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ISIS in Mexico -Planning Bomb Attacks on US???
ISIS in Mexico? Feds DENY Watchdog Group's Claim that the Terror Group is Operating in Juarez and Plans 'Imminent' Car-Bomb Attacks on US Targets
The Department of Homeland Security quickly denied claims on Friday from a watchdog group that the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has militants stationed in Juarez, Mexico who plan an 'imminent' attack against the United States. A DHS spokesman was bewildered, telling MailOnline that 'we are aware of absolutely nothing credible to substantiate this claim' made by Judicial Watch, a center-right group. 'In Mexico?' the official said on the phone. 'I haven't seen that at all.' An hour before Judicial Watch's report surfaced, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said publicly that his agency and the FBI 'are unaware of any specific, credible threat to the U.S. homeland' from the terror network. And during a late-morning media briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said flatly that 'the most detailed intelligence assessment that I can offer from here is that there is no evidence or indication right now that [ISIS] is actively plotting to attack the United States homeland. That’s true right now.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...says_its_s.JPG Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, shown this week in an unrelated TV interview, -said his organization had credible information suggesting that the terror group ISIS is planning car-bomb attacks in the US http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ULY_22_U_S.jpg 'Unaware of any specific, credible threat': Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Friday that the US doesn't have any intelligence supporting an ISIS-threat theory, -but Fitton insisted 'you could drive a truck bomb through' loopholes in his denial But Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton said in an interview that his sources were 'golden' and called the government's insistence 'so dishonest.' 'It's a non-denial denial,' he told MailOnline. Citing Johnson's use of words like 'credible' and 'specific,' Fitton said, 'You could drive a truck bomb through that loophole. DHS has not denied our story.' Based on sources that it would not identify to MailOnline out of concern for their safety, that ISIS terrorists are 'planning to attack the United States with car bombs or other vehicle born [sic] improvised explosive devices.' The group said a 'warning bulletin for an imminent terrorist attack' had been issued to 'agents across a number of Homeland Security, Justice and Defense agencies,'instructing them 'to aggressively work all possible leads and sources' to prevent it. It also claimed the commander of Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base near the Juarez border crossing, has been briefed on the threat. 'This is dire,' Fitton said. 'Look, this needs to be – It's impossible for me to overstate the seriousness of the threat.' 'The president calls ISIS a Jayvee terror organization, and now we have a report they're in Juarez, planning attacks with al-Qaeda.' Fitton predicted that the federal government may be playing a stalling game, with the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks approaching in less than two weeks. 'This may be a case of them saying two weeks from now that they took care of the threat the Judicial Watch was saying [was there],' he said. Later in the afternoon the Fox News Channel and Breitbart.com both published stories about a situation report distributed to law enforcement agencies by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Fox didn't respond to questions about whether the documents were the same, but a Breitbart reporter said they were. Fitton said Judicial Watch did not base its reporting on the same bulletin they cited. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...mexico_map.jpg Map: The Department of Homeland Security quickly denied claims on Friday from a watchdog group that the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has militants stationed in Juarez, Mexico http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...e_Islamic_.jpg ISIS, a fearsome and deadly terror group that dominates much of Iraq and Syria, now includes some militants with passports from the US and other Western nations, -a fact that worries American intelligence agencies http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...UGUST_29_W.jpg Nope: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said US intelligence services have 'no evidence or indication right now that [ISIS] is actively plotting to attack the United States homeland' White House: No specific threat to US homeland from ISIS http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...14_636x358.jpg 'The Texas bulletin is not inconsistent with our information,' he said, but 'our story highlights more specific and imminent warnings.' 'It would not surprise us if it turns out the Texas bulletin is a watered-down-for-public-consumption-version of what our sources report.' Fox described a 'three-page bulletin, entitled "ISIS Interest on the US Southwest Border".' 'Social media account holders believed to be ISIS militants and propagandists have called for unspecified border operations,' the bulletin read, according to Fox, 'or they have sought to raise awareness that illegal entry through Mexico is a viable option.' Another had published its own report two hours earlier, reproducing a portion of one page. That page showed a recent video stunt in which conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe demonstrated the ease with which a terrorist could cross the Rio Grande River by donning an Osama bin Laden mask and wading from Mexico into Texas. Neither news outlet claimed the law enforcement bulletin articulated any warnings about an imminent terror attack. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...P_OF_RLB10.jpg Cuidad Juarez: The crime-ridden Mexican border town opposite El Paso, Texas has become a staging ground for illegal immigrants – including drug cartel members and narcotics smugglers – to enter the US illegally http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...liss_Texas.jpg Judicial Watch claimed the commander of Fort Bliss, an Army base in Texas, has been briefed But Fitton stuck to his guns, insisting that the threat of an ISIS incursion into Texas – Juarez abuts El Paso with just the Rio Grande in between – is real. 'We take it seriously,' he said. 'We didn't put it out there lightly.' In a nod to his organization's frequent alarms about border security in America's southwest, he suggested that if the Obama administration was waving reporters away from the story, it was in order to draw attention away from illegal immigration concerns. 'I can't say who in Washington knows about this,' Fitton said. 'But to be sure, this is exactly the type of information that this administration would have an interest in minimizing, downplaying and withholding, to distract from the disaster on the border and the national security threat there.' Earnest, President Barack Obama's chief spokesman, told reporters on Friday that America's border crisis is over 'for now.'...... :crap: RELATED: |
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Terrorists Target Britain-Bomb Explodes
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Luton Airport Bomb Scare: Disposal Experts Carry out Controlled Explosion http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...38_634x356.jpg Thousands of passengers evacuated and all incoming flights suspended -after suspect package is found in security area The Guardian/Daily Mail UK 8 September 2014 http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...irport-011.jpg A Luton airport spokeswoman said passengers were advised to contact their airlines to establish the status of their flights Photograph: @jimblakey/Twitter "The decision has been taken with the police to ensure the safety and security of passengers and staff. Further updates regarding the security and operations at the airport will be provided as soon as possible." Luton said later that all incoming flights had been suspended and the approach road to the airport had been closed. An airport spokeswoman added: "Passengers are advised to contact their airlines to establish the status of their flights." Bomb-Disposal Experts have Carried out a Controlled Explosion at a Major London Airport -after a Suspect Package was Found. The controlled explosion at Luton airport was carried out at about 5.20pm on Monday after thousands of passengers were evacuated and all incoming flights cancelled. A Bedfordshire police spokesman said the suspect package was discovered in the security search area of the departure terminal shortly after 1.30pm. Four hours later, police announced over the airport's PA system that there was to be a controlled explosion carried out by its explosive ordnance disposal experts. Several evacuated passengers used Twitter to describe the "chaos" as it unfolded. "Chaos at Luton Airport – being told to remain where we are on speakers, while at the same time being told to evacuate," wrote Luke Miller. Paul Green, who was due to fly to Edinburgh, said the mood was "pretty calm" once passengers were evacuated but complained that they had been given no information by airport staff. "Once everyone was out and it became apparent that there was no fire – because the first alarm said it was a fire alarm – everyone was fairly calm," he said. "There's been no update from anyone. If it wasn't for Twitter we wouldn't know anything." Green had passed through security when the evacuation was announced. He said he suspected something was not right as he was approaching the x-ray scanners. He said: "I was going through security and the queue suddenly disappeared behind me – this was about 20 minutes before the alarm sounded. It took about 10 minutes to evacuate everyone. "There was a woman running around telling the x-ray operators something and I asked them what was happening but they didn't know." A spokeswoman for London Luton airport said: "We understand passengers will be frustrated by the delays they are experiencing. "We are working closely with the police to ensure passengers are not inconvenienced unnecessarily but we must ensure that the safety and security of all our passengers and staff remains our top priority." UPDATE: London's Luton Airport Reopens After Alert LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of passengers were evacuated and flights were suspended for hours Monday from Luton Airport near London after a suspicious package was found in a security-screening area. Passengers were stranded outside the terminal as emergency services examined the suspicious item. The approach road to the airport was closed, triggering long delays for motorists. An army bomb-disposal squad blew up the item in a controlled explosion and police said it was not dangerous. The airport reopened around 6 p.m. Budget airline EasyJet said six flights landing at Luton had been diverted to other airports and 12 flights had been canceled as a result of the security scare. Luton, northwest of London, caters mostly to short-haul flights by budget airlines. |
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France May Invite Iran to Monday’s Fight Against Terrorists Conference
France is all in to Help, But Would like to Invite Iran —Against the Wishes of the U.S. Hollande says Tehran’s Nuclear Programme is a Separate Issue
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Assembling a coalition to fight the militants from the Islamic State group is proving to be a complicated affair. The U.S. is pressing Turkey, which has resisted publicly endorsing the global strategy against the extremists, who are holding 49 Turkish hostages. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...92_634x462.jpg In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Kerry is in the region to speak with leaders about strategies to address the threat from the Islamic State, a militant extremist group. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that the US would provide an additional $500 million in humanitarian aid to victims of the war in Syria, bringing total American assistance to $2.9 billion since the start of the conflict in 2011. (AP Photo/Turkish Presidency) Many world leaders want to act quickly, before the Islamic State group gains more territory. But it's crucial to reach agreement on what the coalition is doing and why -Particularly after bitter diplomatic divisions created by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a decade ago. Paris/Baghdad: France is prepared to invite Iran to an international conference on Monday aimed at coordinating actions to knock out the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) — even though that runs counter to the US refusal to deal with Tehran. The position reflects a recent shift in France’s policy toward Iran, a neighbour of Iraq that joins regional states and the West in adamantly opposing the advance of the radicals. Tehran’s long-time influence in Iraq, including at times a military presence, makes it a logical partner in France’s eyes. French President Francois Hollande landed in Baghdad on Friday and held closed door talks with Iraqi leaders on humanitarian aid and military support for Iraq’s fight against Isil insurgents, ahead of a Paris meeting on Monday of opponents of the militant group. Hollande said France and the UK were the first European countries to provide military aid to Iraq and were in the process of delivering more fourth shipments. He did not specify details. Asked if Iran might attend Monday’s conference, the French president said both the French and Iraqi foreign ministries were still working to finalise the list of participating countries. “The goal is to coordinate aid, support and action for the unity of Iraq and against this terrorist group,” Hollande told journalists at the start of his one-day visit to Iraq. In Paris, a French official helping plan the conference says the only hitch is agreeing with partners, but added “we are not far from a consensus.” The official, who was not authorised to be publicly named, didn’t elaborate. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi, after meeting Hollande, said the French president “has promised me... France will participate in this effort striking the positions of terrorists in Iraq.” Abadi added: “The American side has lately begun doing that. We need this air cover. We do not need partners on the ground and they don’t intend to send forces.” Hollande did not address how France would contribute to the air strikes targeting Isil positions in Iraq, now being conducted by the US airforce and Iraqi military. Instead, he said that Monday’s conference in Paris was intended to coordinate military aid to Baghdad from Iraq’s allies. “We are going to work with our allies. We know the seriousness of the threat,” Hollande told reporters. US Secretary of State John Kerry made the American position on Iran clear on Wednesday in Baghdad. “The United States does not cooperate, militarily or otherwise, nor does it have any intention in this process of doing so, with Iran,” he said. Iran is embroiled in a nuclear dispute with the international community, which fears Tehran’s nuclear capabilities will be used to make weapons. But French President Francois Hollande says that is a separate issue. France has staked a tough stance in the nuclear dispute, but is viewing Iranian help in the region with pragmatism, stressing the overlapping concerns of Iraq, Iran and the West about the dangers posed by Isil. Paris believes Tehran should not be excluded from the effort to crush the radicals who now control a wide swath of Iraq. France began arming Kurdish fighters against Isil last month. Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danaee, said on Friday that Iran would be happy to participate in the Paris conference since it has a great interest in the stabilisation of Iraq. He added that Iran is prepared to offer any support to its neighbour and hopes the conference will yield successful results. After US President Barack Obama unveiled plans this week for an expanded campaign against Isil militants, France wants to show that support for Iraq is not limited to military action, one of Hollande’s aides said. At the Paris conference, the French government aims to tackle Isil’s financing and recruiting as well as improving border controls and training of the Iraqi army. |
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'Happy 47th Birthday to my Little Bro - Can't Wait to Have a Party on Your Return':
British Hostage Alan Henning's Sister Posts Moving Message to Him Just Weeks Before he Appeared in Chilling Isis Video Manhunt to find British hostage and father-of-two Alan Henning, 47
Daily Mail UK 15 September 2014 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...68_636x355.jpg The sister of Alan Henning - the British aid worker being held hostage by ISIS militants - had planned a big celebration for the taxi driver when he returned from his latest mercy mission to Syria. She told of the party in a touching Twitter post last month, which included a photo of the siblings together as children (left). A manhunt is under way to find the British hostage (main picture, circled), who was seized while working at a Syrian aid camp and paraded in ISIS' latest terror video. The sister of the British aid worker being held hostage by ISIS executioner 'Jihadi John' sent a message to her brother promising a party on his return. Alan Henning, a taxi driver from Manchester, was making one last trip to Syria to help those caught up in the conflict when he was seized by Islamist militants and paraded in front of cameras in their latest beheading video. His sister, Gillian Kenyon, posted a touching message on Twitter last month telling how the family would celebrate his 47th birthday when he came home. Scroll down for video http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rtfelt_chi.jpg A touching photo posted on Twitter shows hostage Alan Henning with his sister, Gill, when they were children http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rtfelt_chi.JPG Ms Kenyon posted the picture on ISIS captive Mr Henning's birthday last month alongside this message In a message posted a month ago today, Ms Kenyon wrote: 'Happy 47th Birthday to my little bro Gadget/Alan Henning. can't wait to have a party on your return. Love you bro xx" She also posted a touching photo of the siblings together as youngsters. Father-of-two Mr Henning, known as 'gadget' to friends - was seized by fighters in January and has since been held hostage. Friends said his wife had begged him not to go back to the region because of fears the aid missions were becoming too dangerous. Mr Henning - who had made several visits to the region to help those affected by the conflict - had told friends he would not return to the Middle East after the latest trip, which set off last December. But his final voyage was hit when gun-toting jihadists targeted his convoy soon after he arrived at a charity warehouse earlier this year. A fellow aid worker told the Times: '[The militants] were speaking English because no one on the convoy spoke Arabic. 'They were a mixture of Libyans and Algerians and they gave Alan a hard time because he was not a Muslim.' It is believed many other members of his convoy were allowed to return across the border with Turkey and have since returned to Britain. British Special forces and intelligence officers have been ordered to urgently locate Mr Henning, 47, ahead of a potential bid to free him and any others that may be being held. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...mily_hando.jpg Father of two Alan Henning, a taxi driver from Manchester (pictured at a Syrian aid camp) was paraded at the end of a horrific new video showing the beheading of British hostage David Haines – implying he will be next http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Y_AT_CASCA.jpg Mr Henning (left) had taken part in several mercy missions to the war-torn region to help innocent victims Amid mounting pressure on the Prime Minister to act, specialists are drawing up plans for potential ‘high risk’ rescue operations to get him out of danger. They are using advanced voice box recognition to locate Briton Jihadi John, believing any remaining hostages – including Mr Henning – will be nearby. In a rapid escalation of the UK’s military involvement last night, unmanned drones were set to be sent to target militants in Islamic State target militant strongholds. Other developments include:
