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Man was wearing suicide vest and shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ in Paris

January 7, 2016

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Shooting comes a year to the day since 12 people were killed in the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine, where a man ‘wearing fake explosives belt shouted Allah Akbar’ before being shot dead outside police station. by John Lichfield (The Independent), additional editing by Adam MS A man reportedly shouting “Allah Akbar “ and wearing a […]

U.S. Official: ISIS “emir of suicide bombers” killed in coalition airstrike

July 3, 2015

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(WASHINGTON) – Senior ISIS leader Tariq al-Harzi — a man known as the “emir of suicide bombers” — was killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria last month, a U.S. official said Thursday (7/2). Al-Harzi played a key logistical role for ISIS, overseeing efforts to get jihadists and weapons into Iraq and Syria to fuel the […]

#MiddleEast: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Celebrates Its First Birthday

June 29, 2015

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The durability of the terror proto-state proves daunting by Bradley Matthews, editing by Adam MS Military commanders like to say that “quantity has a quality all its own.” It’s a shorthand way of saying that greater numbers of inferior weapons or troops often can beat smaller, superior forces. Given that Monday marks the first birthday […]

Attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait Prompt Fears of Jihadist Influences’ Spread

June 26, 2015

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Terrorists attacked sites in France, Tunisia and Kuwait on Friday, leaving a bloody toll on three continents and prompting fresh concerns about spreading jihadist influences. In France, attackers stormed an American-owned industrial chemical plant near Lyon, decapitated one person and tried unsuccessfully to blow up the factory, in what French authorities said […]

Abu Sayyaf, Top ISIS Commander in Syria Killed in U.S. Special-Ops Raid

May 16, 2015

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WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) – U.S. special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader, who helped direct the group’s oil, gas and financial operations, during a raid in eastern Syria, the Pentagon and White House said on Saturday. The White House said President Barack Obama ordered the raid that killed the man identified as […]