons, phones, and contraband remains a persistent issue, exacerbated by insufficient infrastructure, such as the absence of vehicle lanes and proper search equipment.

Recent raids in late July and early August resulted in the detention of individuals suspected of planning attacks, showcasing ongoing efforts to counter ISIS threats.

The current unstable environment in Syria is ripe for exploitation by the Islamic State (ISIS) as it seeks to reestablish its influence both locally and regionally.

With attacks in Syria tripling in 2024 compared to the previous year, ISIS is increasing the sophistication and geographical reach of its operations, targeting vulnerable detention centers and prisons guarded by the Kurdish-led SDF.

ISIS is also working to poach hardline militants from other factions, such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), while building its shadow governance structures.

Despite U.S.-led airstrikes and efforts to disrupt ISIS operations, the group has a substantial war chest to rebuild its ranks and expand its fundraising capabilities through extortion and other means.

ISIS’s strategy includes leveraging propaganda to attract new recruits globally, with a potential resurgence in Syria serving as a keystone for its broader network.

Despite its territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State (IS) remains an adaptable and persistent threat. Arrests reveal remnants from its peak still plotting, raising concerns about a potential resurgence if U.S. forces withdraw.

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President Trump held a press conference at the White House on Thursday morning to discuss the horrific crash at Reagan International Airport last night.

A US military helicopter ran into an American Airlines flight from Wichita that was landing at Reagan International on Wednesday night.

During the presser, President Trump pointed out the disastrous record of Pete Buttigieg, the former Transportation Secretary and a DEI hire.

Trump called out Buttigieg, “He’s a disaster. He’s just got a good line of bullsh*t.”

President Trump:  The FAA website shows that the agency’s guidance on diversity hiring were last updated on March 23rd of ’22. They wanted to make it even more so. And then I came in, and I assume maybe this is the reason. The FAA, which is overseen by Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a real winner. That guy’s a real winner. Do you know how badly everything’s run since he’s run this Department of Transportation? He’s a disaster.

He was a disaster as a mayor. He ran his city into the ground, and he’s a disaster now. He’s just got a good line of bullshit.

The Department of Transportation is his government agency charged with regulating civil aviation. Well, he runs it, 45,000 people, and he’s run it right into the ground with his diversity.

So I had to say that it’s terrible. Then it’s a group within the FAA, another story, determined that the workforce was too white, that they had concerted efforts to get the administration to change that and to change it immediately. This was in the Obama administration just prior to my getting there.

It’s safe to say President Trump is not a fan of Pete the bullsh*tter.

Video via Midnight Rider.

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In May 2017, President Donald Trump delivered one of the most powerful speeches of his presidency at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

An opinion piece by Israeli-American guest contributor Avi Abelow from Efrat, Judea.

“Terrorists do not worship God. They are a desecration to God’s name,” Donald Trump said in 2017, standing before leaders from across the Muslim world.

This wasn’t just a speech—it was a defining moment. Trump called out the ideological and moral corruption of terrorism for what it truly is: a perversion of faith and a blight on humanity. He urged the Arab and Muslim world to take responsibility for rooting out the evil in their midst, making it clear that the battle against terrorism must begin at home.

These words weren’t just for the Middle East. They carry immense significance for the United States. It’s time to apply this vision domestically and take a firm stand against radical Islamic ideologies that are spreading within America itself.

Time for Action in America

If President Trump’s words from Riyadh are to have real meaning, they must lead to local action. Muslim jihad, which supports and preaches about terrorism, has infiltrated communities and institutions in America, often under the guise of free speech and religious freedom. To protect the future of the country, President Trump must confront these threats head-on.

1. Radical Imams
   America must expel imams who preach hatred, jihad, and the destruction of the West. These individuals are not spiritual leaders; they are recruiters for the global jihad. Allowing them to stay is a direct threat to American security and values.

2. Shut Down Muslim Brotherhood Front Groups
   Organizations like CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that openly seeks to undermine Western societies from within. These organizations are not harmless advocacy groups; they are part of a strategic effort to destabilize America’s democratic institutions while simultaneously supporting the destruction of Israel.

3. Protect College Campuses
   American universities have become breeding grounds for radicalization, with groups like the MSA inciting anti-American, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel hatred. These groups often mask their agenda under the banner of “human rights” or “social justice,” but their ultimate goal is to erode the foundations of Western society.

Trump’s Opportunity to Lead

President Trump has the opportunity to lead a moral and strategic revolution in how America deals with radical Islamic ideology. Just as he challenged Arab and Muslim leaders to “drive them out,” he can lead by example in the United States.

As he said in Riyadh: “Drive them out. Drive them out of your communities. Drive them out of your holy lands. Drive them out of this earth.”

This must begin with the deportation of radical imams and the dismantling of networks tied to the Muslim Brotherhood. These actions are not about targeting a religion—they are about protecting America from those who seek to destroy it from within and protecting those American Muslims who want nothing to do with the jihadi elements within their own religion.

The Qatar Factor: Not a Neutral Partner

For Trump’s vision to truly take hold, he and his team must stop treating Qatar as a neutral mediator and recognize it for what it is: the global head of the Muslim Brotherhood. Qatar is not only a state sponsor of Hamas but also a hub for radical Islamic ideologies that fuel terrorism worldwide. It funds extremist organizations, hosts the exiled leadership of Hamas, and uses platforms like Al Jazeera and Al-Jazeera Plus to spread Islamist propaganda.