Furious military chiefs have demanded the ‘destruction’ of his fanatical captor, now thought to be responsible for the death of British aid worker David Haines as well as two American hostages. In a significant escalation of the UK’s military involvement, unmanned drones armed with missiles designed to destroy individual targets were sent to Iraq last night in the hours after the video emerged. A grim-faced Mr Cameron vowed to ‘hunt down’ the killers of Mr Haines, 44, whom he called a ‘British hero.’ And he revealed for the first time that IS has specifically planned attacks in Britain and across Europe – and is planning more. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Undated_ha.jpg Mr Henning is believed to be held in the network of tunnels underneath the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, Syria http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ng_bbc_jpg.JPG Mr Henning (right) was filmed before the convoy set off helping pack supplies for the aid mission http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Minister_.JPG http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ecuted_by_.JPG After the latest video (pictured,) emerged last weekend, the Prime Minister vowed to ‘hunt down’ the killers, saying they ‘are not Muslims, they are monsters’ Kneeling in the sand and wearing an orange jumpsuit, Mr Henning was shown at the end of the video of Mr Haines’s death with Jihadi John pointing a knife at his head. The grotesque images sparked immediate demands from MPs and former military commanders for the UK to quickly join international air strikes in Iraq and Syria and not to rule out sending in ground troops. The pressure for involvement increased further after Australian leader Tony Abbott yesterday approved the deployment of eight F A 18 Super Hornet jets, surveillance aircraft, refuelling tankers and transport planes together with 600 troops to the region. Former Defence Secretary Liam Fox said Britain should use lethal force against extremists and be prepared to launch air strikes ‘sooner rather than later’ in both Iraq and Syria. Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, said it was ‘time for retribution’ and to ‘kill their barbaric fighters.’ Lord Dannatt, the former head of the Army, urged Mr Cameron to join international strikes against Islamic State ‘in the strongest possible way’. Speaking after a meeting of the UK emergency committee Cobra, Mr Cameron remained cautious as he said of IS ‘they are not Muslims, they are monsters’. He added: ‘We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes.’ On the video released on Saturday night, Jihadi John launched a personal tirade against the Prime Minister. Holding a knife in his left hand and with his right on the shoulder of Mr Haines, he declared: ‘This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the Peshmerga (Kurdish fighters) against Islamic State.’ Cameron says ISIS killers are not Muslims but 'Monsters' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...29_636x358.jpg Jihadi John's New Horror in Desert: British Hostage Beheaded by Terrorists in Another Sickening Video By IAN DRURY, DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT The chilling video of the beheading of David Haines was almost identical to the films showing the murders of US hostages James Foley and Steven Sotloff. All three victims wore Guantanamo Bay-style orange boiler suits, were forced to kneel with their hands cuffed behind their backs and were decapitated in the desert by the knife-wielding, left-handed masked killer. The horrific but slickly-produced film of 44-year-old Mr Haines’s terrifying last moments at the hands of the hooded Islamic State fanatic – dubbed Jihadi John – was uploaded to the internet late on Saturday. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ecuted_by_.JPG Horrific: The chilling video of the beheading of David Haines was almost identical to the films showing the murders of US hostages James Foley and Steven Sotloff. All three wore bright orange boiler suits... NB; David Haines previously bombed Iraq years ago, when he was in the RAF... THE VIDEO BEGINS Lasting two minutes and 27 seconds, the video begins with a burst of static – imitating a movie scene where an important announcement is made on television. There follows a clip of David Cameron speaking in an interview in Downing Street on August 20 – the day after Mr Foley was murdered. The Prime Minister announces British weapons and ammunition will be delivered to the Kurdish Peshmerga to fight Islamic State. CHILLING WORDS FROM THE VICTIM AND HIS KILLER Clad in orange overalls, David Haines says: ‘My name is David Cawthorne Haines. I would like to declare that I hold you, David Cameron, entirely responsible for my execution. ‘You entered voluntarily into a coalition with the United States against the Islamic State, just as your predecessor Tony Blair did, following a trend amongst our British prime ministers who can’t find the courage to say no to the Americans. Unfortunately it is we, the British public, that in the end will pay the price for our Parliament’s selfish decisions.’ Pointing with a knife, Jihadi John says: ‘This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the [Kurdish] Peshmerga against the Islamic State. ‘Ironically, he has spent a decade of his life serving under the same Royal Air Force that is responsible for delivering those arms. Your evil alliance with America ... will only accelerate your destruction, and playing the role of the obedient lapdog, Cameron, will only drag you and your people into another bloody and unwinnable war.’ The man then takes his knife to Mr Haines’s throat, before the aid worker’s dead body is shown. The video ends with the warning: ‘If you, Cameron, persist in fighting the Islamic State then you, like your master Obama, will have the blood of your people on your hands.’ He insists the West will stop the ‘brutal extremist militants’ savaging Iraq and Syria. Both the Sotloff and Foley videos began with footage of Obama vowing to crush IS. LOCATION All three executions were filmed in an arid, deserted, hilly area with a blustery wind blowing. However, Mr Haines’s video has a bleak background, with far fewer geographical features – just a ridge behind the captive and killer – to identify where it was shot. It suggests that IS has learnt from the beheading video of Mr Foley, 40, which revealed a green plain in the distance below the hills and a dusty track. This information was enough to allow computer experts to pinpoint the exact location of the murder in the uplands south of IS’s stronghold of Raqqa in north-western Syria. TIMING So far, the videos have been released approximately two weeks apart – Mr Foley’s on August 19 and 31-year-old Mr Sotloff’s on September 2. It is not clear precisely when Mr Haines’s film was recorded. His hair looked as if it had grown since he appeared at the end of the Sotloff beheading film, when the killer indicated the former RAF airman would be next unless the UK stopped supporting military action against IS. In the voiceover, the killer also refers to the US campaign of air strikes in Iraq, specifically the bombing of the Haditha dam in Anbar province. The US carried out at least nine air strikes in the first weekend of September. This indicates the three beheading videos were made at different times. It also contradicts some Western intelligence officials who claimed the men may have been murdered on the same day and the propaganda videos spaced out to generate more publicity. THE MESSAGES Like Mr Sotloff and Mr Foley before him, Mr Haines is shown kneeling upright with hands cuffed behind his back and dressed in an outfit designed to mirror those worn by detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Standing to his left and slightly behind the hostage, the extremist is dressed in black hood and robes, a leather holster over both shoulders – rather than just one shoulder as in previous videos – with a pistol hanging under his left armpit. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ecuted_by_.jpg Slickly-produced: The brutal video, posted at the end of this post, carries the caption A Message to the Allies of America Composed but clearly under duress, the kidnapped aid worker looks into the camera and says: ‘I hold you, David Cameron, entirely responsible for my execution.’ Again, this structure is identical to the last moments of the US journalists. THE KILLING The footage cuts to the supposed murder shot. Mr Haines blinks quickly as if anticipating his fate. Brandishing the knife, the killer approaches his victim from behind and touches him on the right shoulder. The captive blinks, gulps, and imperceptibly shakes his head, as the jihadist snakes his right arm around and snatches Mr Haines by the chin. The hostage closes his eyes and appears to brace himself, as the killer saws at his neck with his left hand. THE AFTERMATH Next comes the grisly climax. The film returns to show the sickening sight of Mr Haines’s corpse lying in the dust on its front, hands manacled. His severed head is resting on his back. Again, this follows exactly the same pattern as the Foley and Sotloff murder videos. The Monster Hiding Behind a Black Mask By IAN DRURY, HOME AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ecuted_by_.JPG British killer: Security experts believe the man ranting on the video has a distinct English accent Mystery continues to surround the exact identity of the British jihadist believed to be responsible for beheading three innocent hostages, including British aid worker David Haines. Security experts believe the black-robed killer ranting on the video has a distinct English accent, rather than another British person dubbing over the footage. The jihadist wears a black mask, concealing all but his eyes, making it difficult to be sure the voice belonged to him. But audio experts have claimed they are ‘99 per cent’ certain the words were spoken by the man seen on camera. Intelligence sources are understood to have identified the fanatic whose voice is heard on videos of the murders of Mr Haines, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and are trying to track him down in Syria with state-of-the-art military technology. Jihadi John is thought to be one of 500 British Muslims fighting with IS to impose a caliphate in Syria and Iraq. Because of the devastating impact of air strikes on IS positions in northern Iraq, jihadist leaders are increasingly suspicious of Western fighters, amid fears they could be spies pinpointing enemy locations. But Jihadi John’s role in the latest murder suggests he remains a crucial member of the terror network and its propaganda war. Hostages freed earlier this year said the killer was one of three UK-born militants who held captives in Raqqa, Syria – who they nicknamed John, Paul and Ringo after members of The Beatles. Jihadi John is said to be the most intelligent of the trio. He has taken responsibility for communicating with the outside world via negotiations with the prisoners’ families and beheading videos. He also seems to have been in charge of security, reportedly ordering captives to be moved at least ten times to foil attempts to rescue them. Paul and Ringo are thought to have been more junior, but together with Jihadi John they carried out the most sadistic beatings. There were also French-speaking extremists among the guards, including at least one Belgian. But the British jihadists were the most feared because of their gruesome ‘taste for the macabre’, according to a freed French hostage. The violence included beatings, use of Taser guns, and waterboarding – a form of torture where water is poured over a cloth blocking the nose and mouth. They forced some of the Western prisoners to take part in mock killings – US journalist Mr Foley was forced to stand in a crucifix pose. The captives were also mostly kept underground in the dark, often shackled to one another. The first beheading video sent shockwaves across Britain as the killer spoke with a distinctive London twang and English appears to be his first language. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...dated_imag.jpg Technology can eavesdrop on the jihadis' conversations in places such as their Raqqa stronghold (pictured) Linguistic experts believe the way he pronounced certain words, such as Iraqi place names, suggest he has a foreign language background – indicating his parents or grandparents may have come from the Middle East. He appears to have a skin tone consistent with African, Middle Eastern or South Asian descent. Academics claim Jihadi John has a multicultural East London accent, a kind of ‘new ****ney’. The voice patterns will have been studied in painstaking detail by security chiefs desperate to glean his identity and match it with snippets of conversation picked up in Syria. Aircraft fitted with sophisticated equipment, which can ‘eavesdrop’ on conversations taking place tens of thousands of feet below, are listening to see if they can pick up a voice match – potentially leading them to the location of the terrorist. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._3_afp_jpg.JPG Experts believe the killer is behind the final e-mail sent to the family of James Foley (pictured) However, his voice in the latest beheading video appears to be distorted, suggesting IS are trying to disguise it. Experts believe the killer is aged under 30. He is tall and slender, and appears to be left-handed. In the third beheading video his feet are not visible – different from footage of him murdering the two Americans when he wears modern desert boots. Ex-captives have described Jihadi John as intelligent, educated and a devout believer in radical Islamic teachings. He is thought to be behind a final email sent to James Foley’s family, dated August 12 – seven days before the journalist was beheaded. In a hate-filled message, the jihadis vowed to kill Mr Foley saying: ‘You [America] and your citizens will pay the price of your bombings! The first of which being the blood of the American citizen James Foley! He will be executed as a direct result of your transgressions towards us!’ Experts said the language, use of capital letters, poor grammar and spelling mistakes supported the belief that the email was written by a working-class militant from Britain. The fanatic has raged against Western foreign policy – in particular US air strikes on IS targets – in rants directed at Barack Obama and David Cameron in his beheading videos. He has referred to recent US attacks, such as the targeting of the Mosul Dam and Haditha Dam in Iraq, to make it clear that the films were shot shortly before their release. Jihadi John also appears to be motivated by a desire to fill IS’s coffers with ransom money, demanding £80million from Mr Foley’s family. European governments are believed to have paid millions of euros to free at least nine hostages held with Mr Haines and the Americans. The militant is said to have called for the release of female Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, currently held in a US prison, as part of a deal to free Mr Foley. "This can't be America's fight alone" - Obama http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...67_636x358.jpg Quote:
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UK's MI5 Intelligent Agency Know who 'Jihadi John' is
-But are Waiting to Gather Even More Intelligence Before they Make a Move
Jihadi John was known to MI5 before he travelled to Syria to join the barbaric Islamic State. Security officials have now identified the Briton who played a key role in the murder videos of UK aid worker David Haines and two American journalists. But his name and background are being kept secret to avoid jeopardising any hostage rescue missions. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...deo_releas.JPG Intelligence agencies are said to have identified 'Jihadi John' but have postponed raids on his associates over fears such actions could hamper any attempt to rescue his hostages http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...dated_imag.JPG It is believed the hostages are being held in tunnels beneath Raqqa (pictured, above), which has become an IS stronghold Police and security agents also want to gather more information before raiding the homes of the fanatic’s family and friends. They believe covert operations are the best way to find out where in Syria the militant is based. Crucially, he is believed to be close to where the IS group is holding some of its international hostages, including 47-year-old taxi driver Alan Henning, from Manchester. John threatened the father-of-two with beheading at the end of the video in which Mr Haines, 44, was seen before and after his murder Despite the huge numbers that have watched the gruesome propaganda videos, John has yet to be named publicly. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary – a London rapper initially identified as a suspect – has been ruled out after analysis of his voice as well as his height and mannerisms. The 23-year-old, whose father is awaiting trial in the US on terror charges linked to embassy bombings in East Africa, came to prominence earlier this year after he posted a photograph of himself on Twitter holding up a severed head. ‘Chillin’ with my homie or what’s left of him,’ he wrote on his Twitter account, which has since been deactivated. Holder Announces Programs to Prevent Youth From Joining IS http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...54_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...aken_from_.JPG Other Britons from Portsmouth, Birmingham and Cardiff have been linked to John, who is said to have overseen the torture of hostages and to have led negotiations for French and Italian captives freed in return for ransoms. It is claimed he was making street collections for genuine Arab charities based in London at the time he came to MI5’s attention. Anti-terror investigators looking at the support networks of fighters in Syria have often focused on charities. Officials have repeatedly stressed that having somebody on their radar is not the same as placing them under surveillance. In the case of Jihadi John, he is understood to have become radicalised almost overnight and left Britain more than a year ago, where he quickly became a hardened fighter. There is no suggestion that MI5 or the police had any basis to stop him from travelling abroad. British and US signals specialists in Baghdad and the Kurdish city of Irbil have been working with UK's GCHQ to pinpoint where he is now. Aircraft fitted with sophisticated equipment, which can eavesdrop on conversations taking place tens of thousands of feet below, are listening to see if they can pick up a voice match. All three murder videos have been broken down piece by piece and studied to provide clues on where they were filmed. Security experts believe the black-robed killer ranting on the video is British, rather than that a British voice has been dubbed over the footage. The jihadist wears a black mask, concealing all but his eyes, making it difficult to be sure the voice belonged to him. But audio experts say they are ‘99 per cent’ certain the words were spoken by the man seen on camera. Linguistic experts believe the way he pronounced certain words, such as Iraqi place names, suggest he has a foreign language background – indicating his parents or grandparents may have come from the Middle East. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...tary_of_St.jpg UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond called a emergency Cobra meeting soon after the latest video emerged so defence and security chiefs could plan their response Britain to Play 'Leading Role' in Efforts Against IS: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...63_636x358.jpg He appears to have a skin tone consistent with someone of African, Middle Eastern or South Asian descent. It is not believed that John or the hostages are far from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa where IS has established its headquarters. The city has a warren of underground tunnels where hostages are believed to have been held. Spy planes revealed that US hostage James Foley was executed near the Ittihad University in the city. Jihadi John is among some 500 Britons who have travelled to Syria – and now Iraq – with around 250 returning, 200 of them to the London area. In a speech to the JFK School of Government at Harvard University last night, Theresa May said the Government was seeking new powers to remove the passports from extremists. She described the murder of David Haines as ‘an absolutely barbaric act’, adding: ‘Our message has to be clear. The United Kingdom, like the United States, will not allow these grotesque acts to stop us from keeping our homelands secure and stopping the march of this brutal ideology.’ |
PhOtOs-Australia HUGE Terror Raids=800 Cops
At Least 800 Officers from AFP and NSW Police Were Involved in Anti-Terror Raids on Thursday...
