Category: ISIS
At least 6 people killed in Baghdad suicide bombing
An Iraqi official says a suicide bombing in a bustling commercial area in the Iraqi capital has killed at least six civilians. (FOX)- Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan says a member of the security forces spotted the car bomber and opened fire, but was unable to prevent him from detonating his vehicle outside […]
Read MoreFL Airport shooting suspect visited FBI, said US intelligence forced him to watch ISIS videos
Estaban Santiago, the 26-year-old airline passenger accused of shooting up a baggage claim area at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood airport Friday. (FOX)- Leaving five dead and eight injured, visited the FBI Anchorage field office and told officers he was being forced to watch ISIS videos, law enforcement sources told Fox News. The visit took place last […]
Read MoreFeds asking judge to appoint security officer in alleged ISIS case
The government is asking a judge to appoint a security officer to handle classified information filings in the case of an Ohio man arrested for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State. (FOX)- Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday that the government anticipates filing a sealed protective order under the federal Classified Information […]
Read MoreISIS releases propaganda film showing a prisoner being drowned in a FISH TANK
A sickening new ISIS film has emerged showing a prisoner being drowned in a fish tank and a wheelchair-bound fanatic carrying out a suicide car bomb attack. (DailyMail)- The gruesome execution video, captured in war-torn Mosul, Iraq, shows a ‘spy’ dressed in an orange jumpsuit being water-boarded before having his head forced down into a tank full […]
Read MoreUS-led coalition doubles number of advisers in Iraq to 450
A Baghdad-based U.S. military spokesman says the number of American advisers and allies that have gone into Mosul to help Iraqi forces in their fight against ISIS has doubled in the past couple of weeks. (FOX)- U.S. Air Force Col. John Dorrian says there are now about 450 coalition advisers in Iraq. The additional coalition […]
Read MoreTurkey identifies nightclub attack gunman; 5 ISIS suspects detained
Turkey on Wednesday said it had identified the gunman who slaughtered 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub –but the country’s foreign minister wouldn’t name the killer, who continued to elude the nation’s dragnet. (FOX)- Turkish media has twice published incorrect names or pictures of a possible suspect in the days since the early Sunday attack […]
Read MoreSelfie video purportedly shows alleged Istanbul nightclub gunman
Turkish media on Tuesday ran a “selfie video” of a man they say is the gunman who killed 39 people, most of them foreigners, at an Istanbul nightclub. (FOX)- The video broadcast on Turkish television shows the alleged gunman filming himself with a cellphone at Istanbul’s Taksim square. It wasn’t immediately clear if it was […]
Read MoreSyrian asylum seeker planned ISIS attack, German prosecutors say
A Syrian man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of seeking 180,000 euros ($190,000) from the Islamic State group (ISIS) to buy vehicles that he intended to use for one or several bomb attacks, authorities said Monday. (FOX)- The 38-year-old, who came to Germany in late 2014 as an asylum-seeker, was arrested on Saturday […]
Read MoreAt least 22 killed after suicide bomber targets crowded Baghdad market
A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle Monday in a bustling market area in Baghdad, killing at least 22 people. (FOX)- Iraqi officials said, hours after the arrival of French President Francois Hollande to the country and amid a fierce fight against the Islamic State group. The bomber driving a pickup truck attacked an […]
Read MoreISIS claims responsibility for Istanbul nightclub shooting spree
The Islamic State said in a statement on Monday that it was responsible for a New Year’s shooting spree at an Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead and nearly 70 wounded, while authorities were still searching for the gunman. (FOX)- The terror group said through its Aamaq News Agency that the attack was carried […]
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