By allowing Qatar to maintain its guise as a neutral partner, the U.S. is empowering the very forces Trump vowed to eradicate. If Trump is serious about defeating terrorism and protecting the freedom-loving world, he should hold Qatar accountable by ending its role as a mediator, cutting off its influence in American institutions, and forbidding all Qatar funding to US institutions and especially universities.

The Battle Between Good and Evil

The fight against terrorism is not just a physical battle; it is a battle of ideas. It is a fight between good and evil, between those who value life and those who glorify death. It is a battle that the freedom-loving people of the world must win.

President Trump’s speech in 2017 was a call to arms—not with weapons, but with the moral clarity to distinguish right from wrong. As we look to the future, let us pray that Trump remembers these words and takes the bold steps necessary to protect America and its allies.

Only by addressing the root of the problem—including state sponsors of jihad like Qatar—can Trump fulfill the moral clarity of his 2017 speech and truly safeguard America, Israel, and the world from radical Islamic terror.

A United Front

This fight is not just for America. It is for all freedom-loving nations, including Israel, the frontline against jihadist terror. By standing together and seeing President Trump take decisive action in the USA, we can ensure a safer, freer world for future generations.

Avi Abelow is an Israeli-American filmmaker and journalist living in Efrat, Judea. He is the host of the Pulse of Israel daily video/podcast and the CEO of 12Tribe Films Foundation.

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President Trump on Thursday morning held a press conference to discuss the horrific crash at Reagan International Airport last night.

President Trump said, “Some things happened that never should have happened.”

President Trump: Seconds after that, there was the crash that took place. Well, you follow them in. That means everything’s fine. Follow them in. You had a pilot problem from the standpoint of the helicopter because it was visual. It was a very clear night. It was cold, but clear, and clear as you could be.

The American Airlines plane had lights blazing. They had all their landing lights on. I could see it from the Kennedy Center tape… But we had a situation where you had a helicopter that had the ability to stop… You can stop a helicopter very quickly. It had the ability to go up or down. It had the ability to turn. And the turn it made was not the correct turn, obviously. And it did somewhat the opposite of what it was told. We don’t know that that would have been the difference because the timing was so tight.

It was so little. There was so little time to think. But what you did have is you had vision. The helicopter had vision of the plane because you had vision of it all the way, perfect vision of it all the way from at Kennedy Center, where the tape was taken.

And for some reason, there weren’t adjustments made. Again, you could have slowed down the helicopter substantially. You could have stopped the helicopter. You could have gone up, you could have gone down, you could have gone straight up, straight down, you could have turned, you could have done a million different endeavors.

For some reason, it just kept going and then made a slight turn at the very end, and by that time, it was too late. They shouldn’t have been at the same height, because if it was at the same height, you could have gone under it or over it, and nobody realized or they didn’t say that it’s at the same height. At the same height, it still wouldn’t have been great, but you would have missed it by quite a bit. It could have been a thousand feet higher, it could have been 200 feet lower, but it was exactly at the same height, and somebody should have been able to point that out.

Video via Midnight Rider.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was completely burned by President Trump’s FBI Director nominee, Kash Patel, during his confirmation hearing on Thursday. He epically blew up her sly questioning.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, Patel sat down this morning to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation beginning at 9:30 A.M. Patel’s impressive qualifications include several high-ranking positions in the intelligence and defense communities, such as Department of Defense Chief of Staff and Deputy Director of National Intelligence under President Trump.

The Gateway Pundit recently reported that Patel is already working with Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and building plans to crush the deep state. Comer revealed that he had a lengthy discussion with Kash Patel and said, “Mr. Patel is the right man for the job. He recognizes the importance of ending the weaponization of federal law enforcement and holding Deep State bureaucrats accountable. Change is here!”

However, the truth of Patel’s impressive qualifications does not matter to the Democrat senators. After seeing her colleague Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) get owned by Patel a short time earlier, Klobuchar thought she could trap Patel with gotcha questions designed to potentially sink his nomination.

“Do you know under Chris Wray’s leadership, he took over at a very difficult time…During his tenure, applications to the FBI have tripled. Do you think that people would be applying to those agencies if, in fact, it was so corrupt?” she queried.

After Patel refused to bite and reminded Klobuchar that confidence in the FBI was at an all-time low, she tried again with a different question.

“Did you say that the FBI headquarters should be shut down and reopened as a Museum of the Deep State?” she queried.

At that point, Patel had enough of Klobuchar’s nonsense and dropped this massive truth bomb.

“Simply this: if the best attacks on me are going to be false accusations and grotesque mischaracterizations, the only thing this body is doing is defeating the credibility of the men and women at the FBI,” Patel fired back. “I STOOD with them, here in this country, in every theater of war we have – I was on the ground in service.”

“And any accusations that I would put political bias before the Constitution are grotesquely unfair, and I will have you reminded I have been endorsed by over 300,000 law enforcement officers to become the next director of the FBI,” he added. “Let’s ask them.”

WATCH:

HOLY SHLIT. KASH WITH THE SMACKDOWN.

PATEL: Simply this: if the best attacks on me are going to be false accusations and grotesque mischaracterizations, the only thing this body is doing is defeating the credibility of the men and women at the FBI. I STOOD with them, here in… pic.twitter.com/l2Vdq8gDCH

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 30, 2025

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