-Was This the Lethal Sword Terror Cell Planned to Use to Behead an Innocent Victim on a Sydney Street?
A 22-year-old Sydney man arrested in the nation's largest counter-terrorism operation allegedly conspired with Australia's most senior Islamist militant to launch a deadly attack on a random passerby, court documents show. Early on Thursday morning hundreds of police swooped on a number of properties in Sydney and Brisbane conducting raids as part of and anti-terror operation. Around 12 homes were searched in Sydney’s northwest suburbs by NSW Police and Australian Federal Police (AFP). Police executed search warrants in Beecroft, Bellavista, Guildford, Merrylands, Northmead, Wentworthville, Marsfield, Westmead, Castle Hill, Revesby, Bass Hill and Regents Park. The AFP also carried out three search warrants in Brisbane in the suburbs of Mount Gravatt East, Logan and Underwood. The Queensland raids were not directly related to the operations in Sydney. Bundles of cash and a curved sword inscribed with black foreign lettering were some of the incriminating pieces of evidence removed from a Sydney home during Thursday's terror raids. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...2_keywords.jpg Omarjan Azari appeared in Sydney's Central Local Court charged with conspiracy to prepare a terrorist attack on Australian soil According to court documents, police intercepted a phone call two days ago between Omarjan Azari, who was arrested on Thursday morning, and Mohammad Ali Baryalei - who is alleged to have recruited half of the 60 Australians fighting in the Middle East. The account said Baryalei ordered him to carry out an attack which Sydney Central Local Court heard was 'clearly designed to shock, horror and terrify the community'. Before it emerged this month that Baryalei had become a senior Islamic State militant, he worked as a bouncer in Sydney’s Kings Cross nightclub district and had also played a bit part in the TV series Underbelly. Azari today appeared in court charged with a conspiracy to prepare a terrorist attack on Australian soil. He is the only man charged so far after police arrested 15 people in raids earlier today. A second man, a 24-year-old from Merrylands in Sydney's west, was charged with possessing ammunition without license and unauthorised possession of a prohibited weapon. He has been bailed to appear in Fairfield Local Court on September 24th. Nine people were detained on Thursday, and two females were issued Future Court Attendance Notices. Police Prosecutor Michael Allnutt told Central Local Court that Azari had made a threat during a phone call a few days ago which involved a 'random selection of persons to execute'. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._sword_as_.jpg A large sword was seized as part of the evidence found at a home in the suburb of Marsfield, in Sydney http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...SW_Correct.jpg The accused terrorist was taken from court in a high risk security orange prison jumpsuit by heavily armed NSW Corrective Services officer Australian Federal Police conduct terror raids across Sydney: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...28_636x358.jpg Azari, who has dark hair, a beard and moustache, had displayed 'an unusual level of fanaticism' in the call, which was intercepted by police. Azari's lawyer Steve Boland did not apply for bail but asked Magistrate Richard Bailey if Azari could go back down to the dock during the hearing.Magistrate Bailey agreed and Azari, who had sat in the dock stroking his beard and smiled briefly while talking to Mr Boland, left the courtroom. The hearing adjourned shortly afterward, and Mr Azari is due reappear in court via video link from prison on November 13. The accused terrorist was taken from court in a high risk security orange prison jumpsuit by heavily armed NSW Corrective Services officers. Officers with shotguns drove Azari - who put his head down between his handcuffs in the back seat of an armoured vehicle - from Central Local Court where the Sydney man made a brief appearance. As a person accused of conspiracy to prepare for a terrorist act, Azari will be taken to a maximum security prison, most likely the High Risk Management Correctional Centre - also known as Supermax - inside Goulburn prison. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...i_Baryalei.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...a_16th_Sep.JPG Police intercepted a phone call between the arrested Omarjan Azari and Mohammad Ali Baryalei (pictured) who worked as a bouncer at a Kings Cross nightclub and played a bit part in an episode of Underbelly http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ryalei_who.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ylei_1_jpg.jpg Mohammad Ali Baryalei (pictured) played a bit part in the popular Underbelly TV program http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...SW_Correct.jpg An armed police officer escorted Azari from court into a waiting prison van http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...4985305618.jpg Heavily armed police have made a number of arrests in a series of dawn raids in northwest Sydney http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rway_of_a_.jpg A car was searched across the road from the house that Omarjan Azari was arrested at across Sydney's northwest, as well as a series of raids in three suburbs in Brisbane. Officers said of the raids that: 'Police believe that this group that we have executed this operation on today had the intention, and had started to carry out planning, to commit violent acts here in Australia,' AFP Acting Commissioner Andrew Colvin told reporters in Sydney. 'Those violent acts particularly related to random acts against members of the public.' Police sources revealed more details to Daily Mail Australia, that the plot involved abducting a member of the public in Sydney and beheading them. ABC reported that the abducted member of the public would be draped in an Islamic State flag and beheaded on camera. Reports say that the random beheading would have been carried out in the streets of Martin Place in Sydney's CBD. Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that he was briefed on the anti-terror operation on Wednesday night. He said a senior Australian ISIL member has asked supporters in Australia to carry out 'demonstration killings'. 'That's the intelligence we've received. That exhortations, quite direct exhortations, were coming from an Australian who is apparently quite senior in ISIL to networks of supporters in Australia to direct demonstration killings in Australia. This is not just suspicion this is in intent,' Mr Abbott said. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...pture4_JPG.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...pture5_JPG.jpg Police executed search warrants in what is thought to be Australia's largest ever counter-terror operation http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...by_police_.jpg Mr Abbott said the information he has received shows Australia is at a 'serious risk' from a terrorist attack. 'There are networks of people here in Australia who will do us harm and it's very important that we are one step ahead of them and I think this morning we were,' he added. A similar attack occurred on British Army soldier, Lee Rigby, in May 2013. Quoting Canberra sources, the Nine Network reported an attack was imminent. AFP Commissioner Colvin said: 'It is the largest operation of its type undertaken in Australia's history.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...e_at_AFP_h.jpg AFP Acting Commissioner Andrew Colvin and NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione appeared in a joint press conference on Thursday http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...volved_in_.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._3af0_11e4.JPG One Sydney man (TOP) involved in the raids was reportedly taken to hospital with injuries he claims he received from police. On 22 May, a British Army soldier, Fusilier Drummer Lee Rigby (above), was nearly beheaded by exteremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale in Woolwich, southeast London Police Commissioner: This operation reflects the reality we face http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...02_636x358.jpg Police revealed officers had to use force to detain three people. One Sydney man involved in the raids was reportedly taken to hospital with injuries he claims he received from police. A photo of the man, obtained by the ABC, shows bruising around his eye. Some members of Sydney's Muslim community staged a protest on Thursday night in response to the dawn-raids. A Facebook event group called 'STOP TERRORISING MUSLIMS!' claims that brutality was used by the police during the raids. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._N_S_W_Aus.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._N_S_W_Aus.jpg Front and back yards were dug up at a Guildford home after it was raided http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._N_S_W_Aus.jpg Forensic teams appeared to leave no stone unturned at the Guildford home http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._N_S_W_Aus.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._N_S_W_Aus.jpg A policeman was seen shovelling mud outside of the house on Thursday afternoon The arrests in Sydney follow months of surveillance of people linked to the terrorist group Islamic State, which has been cutting a barbaric path through Iraq and Syria. AFP Acting Commissioner Andrew Colvin said: 'The operation commenced earlier this year and the police believe that they had the intention and had started to carry out planning the attack here in Australia particularly related to random acts to members of the public.' It's believed those arrested in Sydney could have links to a Brisbane man now facing terrorism related charges. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...t_a_house_.JPG http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...t_a_house_.jpg In Queensland police were seen searching a house in Mount Gravatt, Brisbane http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...t_a_house_.jpg The raids at the Brisbane homes on Thursday are said to be linked to a series of raids that were carried out last week in the city Father denies son is a terrorist after their house was raided: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...83_636x358.jpg The search warrants carried out in Queensland are a follow up to the previous terror investigation in Queensland last week. 'We are investigating links between the two investigations in Sydney today and Queensland last week, it's too early to speculate about what those linkages are,' Mr Colvin said. NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione told reporters Sydney residents will see large numbers of police in public places in the coming days. 'There will be 220 police very visible dealing with any troublemakers,' Mr Scipione said, in what is known as Operation Hammerhead. Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart confirmed that the raids in three properties in Brisbane today were linked to the arrests last week of two men charged with preparing for incursions into Syria with the intention of engaging in hostile activities. However, he said no arrests were made on Thursday in his state. Quote:
More than 15 locations in Australia were the subject of terror raids Commissioner Stewart said: 'Since that time we have come across disturbing information about another person.' Omar Succarieh, 31, who is the brother of Australia's first suicide bomber to die in Syria, was arrested along with a 21-year-old man after a raid on iQraa Islamic Centre in Logan. Seven homes and a gym in the area near Underwood were also raided last week. Queensland's Premier Campbell Newman said that it is alleged 'at least one individual was contemplating onshore terrorist action'. The Queensland police deployed 60 officers to Thursday's raids and their investigation is ongoing. Commissioner Stewart said there were direct links between the raids in Queensland and the raids in Sydney. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...pture2_JPG.jpg Around 12 homes were searched in Sydney’s northwest suburbs http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...of_police_.jpg Authorities raided a string of homes and made several arrests 'It is of serious concern that in the heart of our community there have been plans to conduct a random attack. We know there were plans on foot and we have been able to disrupt that. 'Our police will continue to work tirelessly to prevent any such attacks but I stress this is a time for calm. 'We want people to continue to enjoy the freedoms that make our country such a wonderful and harmonious country,' Commissioner Scipione said Earlier in the day, Commissioner Scipione told the Today Show: 'This has been a big operation and it reflects what we are dealing with right now. We've committed a lot of staff to the work today and I'm incredibly proud of what we've done already.' Scott Morrison, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, said the scale of the operation 'demonstrates the very real threat' of an attack. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._back_at_a.jpg A woman arrives back at a house in Mt Gravatt where police had carried out a search http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Australian.jpg NSW Police and Australian Federal Police officers raid a house in Bursill Street, Guildford http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Australian.jpg Scott Morrison, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, said the scale of the operation 'demonstrates the very real threat' of an attack http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Bursill_S.jpg Police interviewed suspects inside their homes and also took photos Federal police raid house in Sydney suburb of Guildford: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...50_636x358.jpg Mr Morrison told ABC's AM program on Thursday morning: 'I think the scale of what we're seeing in this ongoing operation this morning, over 600 police officers involved, I think demonstrates the very real threat that's there. 'And the incredibly good work which is being done by our agencies, and I think again supports why the Government has been so strong in its response to this threat.' Coalition frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull told ABC radio: 'There is no cause for being complacent about security. 'There are people, regrettably some of them in our midst, that don’t have the nation’s best interest at heart.' A witness named Chris, from Bass Hill, told Triple M's Grill Team breakfast show that the scene outside his home was ‘surreal’. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg A man was taken away in handcuffs from a property in Marsfield http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg Police swooped on the houses before sunrise in Sydney and Brisbane http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg Police sources say they had to act now and the operation is ongoing 'I was woken up about 4 o'clock by a helicopter going over head. And at 5am the dog started barking.And I had a look outside and there would have been 30 or 40 coppers. 'I went out, and without being a stickybeak (as you do), I was told quite probably 'GO, go back inside, do not come out'. 'It was only six doors down.' Guildford resident Mark Anderson said he had just got up for work at 4.30am at his home on Bursill Street when the raids took place. He saw a helicopter circling the area, a bright light and police yelling on a loudspeaker for someone to come outside. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...pture9_JPG.jpg Officers from AFP, NSW Police, and ASIO were heavily armed when they swooped on the houses http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Sydney_co.jpg The raids come amid growing concerns that some Australians have been sending money overseas to support terrorist organisations http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Sydney_co.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Sydney_co.jpg Police sniffer dogs were used inside the homes of the terror suspects Callers describe the terror raids on Sydney radio station Triple... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...29_636x358.jpg 'I heard them calling out to him to 'Come out!' for about 10 to 15 minutes. I don't know if he was too agreeable. I didn't really understand a name. It was pretty intense,' Mr Anderson said. Dr Jamal Rifi, one of the Australian Islamic community’s most vocal critics of extremists fighting in the Middle East, tweeted his support for the raids. ‘Safety and security of ALL AUSTRALIAN is (everyone’s) responsibility,’ he said. The raid comes after Prime Minister Tony Abbott raised Australia's terror threat alert from medium to high last week. It's the highest alert level in more than a decade and means the chances of a terror strike is now considered 'much more likely', according to Mr Abbott. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...issioner_A.jpg NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said some of the people who were arrested had previously had their passports revoked http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...e_at_AFP_h.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ral_Police.jpg NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said now is a time for 'calm' as he spoke alongside AFP Acting Commissioner Andrew Colvin http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...issioner_A.jpg NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione spoke at Sydney Police headquarters in Surry Hills, Sydney The high alert means there will be more security at airports, ports, military bases, government buildings, public landmarks and major sporting events. 'Normal life in Australia can and must go on but there are people who wish to do us harm,' Mr Abbott said. ‘What we do have is intelligence is that there are people with the intent and the capability to mount attacks, here in Australia. Quote:
