MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

According to those who knew him he was a “stable” and a “regular” guy. So was Hitler at one time …

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Qur’an Sura 9:111a, “[Allah] hath purchased of the believers [Muslims] their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain …”

Allah And Mohammed. Things That Make You Go “Boom.”

By Stewart Bell, National Post – “A suicide bomber who attacked an Iraqi army base last November was a Calgary business analyst who disappeared after his wife divorced him, friends said Wednesday amid rising concerns about the flow of Canadians to overseas terror groups.

Those who knew Salman Ashrafi in Calgary said they had lost all contact with him after he left Canada in late 2012. And now they know why: He apparently died seven months ago after detonating a car bomb north of Baghdad.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria posted his photo online in March, calling him Abu Abdullah Al Khorasani, but a Calgary Muslim community leader said the man was Ashrafi, a privileged Pakistani-Canadian.

‘He seemed like a regular guy and he was one of those guys that actually had a career, had a wife,’ the man said.

A University of Lethbridge graduate, he had worked for Talisman Energy and Exxon. ‘The guy was stable.’

Like its Western allies, Canada has been struggling to deal with the growing number of youths joining extremist groups in Syria. About 130 Canadians are currently serving in factions aligned with Al-Qaeda — about 30 of them in Syria alone.

Including Ashrafi, at least four have died in the past year. The danger they pose to the public was underscored on May 24 when a gunman opened fire in a Brussels museum, killing three people. Police later arrested a man who had fought with Islamists in Syria.

‘There is significant concern that extremism in Syria will result in a new generation of battle-hardened extremists who may seek to return to their home countries or export terrorism abroad,’ the Canadian Security Intelligence Service website says.” Read more.

Flashback: Syrian Islamists Promise To ‘Destroy’ Canada After Fighting In The Middle East – “The most extreme armed faction in Syria has threatened to ‘destroy’ Canada, as Western governments are struggling to deal with radicalized citizens infatuated with Al-Qaeda ideology. Speaking in flawless English, a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant said in an online video that after fighting in the Middle East, the group would turn on North America. ‘This is a message to Canada and all the American tyrants: We are coming and we will destroy you, with permission from Allah the almighty,’ the unidentified foreign fighter said. While he did not divulge his nationality, he said he was an ‘emigrant’ to Syria and his accent sounded North American. It is rare for jihadists to mention Canada in their propaganda unless they are Canadians.” Read more.

Flashback: Canada: Man Converts To Islam, Travels To Syria, Dies For ‘Allah’ – “A Canadian man who converted to Islam and went to Syria to fight with rebels has reportedly been killed in the civil war-ravaged country. The death of Nova Scotia-born, Calgary-raised Damian Clairmont, who changed his name to Mustafa al-Gharib, was reported on Wednesday. He was reportedly fighting with the al-Qaeda-linked group Jabhat al-Nusra. According to reports, al-Gharib was killed by the Free Syrian Army, in fighting near Aleppo. There was no clear indication of when exactly he died.” Read more.

Flashback: Calgary Man Turned Islamic Terrorist: Jihad Is Becoming ‘As Canadian As Maple Syrup’ – “A Canadian foreign fighter in Syria taunted the ‘evil, despotic and Zionist Harper government’ on Wednesday, claiming it was losing the battle against extremism and that fighting jihad was becoming ‘as Canadian as maple syrup.’ In a blog post, Abu Dujana al-Muhajir, part of a small circle of Calgary youths who left for Syria to join armed extremist groups, said ‘so-called radical Islamists’ were gaining in popularity and the number of Canadian jihadists was growing. He denounced leading Canadian Muslims opposed to extremist violence, naming writer Irshad Manji and imams Muhammad Robert Heft and Syed Soharwardy, calling them ‘deviant’ and saying they were outnumbered by militants.” Read more.