ASIO Director-General of Security, David Irvine, advised the Federal Government to raise the terror threat to high. 'For some considerable years, indeed since the Bali attacks, Australia and Australian institutions and people have been regarded by al-Qaeda and its offshoots as, they would say, legitimate targets for attack,' Mr Irvine said. 'Here in Australia a number of plots have been thwarted. The threat, therefore has always been with us. 'What has happened in recent months, has been that the events in the Middle East have increased the level of activity among people who support some pretty distorted views, extremist violent views.' The raids on Thursday come a day after a Sydney-based money transfer business owned by the sister and brother-in-law of convicted Sydney terrorist Khaled Sharrouf was shut down amid concerns it was being used to funnel funds to the Middle East to finance terrorism. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...police_cou.jpg Police involved in the counter-terrorism raid on a unit block in Wentworthville, Sydney http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...seven7_JPG.jpg Residents were shocked to find a huge police presence on their street when they woke up http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ids____jpg.jpg The operation is bigger than Operation Pendennis in 2005 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...DNEY_TERRO.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...DNEY_TERRO.jpg Police have revealed aerial footage of the moment they caught the terror suspects http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...NEY_TERROR.jpg Fifteen warrants have been undertaken at Sydney premises, with a further 10 warrants undertaken in relation to vehicles http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ey_map_JPG.jpg The 12 locations where raids took place across Sydney's northwest The Lakemba remittance provider, Bisotel Rieh Pty Ltd, owned by Damour Sharrouf and her husband Ahmed Alwash, was suspended after they could not account for millions of dollars transferred to Turkey and Lebanon. While about 60 Australians are fighting in Iraq and Syria with groups such as Islamic State, another 100 are believed to be providing support from Australia. The size of Thursday’s raid is reportedly larger than those carried out in 2005 when hundreds of AFP, ASIO and NSW police arrested 13 men who had been planning bomb attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg A Sydney-based money transfer business owned by the sister and brother-in-law of convicted Sydney terrorist Khaled Sharrouf was shut down on Thursday http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ed_Sharrou.jpg About 60 Australians, including Khaled Sharrouf (pictured), are fighting in Iraq and Syria with groups such as Islamic State Father denies son is a terrorist after their house was raided: Federal police raid house in Sydney suburb of Guildford: |
PhOtOs-Australia HUGE Terror Raid=800 Cops
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'Australians Authorities are the Real Terrorists... They Want to Destroy Islam': -Islamist Firebrands Link Raids to New Anti-Terror Laws in Inflammatory Posts -Muslim Leader Calls for Calm
An Islamic radical has branded Australian authorities 'the real terrorists', accusing them of plotting to destroy the religion, while an outspoken Islamist firebrand declared today's anti-terror raids were a 'bogus' stunt to justify new terror laws. Off the back of the largest terror raids in the nation's history, controversial Perth preacher Mohammed Junaid Thorne wrote on Facebook: 'THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH ITS AUTHORITIES ARE CLEARLY ATTACKING ISLAM AND MUSLIMS!! (sic)'. He said the Australian government wants to 'destroy Islam by any means...closing down Islamic centres, raiding Muslim houses, arresting active Muslim youth and preachers, intimidating Muslims cancelling their passports... and creating a vibe of fear within the Australian community to make them afraid of Muslims'. At the same time, in remarks labelled 'inflammatory' by one moderate Muslim leader, Uthman Badar, the spokesman for the Hizb ut-Tahrir group, said the mass police raids in Brisbane and Sydney were 'just in time to justify the bogus terror threat level rise'. As members of the Islamic community organised a protest in Sydney tonight claiming brutality against Muslims, community leader Dr Jamal Rifi issued a call for calm, asking members of the community, politicians and the media 'not to inflame the situation by throwing oil in the fire'. Scroll down for video http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ral_Police.JPG http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...dia_repres.jpg Remarks: Perth preacher Mohammed Junaid Thorne (top) and Uthman Badar, the spokesman for the Hizb ut-Tahrir political group, both made the fiery statements this morning. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._terrorist.jpg Remarks: Mr Badar made his statement after news of the terror raids this morning. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ke_place_a.jpg NSW Police released these images of arrests that were made in Sydney this morning. Fifteen people were detained in NSW. Terror raids take place across Sydney's North West http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...45_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...n_Logan_Qu.jpg Come with us: This arrest, from today's raid, was made in Logan, south of Brisbane. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...spokesman_.jpg Mr Badar (pictured) made the remarks on his Facebook page this morning. Dr Rifi, who hosted a succesful 'Muslims for Australia' barbeque, at the weekend, said: 'We all have to invest together fighting anyone who is going to affect the safety and security of all Australians.' Both Thorne and Badar today linked the raids to the Abbott government's proposed terror laws. Thorne said the government would use 'the excuse of "terrorism" to launch a crazy indiscriminating assault against harmless youth who have done nothing wrong'. Badar said: 'Last week the PM and ASIO head were telling us that there was no intelligence of any plans for attacks in Australia'. 'Few days later we wake up to yet more dawn "terror" raids with hundreds of police raiding Muslim homes in Sydney and Brisbane.' 'Just in time to justify the bogus terror threat level rise and the 'anti-terror' laws which will be tabled to Parliament next week.' Quote:
Nine men were arrested as part of Operation Pendennis in 2005, which found Australian jihadist cells were amassing equipment to use in a terrorist attack on Australia. Muslim leader Dr Jamal Rifi told Daily Mail Australia those remarks were 'inflammatory' and 'totally premature' given those arrested have not faced court. Dr Rifi said: 'Anti terror raids are really serious matters, and I believe in the professionalism of our security agencies. 'Such a raid shouldn't be taken lightly and I have no doubt that if there isn't enough sufficient evidence, arrest warrants would not be given for such raids.' He said those arrested were entitled to the presumption of innocence and a fair hearing in a court of law. 'Any arrest will be tested in the court of law and we have full confidence in the judiciary systems.' 'We are lucky to be living in the country where the judicial arm will not be influenced by the executive arm of the government - and we (should) just have to wait before making such inflammatory remarks.' Badar said in his post that it would be a 'tough week' for the Muslim community but agreed that the presumption of innocence needed to be upheld. 'It's the government that needs to be interrogated here to prove its claims, not those being made examples of,' he said. He issued a follow up statement this morning labelling the timing of the raids as 'suspect'. Quote:
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and outgoing ASIO chief David Irvine announced Australia's terror alert level would be raised to 'high' - meaning an attack is likely - last Friday. Terror raids take place across Sydney's North West: |
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France Launches Airstrikes on ISIS: Attack on Depot Kills Dozens of Militants in Iraq Amid Claims New Hostage Video Shows Group Fears a U.S. Assault
Four French airstrikes have killed dozens of fighters from the Islamic State after targeting a logistics depot in northern Iraq. President Francois Hollande said fighter jets 'entirely destroyed' the complex in what were France's first airstrikes in Iraq after he agreed to bolster Baghdad's offensive against the insurgency. An Iraq military spokesman said four French airstrikes hit the town of Zumar, killing dozens of extremist fighters. Zumar and surrounding towns have remained heavily contested by Islamic State fighters, even though Iraqi and Kurdish security forces have managed to make headway in nearby regions with the support of US airstrikes. The announcement came as experts said a dramatic change of tone in the latest hostage video released by the Islamic State shows the jihadist group is worried about becoming isolated and provoking a U.S. assault. In the footage released yesterday, British photojournalist John Cantlie sits behind a desk and in a measured tone makes the case for Western powers to negotiate with his captors. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...t_Photo_by.jpg Measured: The dramatic change of tone in the latest video released by the Islamic State of British journalist John Cantlie (above) shows the terror group is fearful of becoming isolated, according to experts http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...t_Photo_by.jpg Change of tack: In a calm tone, Mr Cantlie makes the case for Western powers to negotiate with his captors Professor Peter Neumann, director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence at King's College London, said the militants were now trying to distance themselves from the image that they were 'crazy'. 'They were so brutal and made it so easy for Western governments to portray their enemy as completely barbaric people that need to be destroyed,' he told AFP. 'And now they are doing the exact opposite. Now they are saying: "We are reasonable people, if Western governments would just talk to us, then everything could be resolved quite easily".' In the latest video, Mr Cantlie speaks calmly from what appears to be an autocue and promised series of documentaries that he says will paint the militant organisation in a better light. He admits he is speaking as a prisoner and that he may yet follow his former cellmates to the grave. But he urges viewers to tune in to a series of films that will reveal another side of the Islamic State group, which has rampaged across large areas of Iraq and Syria. The video shares the polished production values of its predecessors but none of the blood-soaked savagery, a telling detail for analysts. Neumann doubts the change in tactics will damage Western resolve, with U.S. President Barack Obama vowing to crush the jihadists. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ecuted_by_.jpg Softening its stance: The slickly-made video marks a significant change of tactics by IS, who have previously released barbaric footage of hostages, including David Haines (above), being executed in a desert Quote:
But Neumann said the change in tone appeared to be a calculated attempt to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of those in the West and the Muslim world who opposed previous U.S.-led interventions in the Middle East. 'There's not as much opposition against striking ISIS as there was, for example, against the Iraq war in 2003, and that's because we look at ISIS and think they are crazy,' he said, using an alternate acronym for the IS group. 'I see perhaps how this video perhaps appeals to some people on the anti-war left, people who are suspicious of war and military intervention,' he added. 'They will be saying: "Look! They are not completely crazy. We can give talking, negotiation a chance before going in bombing." And I think that's exactly what they want to achieve.' Cantlie says the upcoming films will show how the decision of European governments to negotiate with the IS group led to their nationals being released. British and American hostages have not been released and three have been murdered. A fourth, British taxi driver Alan Henning, was threatened with death in the last execution video. London and Washington have a policy of not paying ransoms to those they regard as terrorists - and the latest video appears to be aimed at driving a wedge between Western capitals. Henning was a driver for an aid convoy to Syria supported by Islamist groups, and many Muslims have appealed to his captors to release him, including some that might otherwise back the group. Neumann said the convoy included a 'lot of guys who basically support Al-Qaeda' and that IS may be concerned that its reckless brutality has cost it support even in such quarters. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Undated_ha.jpg Brutal threats: British taxi driver Alan Henning was threatened with death in the last execution video But if the Cantlie video is one sign of IS perhaps adopting a new tone to avoid isolation, the key will be Henning's fate. 'All these executions have happened on a 10- to 14-day rhythm. If there's no execution of Alan Henning in a week's time, I think we can be almost certain it has caused them to think,' Neumann said. 'He's kind of like the least likely imperialist that you could possibly think of. If they execute him, then I think that's the sign that they really don't care, and all this is a big charade,' he said. Rita Katz, director of the SITE Intelligence Group - which monitors extremist activity online - said the video showed that the IS group is terrified of US intervention. She said the change in tone in the latest IS video recalled a similar transition in Al Qaeda's portrayal of its late leader Osama bin Laden. Before 2007, bin Laden often appeared dressed in combat fatigues and toting a gun, threatening the West with violent revenge. Later, as U.S. forces and allies targeted Al Qaeda safe havens, he appeared unarmed, speaking gently in civilian garb 'like a head of state.' 'There's no doubt in my mind that ISIS is very afraid of a US-led military operation against it,' Katz said. 'First they tried to terrorise with beheadings, now they want to create the perception in the international community at large, both Western countries and Muslims, that they are not incapable of civilized behavior.' Katz also dismisses claims from some commentators that the videos are an attempt to goad Washington to attack, and argues that they are instead a crude attempt to deter strikes. 'From the first days after they captured Mosul (in Iraq), as the calls and threats of intervention were heard in Washington, IS issued videos straight away threatening Obama,' she said. 'When that did not work, they moved on to the execution videos. Only a US-led coalition can stop them, and that is something that they want to stop in any shape or form.' |
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THE BATTLE AGAINST ISIS
'There Can be no Reasoning – no Negotiation – with This Brand of Evil': Obama Calls on UN Nations to Help America Speak 'the Language of Force' Against ISIS 'Network of Death'
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...02_636x429.jpg President Obama explained to the global community on Wednesday morning that his decision to launch military strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria was guided by a belief that 'the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. So the United States of America will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death,' he told the United Nations General Assembly. 'There can be no reasoning - no negotiation - with this brand of evil,' Obama said, calling on nations everywhere to reject 'the cancer of violent extremism that has ravaged so many parts of the Muslim world.' 'There can be no reasoning – no negotiation – with this brand of evil,' Obama said, calling on nations everywhere to reject 'the cancer of violent extremism that has ravaged so many parts of the Muslim world.' U.S. Central Command said Wednesday morning that American and allied forces executed five new airstrike missions overnight against ISIS, the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...TEMBER_24_.JPG There can be no reasoning – no negotiation – with this brand of evil,' Obama told the UN General Assembly That terror network has killed tens of thousands, and raped or captured thousands more, during its march across more than one-third of Syria and Iraq. ISIS proclaimed in June that it is a 'caliphate' – a nation-state led by an Islamic religious leader – and demanded recognition as a country. The Obama administration's latest bombing runs against the terror army, estimated to be 31000-strong, included two airstrikes west of Baghdad last night that destroyed armed vehicles and a weapons cache; two southeast of Irbil that obliterated ISIS fighting positions; and a fifth that damaged eight ISIS vehicles in Syria, northwest of Al Qa'im. The total of airstrikes in Obama's Iraq-Syria campaign has reached 198 in Iraq and 20 in Syria. Obama offered a largely upbeat, hopeful tone on Wednesday, saying that while there is 'pervasive unease' in the world, 'all of us – big nations and small – must meet our responsibility to observe and enforce international norms.' 'We come together at a crossroads between war and peace; between disorder and integration; between fear and hope,' Obama said, acknowledging 2014 as a moment when the world senses 'that the very forces that have brought us together have created new dangers, and made it difficult for any single nation to insulate itself from global forces.' He blamed the result on 'the failure of our international system to keep pace with an interconnected world' and insisted that the United States is not at war with the Muslim religion. 'Islam teaches peace,' he said. 'Muslims the world over aspire to live with dignity and a sense of justice.' 'And when it comes to America and Islam, there is no us and them – there is only us, because millions of Muslim Americans are part of the fabric of our country. But ultimately, Obama said, 'it is no exaggeration to say that humanity’s future depends on us uniting against those who would divide us along fault lines of tribe or sect; race or religion.' ISIS, he insisted, 'must be degraded, and ultimately destroyed. This group has terrorized all who they come across in Iraq and Syria. Mothers, sisters and daughters have been subjected to rape as a weapon of war. Innocent children have been gunned down. Bodies have been dumped in mass graves. Religious minorities have been starved to death.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...resident_B.jpg The president urged the global community to support his effort to wipe away the terrorist ISIS army, which he said has committed 'the most horrific crimes imaginable' 'In the most horrific crimes imaginable,' Obama said, recalling the recorded grisly deaths of James Foley, Steven Sotloff and David Haines, 'innocent human beings have been beheaded, with videos of the atrocity distributed to shock the conscience of the world.' 'The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force,' he announced. 'So the United States of America will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death.' Obama's piecemeal pursuit of terror networks has led to bombing campaigns over the skies of seven different Muslim countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen – and now Syria. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 after serving less than a year in the White House. Great Britain's parliament is expected to be recalled on Friday for a special session to consider whether it will join in anti-ISIS airstrikes. At present, only the U.S. and France are known to have flown sorties. The BBC reported that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will officially ask the UK for its support. He, along with British Prime Minister David Cameron, is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Cameron told NBC News on Tuesday that he believes the UK 'cannot opt out of' the ISIS fight. 'It has oil, it has money, it has territory, it has weapons, and there's no doubt in my mind it has already undertaken and is planning further plots in Europe and elsewhere,' he said. Quote:
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BREAKING NEWS: Tony Abbott Announces Australian Bombing Missions Against Islamic State in Iraq
The federal government has approved air combat operations in Iraq to fight Islamic State extremists. The decision to send in Super Hornets as part of a US-led mission came after a meeting of the national security committee and cabinet in Canberra on Friday. 'Today cabinet has authorised Australian air strikes in Iraq at the request of the Iraqi government in support of the Iraqi government,' Prime Minister Tony Abbott said. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Tony_Abbot.jpg Prime Minister Tony Abbott (right) and defence force chief Air Marshal Mark Binskin during a press conference at Parliament House to announce the approval of air combat operations in Iraq http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...LIA_SEPTEM.jpg F/A-18F Super Hornet aircrew head to their aircraft in preparation for departure to the Middle East from RAAF Base Amberley last week in Amberley, Australia Tony Abbott announces air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...90_636x358.jpg 'Also, subject to final legal documentation, cabinet has authorised the deployment of Australian special forces into Iraq to advise and assist Iraqi forces.' Six Super Hornets, a Wedgetail surveillance aircraft, a KC-30 refueller and a special forces contingent have been pre-deployed to the United Arab Emirates. Australia ended its military commitment to Iraq in July 2009, after six years of war involving more than 20,000 personnel. He warned the mission would be 'quite lengthy' and would be months rather than weeks. 'I want to assure the Australian people this will be as long as it needs to be, and as short as it possibly can be,' he said. Only Iraq can defeat IS, but Iraq shouldn't and won't be alone, Mr Abbott said. Mr Abbott warned it would be a dangerous mission. But he's confident the Defence Force has all possible measures to minimise risk in place. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...LIA_SEPTEM.jpg RAAF aircraft set to participate in attacks on Islamic State jihadists have conducted their first training missions in the Middle East region Australia is set to begin airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...96_636x358.jpg 'It is a combat deployment, but it is an essentially humanitarian mission to protect the people of Iraq and ultimately the people of Australia from the murderous rage of the ISIL death cult,' Mr Abbott said. 'It is absolutely in Australia's national interests that this mission go ahead.' Mr Abbott says Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has given his full support. Defence Minister David Johnston said the Iraqi government was 'gratefully welcoming' of Australia's role. 'The skill, commitment and professionalism of our uniform personnel is simply first class,' he said. 'They will do a very good job for us.' Defence Force chief Mark Binskin said the air task group and commando unit were 'potent'. 'The team is well trained, they're well equipped, they're well prepared,' Air Chief Marshal Binskin said. 'The air traffic group's been flying supporting missions and some training missions over Iraq for the last couple of days and we're ready to get on with the job.' The prime minister again refused to rule out potential involvement in Syria and cautioned against trying to predict future missions. 'Let's focus on what's being done today rather than speculate on what might be done in months or years to come,' he said. Success would be evident when the Iraqi government was restoring control over its own cities and towns and when IS was in retreat. 'If we could degrade them to the point where they no longer existed that would be obviously the best possible result.' But Mr Abbott warned that Australia was not at war. 'I know that you'd love to have that headline, but it's not strictly accurate,' he told reporters. 'Yes, we are engaged in combat operations. But these are combat operations against an insurgency in support of the legitimate government of Iraq. 'We're not trying to build liberal pluralism in Iraq, we're not trying to create a shining city on a hill.' |
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The Ordinary UK Taxi Driver Killed by ISIS Terrorists: Murdered Alan Henning Had Travelled to Syria to Help child Refugees in War-Torn Country
Alan Henning – the second British hostage to be murdered by ISIS terrorists – was an ‘ordinary’ taxi driver compelled to travel to Syria to help child refugees in the war-torn country. Originally from Salford, Greater Manchester, he had seen the suffering first hand during a life-changing visit to a refugee camp, which inspired him to help the innocents whose lives were being wrecked by the conflict. After volunteering with a Muslim charity, the 47-year-old married father-of-two agreed to drive 3,000 miles in a convoy of old ambulances to help the aid effort and take much-needed medical supplies to hospitals in the northern Syrian province of Idlib. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...handout_ph.JPG Originally from Salford, Greater Manchester, Alan Henning, was an ordinary taxi driver compelled to travel to Syria to help child refugees in the war-torn country Known as ‘Gadget’ to friends and family for his fondness for technology, Mr Henning had been washing cars in the UK to raise money for donations before setting off on his fourth visit to the country. He travelled with eight others from charity Al-Fathiha Global, who intended to deliver vital equipment, including NHS ambulances packed with baby milk, nappies, food and defibrillators, but was kidnapped by Islamic State extremists on Boxing Day, shortly after making the 4,000-mile journey to the town of Al-Dana Footage emerged three weeks ago of the keen fisherman looking ill and exhausted as he knelt before the knife-wielding militant nicknamed Jihadi John at the end of the chilling video of the barbaric murder of aid worker David Haines. Last night the terrorist’s threat that Mr Henning would become the next British hostage to be killed if David Cameron persisted 'in fighting the Islamic State' appeared to have been carried out. His death comes just two days after his wife of 23 years Barbara Henning, 45, appeared on camera to make a heart-breaking plea to his captors to spare his life. Tearfully, she said Mr Henning, 47, was 'in the right place, doing the right thing' when he travelled to Syria to deliver aid. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Undated_ha.jpg Mr Henning travelled with eight others from charity Al-Fathiha Global, who intended to deliver vital equipment, including NHS ambulances packed with baby milk, nappies, food and defibrillators http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...aken_from_.jpg Footage emerged three weeks ago of the keen fisherman looking ill and exhausted as he knelt before the knife-wielding militant nicknamed Jihadi John She described her husband as a ‘peaceful, selfless man’ and begged ISIS to show him mercy. Earlier she had revealed that she had heard her husband’s voice just once over the past nine months – in an audio message sent by his captors in which he could be heard begging for his life. Neighbours living near his family's red-brick terrace house in Eccles, Greater Manchester, where the couple had lived for a decade, covered their community with yellow ribbons in a show of support for Mr Henning, his wife and their children Lucy, 17, and Adam, 15. ‘Free Alan’ ribbons were attached to cars, gates and lampposts and more than 100 friends and well-wishers attended a vigil for all faiths last week to pray for his safe return. Muslim leaders across the globe also urged the Islamic terrorists to show mercy to Mr Henning, who was 'an ordinary guy just trying to help women and kids.’ They said killing Mr Henning is against shariah law and would be the 'worst condemnable sin' against Islam. A fan of Phil Collins, which he enjoyed playing as he drove, Mr Henning was incredibly popular and during one trip insisted on sleeping inside his ambulance instead of a hotel to save money so it could be donated to the refugees instead. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Credit_BB.jpg Mr Henning's death comes just two days after his wife Barbara, pictured, made a tearful plea to his captors to release him BBC documentary maker Catrin Nye, who met Mr Henning when he was packing an aid convoy bound for Syria, said he had no formal background in aid work, but felt a 'pull' to return to Syria after a previous trip to a refugee camp. 'He was a funny man and was cracking jokes while we were packing up,' Ms Nye said. 'He told me that he'd been on one of those convoys previously and he was inspired by his friends who'd been, and since he'd got back he'd found it hard not to return. 'He's a taxi driver, not a professional aid worker - but he said he looked at the world differently [after he returned] and felt a pull to go back to Syria. 'He was very popular and friends would comment that he was very funny and very kind. 'He described holding the children ... and how that really affected him. He told me he had to go back.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...s_Zenpix_L.jpg Last week people held a candlelit vigil for Mr Henning near his home in Eccles Park, Greater Manchester http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._SEPTEMBER.jpg ‘Free Alan’ yellow ribbons were also attached to cars, gates and lampposts as a show of support for Mr Henning's family Kasim Jameel, leader of the convoy on which Mr Henning was travelling when he was kidnapped, described his friend as a ‘big softie.’ While Dr Shameela Islam-Zulfiqar, who was also in the convoy, said Mr Henning was ‘remarkable.’ ‘He’s such a compassionate and selfless human being,’ she said. ‘It just simply wasn’t enough for Alan to sit back and just donate or raise awareness. He had to get up and do something about what he’d seen Every time the convoys went he had a yearning to go. That really motivated him, to see, practically, first-hand the difference he was making.’ But after the Ministry of Defence announced that RAF Tornados had attacked IS targets inside Iraq – many feared a backlash against Mr Henning. Relatives and colleagues said they feared air strikes would make it harder for him to be found alive. Last night it appeared their worst fears had been realised. END Quote:
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Even Al Qaeda Tried To Free Alan Henning
An al Qaeda negotiator was sent to try to secure Alan Henning's release but found Islamic State fighters "difficult" and "tough". UK, Saturday 04 October 2014 http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-762x428.jpg Even Al Qaeda Could Not Free Alan A filmmaker, who was involved in the early negotiations to free Alan Henning, has told Sky News how even al Qaeda thought holding him hostage was "not a good idea". The terrorist group sent a member to bargain with the Islamic State fighters holding him but failed to secure his release. The al Qaeda member, who was sent to bargain with the Manchester taxi driver's captors, said the jihadists were "difficult" and "tough". http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-480x360.jpg Alan Delivering aid to the suffering in Syria Bilal Abdul Kareem told how Mr Henning, who was helping to make an aid delivery in Syria, was captured just an hour after arriving in al-Dana, around 30 minutes from the Turkish border, on Boxing Day. He said Islamic State fighters had arrived in the town and detained all of those in the convoy but quickly released the Muslim members, holding only Mr Henning. http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-762x428.jpg Mr Kareem said when Mr Henning was first taken he was set to be released later that day or even the next but when that did not happen people started to worry. Then the jihadists claimed the 47-year-old, father-of-two as their prisoner and said they were planning to exchange him for people in British custody. Mr Kareem said: "They had a course of action that they were going to take and nobody was going to be able to talk them out of it. UK PM Pledges 'All Assets' Against IS: http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-762x428.jpg "Even al Qaeda affiliates al Nusra went there to talk to them because nobody outside of ISIS thought this was a good idea, nobody thought that it was OK to do this, none of the other groups were doing that, nobody thought it was a good idea. "When the al Qaeda representative went to go down and try to talk to them he returned, his face was different, he said something to the effect these guys are really being difficult, really being tough but they did say that they were going to release him. "Everybody was anticipating that but that never happened." http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-762x428.jpg UK Muslims 'Disgusted' On Friday the terrorists posted a video of Mr Henning's killing. In it he is pictured kneeling in front of a masked man, who speaks with a British accent and is believed to be the man responsible for previous beheadings. The man makes a direct appeal to David Cameron saying: "The blood of David Haines was on your hands, Cameron. Alan Henning will also be slaughtered, but his blood is on the hands of the British Parliament." Muslim leaders have condemned the beheading on the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha, which represents a day of mercy, and said they want to see justice done. http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-762x428.jpg Eccles Pastor: 'It's Gut-wrenching' As the community of Eccles mourned, Mr Cameron said Britain would use all of its assets to destroy Islamic State. http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-762x428.jpg Shock At Murder Of Alan Henning http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-300x225.jpg http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-300x225.jpg http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-300x225.jpg
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Khorosan Group will Strike U.S. 'Very, Very Soon' Warns FBI Director
-He Admits 12 American ISIS Fighters Cannot be Stopped from Coming Back Home
The Director of the FBI has warned the Khorosan terror group will strike the US 'very very soon' and says Americans fighting alongside militants in Syria cannot be stopped from returning home. James Comey said the unit of Al Qaeda veterans are 'bent on destruction' and are believed to be working on an attack directed at the United States or its allies. However he assured the public by saying changes made since 9/11 mean the security services are 'better in every way that you'd want' and have the systems in place to quash any threat. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...age001_png.JPG Concerns: FBI Director James Comey said the Khorosan terror group could attack 'very very soon' and admitted that Americans fighting alongside militants in the Middle East are entitled to return Speaking on CBS 60 Minutes, he confirmed that there are around a dozen American citizens fighting in the Middle East for the extremist groups, and the government is aware of who they are. The interviewer Scott Pelley asks: Quote:
Khorosan, a small group of Al Qaeda veterans from Afghanistan and Pakistan, was targeted in strikes near Aleppo, Syria, last month. Senior U.S. officials have not said whether the group's plots have been disrupted. Comey said: 'Given our visibility we know they're serious people, bent on destruction.' Director of the FBI, James Corney, discusses US ISIS defectors: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...98_636x358.jpg But he added that Americans should have confidence in changes made since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, pointing to a government 'better organized, better systems, better equipment, smarter deployment. We're better in every way that you'd want us to be since 9/11.' During the interview, he also compared Chinese hackers to a 'drunk burglar' who steals with reckless abandon, even as they cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._he_admits.jpg Questioning: When interviewer Scott Pelley asked Comey whether he knew who the Americans fighting with the extremists were, he replied simply saying 'Yes' In an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS' '60 Minutes,' Comey said Chinese hackers target the intellectual property of U.S. companies in China every day. 'I liken them a bit to a drunk burglar. They're kickin' in the front door, knocking over the vase, while they're walking out with your television set. They're just prolific. Their strategy seems to be: `We'll just be everywhere all the time. And there's no way they can stop us,'' Comey said. The Justice Department earlier this year announced a 31-count indictment against Chinese hackers accused of breaking into computer networks at steel companies and the manufacturers of solar and nuclear technology, with the goal of gaining a competitive advantage. China has denied the allegations. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...age002_png.jpg Comey admitted that the government knows the citizens who have travelled to join the fighting and will 'track them very carefully' if they return In the CBS interview, Comey also discussed the U.S. fight against terrorism. He described the terrorist networks within Syria as a sophisticated 'metastasis' of al-Qaida. He said the Khorasan Group, an al-Qaida cell in Syria that was targeted in military strikes last month, was 'working and, you know, may still be working on an effort to attack the United States or our allies, and looking to do it very, very soon.' 'Given our visibility we know they're serious people, bent on destruction,' he said.Comey said the U.S. believes there are about a dozen Americans fighting alongside extremist groups in Syria. He said if someone has fought alongside the Islamic State militant group and tries to come back to the U.S., 'we will track them very carefully.' |
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British Hostage Killed by Al-Qaeda Terrorists at BP Plant in Algeria Texted His Wife Saying She Was 'Amazing' Moments Before His death
A British hostage killed at a BP glass plant in Algeria by terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda sent his wife a final text saying: 'You are the most amazing wife ever', an inquest has heard. Sebastian John, 26, from the East Midlands, was among six British men and a UK-based Colombian killed by jihadi insurgents from the Sahara during a four-day standoff at the In Amenas complex last year. A total of 40 hostages were killed when the al-Qaeda linked terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar stormed the facility in January 2013. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...with_wife_.jpg Sebastian John, 26, pictured with his wife Nicola and their seven-month old son, was among six British men killed by jihadi insurgents during a four-day siege at the In Amenas gas complex in Algeria in January 2013 The other British victims were Carson Bilsland and Kenneth Whiteside, both from Scotland; Stephen Green, from Hampshire; Paul Morgan and Garry Barlow, both from Liverpool, and Colombian Carlos Estrada. During evidence today at the inquest, Nicola John described how her late husband phoned her on 16 January to say he had been taken hostage by Al-Qaeda. The inquest heard how he later text her asking her to look after their 'tiny man', before sending a brave email - the last contact he had with his wife - trying to reveal the identities of the terrorists. Mrs John told the court: 'He told me he had called the British Embassy to get the helicopters of the Algerian army to get back. He told me either they would kill the hostages or blow the plant up.' During the phone call, he urged his wife to relate instructions to 'get the army back', fearing an attack would create mayhem. She told the inquest: 'I told Seb that I loved him and he told me that he did too. I said I would do as he asked and I believe he just hung up. This was the last time I spoke to Seb.' She later received agonising text messages, one reading, 'I love you so much, never forget that xx'. Eight minutes later, Mr John wrote another message saying: 'Talk to my mum please. Look after our tiny man. You are the most amazing wife ever xx'. The civil engineer, whose UK home was in Nottingham when he died, had already been singled out by assistant coroner for West Sussex, judge Nicholas Hilliard QC, for attempting to send the covert emails. The court heard that, during the attack, hostages were 'encouraged' to make contact with the outside world, relaying the terrorists' demand that 100 Jihadi prisoners be released in northern Mali. Senior investigating officer Detective Superintendent James Stokley told how Mr John had sent emails with pictures of the terrorists while he was held hostage. Judge Hilliard said it was 'an extremely brave thing to do at considerable risk to himself'. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...30_634x356.jpg BP executive Carlos Estrada was among hostages who were killed at the In Amenas plant during a four-day stand-off. His wife said he text her saying 'The worst is over' before he was killed http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...h_hostage_.JPG http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...h_hostage_.jpg Paul Morgan (top) and Garry Barlow, both from Liverpool, were also killed in the four-day siege In her evidence, Mrs John also told the inquest her husband had been informed by e-mail that he would be going to work in Algeria but was unaware of any terrorist threat. She said his only worry was being away from his young family, the hot weather and a possible driver's strike. But she said her husband would 'often break down in tears at the prospect of going' because he did not want to leave his wife and baby son. She said: 'If he had been able to identify an objective reason, he would not have gone.' Once in the Maghreb, Mr John 'did not really like it and wanted to come home'. Quote:
Today, Claudia Gaviria, the wife of another victim, Carlos Estrada, told the inquest how her husband had been pressurised into travelling to In Amenas by other executives. Mr Estrada had worked for BP for 18 years and had risen to the post of Vice President for North Africa when he was taken captive and killed, the inquest heard. She said: 'I strongly believe that had Carlos known of the risks posed, he would not have elected to travel to Algeria and would have travelled to his meeting in Egypt, as was originally planned.' At the start of the crisis, Ms Gaviria began to receive worrying text messages from her husband, the inquest heard. The first read: 'Love, there was an attack on the camp with lots of shooting. It is okay, it is fine, I love you'. Mr Estrada asked his wife not tell their daughter about the situation 'so she is relaxed for the exam'. He later wrote: 'I am okay my darling. The worst is over and the situation is returning to normal', the inquest heard. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...h_hostage_.jpg Kenneth Whiteside, from Scotland, was another of the British men inside the gas facility when terrorists took workers hostage But, tragically, at around 9pm that night, Mr Estrada left a voicemail on his wife's landline telling her he loved her - the last contact she had with her husband. She told the inquest: 'He did not saying anything about the situation in Algeria. I think he was crying.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...h_hostage_.JPG Carson Bilsland died from injuries caused by an explosion, the inquest heard David Green, the father of another victim Stephen, also told the court how he was reassured all British casualties had been taken to a hospital to await repatriation. But the court heard Stephen's body was not identified for days and was left with the dead terrorists. Mr Green added that a family liaison officer informed him the British Ambassador was on the site, co-ordinating the operation. He said: 'I did not want my son Stephen to be lying out in the desert. 'The Algerians mistook him for a terrorist and he was not identified for another ten days after that which caused further distress, but that is my knowledge of what the British Ambassador did in In Amenas. 'I believed wrongly - as it turned out - that he would be protected by BP and the Algerian government.' The court also heard the account of survivor Nick Hitch, the highly experienced project manager at the In Amenas Compression Project. He said in a written statement of his belief the hostage crisis was 'an inside job', saying one spoke with an English accent and the other with a North American. The oil worker added the In Amenas plant had two forms of emergency siren - an intermittent siren for fire and a constant siren for a security breach. On the morning of the crisis, the intermittent siren began to blare, leading Mr Hitch to believe it was 'a fire drill'. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...y_in_Amena.jpg Almost 800 people were at the desert complex in eastern Algeria, pictured, when heavily armed militants entered at dawn on January 16 last year http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...n_Amenas_A.jpg The gas facility is a joint venture run by Statoil, the British company BP and the Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach But, after hiding out with fellow workers, the extremists finally located Mr Hitch and his two colleagues. The group were lead to a courtyard and held together with their fellow ex-pats. He recounted how the Islamists brought two barrels of 'TNT' into the courtyard, along with land-mines and a long fuse cord. The terrorists then proceeded to attach the hostages to the explosive cache by the neck. 'They rigged us up with the cord around our necks and attached us to the explosives', he said. Mr Hitch became convinced the attackers had deliberately targeted VIPs - senior employees - like himself. He said the killers 'clearly had had help from people inside the facility'. He said: 'Most [of the Algerian workers] appeared wary of the terrorists. However, there was a distinct group of about twenty or thirty terrorists who were separate from the rest.' This group was 'laughing with them [the terrorists] and engaging in conversation with them', he told the court. Quote:
Almost 800 people were at the desert complex when heavily armed militants entered at dawn on January 16 last year. The coroner previously heard the terrorists were allowed to travel 30 miles across the Sahara desert from the Malian border with Algeria, to the facility, unchecked. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...urts_of_Ju.jpg The six-week inquest into the deaths of the British men is being held at the Royal Courts of Justice, pictured The court heard that the complex had been stormed by some 34 Islamists armed with AK47-type machine guns, telescopic rifles and explosives and dressed in military fatigues. Gunmen attacked two buses carrying foreign gas workers at the plant before taking hostages at the plant's living quarters. The first British victim to be killed was Mr Morgan, a 46-year-old security contractor, who was said to have died during the initial attack as the terrorists. Many of the victims were last seen alive being placed in terrorist vehicles on the second day of the stand-off, the inquest heard. The inquest heard how on January 17 hostages were grouped together according to nationality and told they were going to be moved as the terrorists anticipated an attack from the Algerian military. Post-mortem examinations carried out in the UK found that Mr Barlow, Mr Whiteside and Mr Bilsland had all died from injuries caused by an explosion. Mr John died from a blunt injury to the head, Mr Morgan was killed by a gunshot wound to the head and Mr Green died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Mr Estrada, who lived in Chelsea, west London, died from injuries caused by an explosion and multiple gun shot wounds, the court heard. The gas facility, in eastern Algeria, is a joint venture run by Statoil, the British company BP and the Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach. |
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Could Terrorists Turn Themselves into Ebola Suicide 'Bombs'? Experts Fear ISIS Jihadists May Infect Themselves to Spread Virus in West Isis fanatics may be thinking of infecting themselves with Ebola, says expert A U.S Naval War College lecturer says strategy is entirely plausible The virus is running rampant in West Africa, with 3,800 dead in a few months New Ebola cases reported in the US, Spain and Australia
Terrorist group Isis may be considering using Ebola as a suicide bio-weapon against the West, according to a military expert. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with an infected person who is showing the symptoms – and it wouldn't be difficult for fanatics to contract it then travel to countries they want to wreak havoc in, according to a military expert. Scroll down for videos http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...itant_webs.jpg Terrorist group Isis may be considering using Ebola as a suicide bio-weapon against the West, according to a military expert 'The individual exposed to the Ebola Virus would be the carrier. In the context of terrorist activity, it doesn't take much sophistication to go to that next step to use a human being as a carrier.' And Professor Anthony Glees, Director at Buckingham University's Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, agrees that the strategy might be considered. He said: 'In some ways it’s a plausible theory – IS fighters believe in suicide and this is a potential job for a suicide mission. They are sufficiently murderous and well-informed to consider it, and they know that we’ve been remiss in the UK.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...28_636x358.jpg The virus is running rampant in West Africa, with 3,800 dead in just a matter of months and the first cases appearing in Europe at the U.S. The possibility that Isis, also known as Islamic State and Isil, could make the situation far worse is one that should be taken very seriously, another expert said. In the May 2013 issue of the journal Global Policy, Amanda Teckman, author of the paper The Bioterrorist Threat Of Ebola In East Africa And Implications For Global Health And Security concluded: 'The threat of an Ebola bioterrorist attack in East Africa is a global health and security concern, and should not be ignored,' Forbes reported. Far from being lone voices on this theory, concern in America about Ebola being used as a bioweapon was in fact a catalyst for its $5.6billion Project Bioshield, according to a source familiar with the matter, who did not wish to be named. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ed_file_im.jpg The virus is running rampant in West Africa, with 3,800 dead in just a matter of months and the first cases appearing in Europe at the U.S Signed off by President George W. Bush in 2004, it ensures generous funding for scientists researching bioweapon counter-measures, as well as accelerating research against chemical, radiological and nuclear agents. It also grants the U.S government the power to stockpile huge quantities of medical countermeasures. However, Jennifer Cole, Senior Research Fellow, Resilience & Emergency Management, at the Royal United Services Institute, while acknowledging that Isis using Ebola as a weapon isn't out of the question, says that now would not be the best time to employ this strategy. She told MailOnline: 'Everyone's looking out for signs of Ebola at the moment so they'd be very unlikely to get away with it. 'The other issue with Ebola is that it's very hard to control. The militants could just end up wiping themselves out before they've had the chance to pass it on. 'For a suicide attack, strapping sticks of dynamite to your chest is far more effective.' Middle East security expert Andreas Krieg, from King’s College London's Department of Defence Studies, echoed Cole's scepticism. He said: 'It is certainly possible for Isis to use the Ebola virus as it is a cheap and accessible source in West Africa. However, considering the WHO’s and international community’s effort to contain the spread of the virus it will be increasingly difficult to "export" the virus via air transport to other parts of the world. It would require a lot of effort and have a low chance of success.' He added: 'Isis is not currently focusing on the West. At the moment Isis’ focus is on expanding its territory and influence in Syria and Iraq. It is bogged down there. Within this context I do not see any place for Ebola as a bio-weapon to be used against any of the opponents. It would be too risky as they would likely infect their own fighters and people living in their territory.' Professor Glees added: 'It would be logistically very difficult to get an IS fighter to West Africa, come into contact with Ebola, wait to find out if they were infected, then leg it to London.' The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died on Wednesday despite intense but delayed treatment, and the government announced it was expanding airport examinations to guard against the spread of the deadly disease. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...A_OCTOBER_.jpg The possibility that Isis, also known as Islamic State and Isil, could make the situation far worse is one that should be taken very seriously, another expert said. The checks will include taking the temperatures of hundreds of travelers arriving from West Africa at five major American airports. The new screenings will begin Saturday at New York's JFK International Airport and then expand to Washington Dulles and the international airports in Atlanta, Chicago and Newark. An estimated 150 people per day will be checked, using high-tech thermometers that don't touch the skin. The White House said the fever checks would reach more than 9 of 10 travelers to the U.S. from the three heaviest-hit countries - Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. President Barack Obama called the measures 'really just belt and suspenders' to support protections already in place. Border Patrol agents now look for people who are obviously ill, as do flight crews, and in those cases the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is notified. As of Wednesday, Ebola has killed about 3,800 people in West Africa and infected at least 8,000, according to the World Health Organization. A medical official with the U.N. Mission in Liberia who tested positive for Ebola arrived in the German city of Leipzig on Thursday to be treated at a local clinic with specialist facilities, authorities said. The unidentified medic infected in Liberia is the second member of the U.N. mission, known as UNMIL, to contract the virus. The first died on September 25. He is the third Ebola patient to arrive in Germany for treatment. The virus has taken an especially devastating toll on health care workers, sickening or killing more than 370 of them in the hardest-hit countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - places that already were short on doctors and nurses. There are no approved medications for Ebola, so doctors have tried experimental treatments in some cases, including drugs and blood transfusions from others who have recovered from Ebola. The survivor's blood could carry antibodies for the disease that will help a patient fight off the virus. Ebola: What is it? http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...37_636x358.jpg Man sees if an Ebola-infected ISIS terrorist could enter USA: |
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Canada Raises Terrorism Threat Level
-Cites Islamist Chatter 22 October 2014, By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canada has raised its terrorism threat level to medium from low because of a rise in "general chatter" from radical groups such as Islamic State and al Qaeda, a government official said on Tuesday. "This increase is not the result of a specific threat," said Jean-Christophe de Le Rue, a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney. A suspected Canadian militant ran over two soldiers in Quebec on Monday, killing one of them. De Le Rue said the new terrorism threat level meant Canadian intelligence services had "indicated an individual or group within Canada or abroad has the intent and capability to commit an act of terrorism". |
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Three Teenage Denver Girls Stole $2,000 From Their Parents and Ran Away to Join ISIS - But Were Caught in Germany After FBI Tip Off
Daily Mail UK, 22 October 2014 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...02_308x414.jpg Three teenage girls from suburban Denver may have been trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria after stealing their parents' money and flying to Germany, authorities said Tuesday. The girls - two sisters, ages 17 and 15, and their 16-year-old friend - were reported missing after they skipped school Friday, but the families had no indication of where they might have gone, said Glenn Thompson, bureau chief of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department Suspicion arose when the sisters' father realized his daughters were gone, along with $2,000 and their passports. They were stopped at the Frankfurt, Germany, airport over the weekend by FBI agents and returned to Colorado where they were reunited with their families, FBI spokeswoman Suzie Payne said. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ing_at_cou.jpg Three American teenage girls from Colorado have been detained in Germany while reportedly on their way to Syria to join ISIS. Pictured: Frankfurt airport A U.S. official said the girls were headed toward Turkey en route to Syria and that investigators were now reviewing evidence, including the girls' computers. Another U.S. official called the case "concerning" both to the community and to the country in general. The official said the evidence gathered so far made it clear that the girls were headed to Syria, though the official said investigators were still determining what sort of contacts they had in that country. The official said investigators would be trying to figure out whether there were "like-minded" friends and acquaintances in the girls' social circle. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation by name. The Arapahoe County missing person's report contains details of the girls' movements. They said they stayed in the Frankfurt airport for an entire day before being detained, questioned and returned to Denver, where they were further questioned by the FBI and sent home.They told authorities they had gone to Germany for "family" but wouldn't elaborate. The 16-year-old girl's father became concerned when he got a call from her high school saying she hadn't reported to class, according to the police reports. The families reported no prior problems with the girls. Deputies closed the missing person's case Monday after they learned the girls had been returned. A man who answered the door at the sisters' home in the Denver suburb of Aurora identified himself as a family member but said he had no comment. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...7_2014_by_.jpg An ISIS fighter waving their flag from inside a captured government fighter jet in Raqqa The announcement comes one month after 19-year-old Shannon Conley of Arvada, Colorado, pleaded guilty to charges that she conspired to help militants in Syria. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Denver declined to comment on the latest cases. It's unclear whether the girls will face charges. Crimes committed by juveniles are treated as acts of "delinquency" in the federal system and are not handled the same way as crimes committed by adults. Authorities have not said how they think the girls became interested in helping the Islamic State militants. In Conley's case, she told agents she wanted to marry a suitor she met online who said he was a Tunisian man fighting with the Islamic State in Syria. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...13_9982926.jpg Earlier this month, 19-year-old Shannon Conley (pictured) of Denver, who authorities say intended to wage jihad, pleaded guilty to trying to help the Islamic State militant group in Syria Conley said she wanted to use her American military training with the U.S. Army Explorers to fight a holy war overseas, authorities said. If she could not fight with the extremists, she told agents, she would use her training as a nurse's aide. Agents, who had been overtly trying to stop Conley, arrested her in April as she boarded a flight she hoped would ultimately get her to Syria. She could face up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced in January. Foreign fighters from dozens of nations are pouring into the Middle East to join the Islamic State group and other terrorist organizations. U.S. officials are putting new energy into trying to understand what radicalizes people far removed from the fight, and into trying to prod countries to do a better job of keeping them from joining up. |
PhOtOs-ISIS Calls For More Attacks in Canada
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Parliament Hill Attacked, Soldier Shot at National War Memorial in Ottawa -Bystanders Providing First Aid to Injured at Downtown Landmark By Dean Beeby,CBC News, 22 Oct, 2014 10:42 AM ET http://i.cbc.ca/1.464899.1413988505%..._620/image.jpg A man with a rifle shot a soldier standing guard at the War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, and witnesses said there were further shots fired on Parliament Hill nearby. It was not immediately known if there were further injuries. Alain Merisier. who works at the cafeteria in the Parliament building, told CBC News that said he saw a man in a car at the Centre Block with a long gun. Witnesses said they then heard shots fired, and there was an unconfirmed report of a person injured outside the Library of Parliament. Police confirmed the shooting at the War Memorial, and sealed off the area while the injured soldier was given emergency medical aid. He was later put into an ambulance. Reports say 1 Canadian MP inside the Parliament building has been shot dead http://i.cbc.ca/1.2808731.1413987078...l-shooting.jpg First responders at a shooting at the War Memorial in Ottawa on Oct. 22, 2014 (Daniel Thibeault/CBC) Scott Walsh, who was working on Parliament Hill, said he saw a man running with double-barrelled shotgun, wearing a scarf and blue jeans. Walsh said the man hopped over the wall or fence that surrounds Parliament Hill, -with his gun, forcing someone out of their car. He then drove to the front doors of Parliament and fired at least two shots, Walsh said. Police said the man was not yet in custody. The National War Memorial stands in Confederation Square in the heart of downtown Ottawa. The Parliament buildings and the Gatineau Hills are in the background. The Canadian Prime Minister is safe. Government members/staff are under 'Lockdown', within The Parliament buildings. The surrounding area has been cleared of members of the public END RELATED: Canada Raises Terrorism Threat Level -Cites Islamist Chatter 22 October 2014, By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canada has raised its terrorism threat level to medium from low because of a rise in "general chatter" from radical groups such as Islamic State and al Qaeda, a government official said on Tuesday. "This increase is not the result of a specific threat," said Jean-Christophe de Le Rue, a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney. A suspected Canadian militant ran over two soldiers in Quebec on Monday, killing one of them. De Le Rue said the new terrorism threat level meant Canadian intelligence services had "indicated an individual or group within Canada or abroad has the intent and capability to commit an act of terrorism". END More to come..... . |
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re: PhOtOs-ISIS Calls For More Attacks in Canada
Pictured: Recent Muslim Convert Michael Zehaf-Bibeau Who Shot Dead a Solider and Opened Fire on Canadian Parliament
Terror alert had been raised in Canada two days earlier after 'lone wolf' jihadi killed soldier in car attack and ISIS singled out country for revenge over air strikes Soldier, 24, shot dead by Muslim convert Michael Zehaf-Bibeau who opened fire on Canadian Parliament in terrifying attack that left capital on lockdown http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...99_964x400.jpg Daily Mail UK, 22 October 2014 A Muslim convert shot dead a Canadian soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa today before exchanging dozens of shots with guards inside Parliament in a terrifying attack that left the nation's capital on lockdown. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau (center) fatally shot Corporal Nathan Cirillo (left), a 24-year-old father, as he stood guard at the War Memorial on Wednesday morning. Zehaf-Bibeau then ran inside the Parliament, where he opened fire before he was shot dead by the House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms. And now, we have our first look at Zehaf-Bibeau, who grew up Michael Joseph Hall in Quebec. In the past ten years he had been arrested numerous times for drug possession and robbery, and recently had his passport seized after being designated a 'high-risk traveler.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Ottawa_sho.jpg Final moments: Corporal Nathan Cirillo (left) is pictured guarding the National War Memorial just minutes before he was shot Zehaf-Bibeau was born in Quebec as Michael Joseph Hall and raised in Laval, just north of Montreal. A criminal court database shows a man with the same name was arrested five times while living in Montreal. Zehaf-Bibeau was charged in February 2004 for possession of marijuana and possession of PCP. He pleaded guilty to both charges in December 2004, serving one day in prison for marijuana possession and 60 days for PCP possession. He also spent a day in jail in March of 2004 for a parole violation and was again convicted of marijuana possession in 2009. In 2011, he was charged with bank robbery in Vancouver but served only one day in prison after he pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of uttering threats, and was credited with 66 days in pre-trial custody. His attack comes just two days after another Canadian soldier was killed in Quebec by Martin Couture-Rouleau, a man with jihadist sympathies. Fox has reported that Zehaf-Bibeau was recently in communication with Couture-Rouleau. Authorities initially said they believed 'two or three' gunmen were responsible for the attack in Ottawa on Wednesday, but at an afternoon press conference, Chief of Police Charles Bordeleau would not confirm whether or not they are still searching for other shooters. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...mage_1_JPG.JPG Killed: Corporal Cirillo leaves behind a young son http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...police_pul.jpg Gunned down: Cirillo is raced to an ambulance after he was fatally shot in the abdomen by a gunman as he stood guard at the National War Memorial outside the Canadian Parliament this morning http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._officers_.jpg Gathering clues: Forensic police officers work near the National War Memorial in Ottawa 'We're still in the process of clearing Parliament Hill,' he said. 'It is a slow and methodical process.' The shooting spree began at 9.52am when witnesses reported seeing a gunman climb out of a car, grab a rifle, shoot the soldier in the abdomen and then run towards Parliament. Corporal Cirillo was rushed to hospital but later succumbed to his injuries. Cirillo, a fitness fanatic and animal lover with a young son, was a reservist serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Hamilton. 'Nathan was a good man,' friend Marie Michele told CBC 'He would give anything to anyone.' Ottawa police then received a call at 9.54am that shots had been heard inside the Parliament, while journalists cowering inside said they heard dozens of rounds and could smell gunpowder in the halls. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg Race: Emergency personnel tend to the soldier after he was shot a the National Memorial just before 10am http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg Terror: Police are hunting the streets for more suspects and have asked the public to stay away from the area http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ment_under.JPG Attacks: Ottawa police said there were shootings at the War Memorial and at the Parliament. They initially thought there was a shooting at the Rideau Centre Mall, but have since said this was not the case http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...nk_361_jpg.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...on_Sunday_.jpg Loss: 24-year-old Carillo served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Hamilton, Ontario A shootout unfolded and Zehaf-Bibeau was killed by Sergeant-At-Arms Kevin Vickers, who worked for the RCMP for 29 years before joining the Parliament in 2006. 'I am safe & profoundly grateful to Sgt at Arms Kevin Vickers & our security forces for selfless act of keeping us safe,' said Julian Fantino, Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs, on Twitter. The Sergeant-at-Arms is responsible for safeguarding the authority of the House of Commons and providing safety and security of the Parliament buildings and the people inside. As gunfire erupted in the hallways, journalists and politicians scrambled for safety, while members in the Conservative Party caucus room blocked the door with a stack of chairs. A parliamentary guard was shot in the leg during the gunfight but is recovering in hospital, according to Globe and Mail reporter Josh Wingrove, who is inside the building. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...42_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...fle_shot_a.jpg Horror: Footage shows the moment multiple gunshots ran out around the marble halls - too many to count - and the police were seen to advance on the shooters apparent position http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...fle_shot_a.jpg Terrifying: Sgt. At Arms Kevin Vickers reportedly killed the shooter this morning in the Canadian parliament http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ing_guard_.JPG Gunfire: An image taken inside the halls of Parliament this morning shows armed police officers http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...e_Party_ca.jpg Defense: People inside the Conservative Party caucus room blocked the door with a stack of chairs http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...in_Vickers.jpg Heroic: Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers, pictured, shot dead Zehaf-Bibeau http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...shots_rang.jpg Waiting: A reporter shared this image on Twitter showing a running car police say belongs to the suspect A spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Harper was safe after being evacuated from Parliament Hill. He is expected to make a statement about the attacks later today. Quote:
The government said there is not yet any evidence that Zehaf-Bibeau has any ties to violent Islamic extremism but noted that it is still early in the investigation. An Ottawa Citizen reporter inside the Parliament building, wrote on Twitter that a suspect was '5'9-5'10, overweight & wearing a dark jacket'. Witnesses also told the Citizen that they saw a man wearing an 'Arabic scarf' and carrying a long rifle, while others said the suspect looked South American. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg Armed: Law enforcement officers walk on the lawn of the Parliament grounds as they search for gunmen http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...quipped_wi.jpg Hunt: A small plane equipped with surveillance equipment flies over the scene of multiple shootings http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ple_in_the.jpg Forced out: People evacuate downtown Ottawa as emergency responders try to secure the area http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...cene_of_th.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg Help: Police and paramedics perform CPR on the shot reserve soldier, who was based out of Hamilton http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._2014_phot.jpg Hurt: The Parliament was placed under lockdown after the gunman opened fire on the soldier, pictured http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rgency_res.jpg Rush: Emergency responders attempt to secure a portion of downtown Ottawa near Parliament Hill Scott Walsh, who was working on Parliament Hill, told CBC that he saw a man running with a shotgun, wearing a scarf and blue jeans. He said that the man jumped over a fence around Parliament Hill and forced someone out of their car, then drove to the front doors of the Parliament building and fired at least twice. Reporter Jordan Press added that the car - a Toyota Corolla - was parked in front of the building with its engine still running. A video shot by a Globe and Mail reporter showed RCMP officers moving through Parliament's main hall toward the Parliamentary library, as the hallway echoed with gunfire. Other reporters inside the building described the panic in the hallways. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg Guns raised: Emergency responders escort VIPs out of building on Sparks Street near the Post Office http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg In action: Emergency responders attempt to secure Wellington St near Parliament Hill on Wednesday http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._take_cove.jpg Armored: Police officers take cover near Parliament Hilll following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...n_Mounted_.jpg Fears: A Royal Canadian Mounted Police intervention team responds to a shooting at Parliament building in Ottawa on Wednesday. Gunfire was heard inside the building shortly before 10am http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...n_Mounted_.jpg On their way: A reporter tweeted that he could see a body on the floor inside the building http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._RCMP_offi.jpg Trained: A heavily armed RCMP officer takes position at the gate of 24 Sussex Dr., the official residence of the Prime Minister, on Wednesday at the National War Memorial http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ign_in_a_c.jpg Shut: A sign in a closed storefront as emergency responders attempt to secure a portion of Ottawa http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...04_636x358.jpg 'Dozens of shots in parliament,' a reporter for the Globe and Mail, tweeted just before 10am. 'I see a body on the ground outside the library of parliament. He went on: 'I was in the west wing of the building and shooter appears to have entered through main door on south side, heading north along hallway. 'I heard dozens of gunshots and the smell of gunpowder is heavy in the hallways right now.' He added: 'One security guard said that it appears one officer may have been shot but we have no way to confirm that.' Speaking to CNN, Wingrove said it appeared Zehaf-Bibeau entered the front entrance that has 'many armed guards' but no metal detector'. 'If you flash your valid pass, they allow you to go in,' he said. 'This appears to be the entry point [of the gunman] based on witness accounts.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...42_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ided_by_th.JPG Briefed: The head of RCMP Bob Paulson briefs Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the shootings http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...E_PIC_FROM.jpg Patrol: Police set up a perimeter near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...n_area_aro.jpg Police secure an area around Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014 after a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial was shot by an unknown gunman http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Shooting_.JPG At least 10 Royal Canadian Mounted Police squad cars converged on Parliament Hill's Centre Block as people were rushed out of the city's Post Office http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...o_be_the_c.jpg Recovered: A car thought to be the car of one of the suspects is pictured on Parliament Hilll following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014 The RMP advised people in downtown Ottawa to stay away from windows and off roofs as they responded to the incident. The University of Ottawa was also placed on lockdown. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the nation's thoughts and prayers are with Canada. The doors to the Canadian Embassy in the U.S. are locked, while the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa has also been shuttered. The caucuses for the Conservative and Liberal and NDP were holding their Wednesday meetings when the incident happened, the Citizen reported. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._Royal_Can.jpg Keeping guard: A heavily armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer stands guard at 24 Sussex, the residence of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper after a shooting at the Parliament building http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._RCMP_offi.jpg Secure: A heavily armed RCMP officer enters 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the Prime Minister http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Philippe_C.jpg Address: Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard makes a statement in regarding the shooting at the Parliament in Ottawa from the legislature in Quebec City http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rounds_the.JPG Fears: Police tape surrounds the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday after the shooting Quote:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Addresses The Nation over Ottawa Shooting RIP Nathan http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps7ce6e7cf.jpg . |
re: PhOtOs-ISIS Calls For More Attacks in Canada
Residents Scrub Hate Messages off Canadian Mosque
By Frazer Snowden, Reuters, 26 October 2014 COLD LAKE, Alberta, CANADA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Residents of the small Canadian city of Cold Lake gathered on Friday to scrub away hate messages that had been scrawled in paint on the walls of a mosque and replace them with posters reading "Love your neighbour" and "You are home." The battle of words playing out on the facade of the Cold Lake Mosque follows two separate deadly attacks on Canadian soldiers this week by extremist Muslim converts, including one on Wednesday that spilled into Canada's parliament building. Cold Lake is home to a Canadian air base that has deployed fighter jets against Islamic State militants in Iraq. The mosque was hit overnight with red spraypainted graffiti reading "Go home" and its windows were smashed. By Friday afternoon, the community volunteers had removed the spray paint, fixed the windows and taped their posters up. "These guys are peaceful, and I think it's important for the community to show them that we know the difference between extremists and a religion," Cold Lake resident Matt Downy said, bringing a vase of flowers to the mosque. Imam Syed Soharwardy, founder of Muslims Against Violence in Calgary, told reporters earlier that the vandalism revealed "how fragile the situation can be if it is not properly managed." |
Re: PhOtOs-ISIS Calls For More Attacks in Canada
'Follow the Footsteps of Our Brave Brother': ISIS Takes to Twitter to Call for MORE Attacks on Canada as it's Feared More Than 130 Young Muslims Have Already Left the Country to Join The Terror Group
After two terrorist attacks in Canada in a week left two Canadian soldiers dead, ISIS has stepped up its rhetoric calling for even more radicals to carry out mass murder and mayhem in the country. An even more horrifying fact is that an estimated 130 Muslim youths in Canada have been seduced and radicalized by ISIS and have even left Canada behind to join forces with them. The first attack happened Monday night - a hit-and-run by suspected jihadist Martin Rouleau. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Abu_Khalid.jpg Jihadist tweets: ISIS supporters have taken to Twitter to call upon more lone wolf terrorist attacks in Canada http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...d_do_not_c.JPG The gunman: Alleged jihadist Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was shot during an attack against Canadians on October 20 and supporters of ISIS have been glamorizing him online ever since The second strike was carried out by a gunman on Wendesday on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. One of the shooters, Canadian national Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was shot dead Ever since Canada announced their involvement in the coalition against ISIS, jihadist supporters have taken to Twitter to call for 'justice' in the hopes to shake the country’s nerves by instilling fear and terror. One such Twitter account is that of Abu Khalid Al-Kanadi who has tweeted several calls for attack and commented on Rouleu's attack on October 21, 2014. Quote:
One day later his account was suspended. Insite Blog reports that a second jihadist Twitter account posted on October 21 and said that Canada is 'starting to pay the price of intervention' of the war against ISIS and followed up with a second tweet urging more attacks. Quote:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Abu_Khalid.jpg Gaining support: Jihadists are hoping that by posting their opinions on Twitter more youths will join ISIS On the same user's Ask.fm account a different anonymous user commented on the fact that Rouleau attacked soldiers and not civilians. 'Rouleau was NOT cowardly...he attacked soldiers, not civilians.' The writer of the post responded, 'yep..very true.' Insite Blog adds that on the next day, the same jihadist commented on the shootings by saying; Quote:
A separate allegedly Canadian jihadist took to Twitter to post an article about Rouleau's shooting and wrote; Quote:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg Spreading propaganda: Charismatic online personalities are calling upon youth to join forces with ISIS The account of a fighter believed to be in Syria added, Quote:
The Twitter account of a Dutch jihadist militant in Syria stated something along the same lines with; Quote:
Another jihadist on Twitter referenced Canada's shock after the attacks and claims they should have 'expected' the retaliation. Quote:
The wave of Canadians joining ISIS has fueled citizens, many of them Muslim, to fight against the radicalization of youth in the country. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...CTOBER_22_.jpg Shooting: Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot dead a soldier guarding the national war memorial before storming into the parliament on Wednesday and was later shot dead inside the parliament after firing multiple shots One such person is Christianne Boudreau, whose son Damian Clairmont died fighting near the Syrian city of Aleppo for jihadist causes. 'My knees are shaking so please forgive me. I’m a mother, not a public speaker,' said Boudreau at the OWN IT 2014 conference in Calgary in early October. The OWN IT conference calls upon Muslim families to come together and fight the radicalization of Muslim youth. According to the Canadian government there are about 130 jihadist fighters who've left the country to fight but that the number is growing. Unfortunately, the Muslim community estimates that the number is already much higher. With the popularization of Twitter and online forums as tools to express beliefs worldwide, radical youths are able to lure in other supporters from around the globe. ISIS uses Twitter to spread propaganda and call for lone wolf attacks. These attackers are later revered as demigods and used as bait to call other into action. The Star reports that having declared the Western world full of hypocrites, radicalized youth see themselves as the chosen ones, turning to online radical imams and charismatic leaders. Community leaders have coined this jihadist online support movement the 'Sheikh Google' phenomenon. END A TRIBUTE to Nathan. -The Incredible Soldier who was Shot Dead, Whilst Simply Just Doing His Duty for Canada http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...Canadaflag.gif Canadian Reservist's Beloved Dogs Wait for Him to Return Home.... a Day After he was Needlessly Shot Dead ...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._from_unde.jpg Where is he? ...Heartbreaking images show dogs peeking out from beneath Corporal Nathan Cirillo's family home on Thursday, a day after he was shot dead outside the Parliament http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rom_under_.JPG Forlorn: The two dogs peeked out from beneath the fence at the family's home in Hamilton, Ontario http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rom_under_.jpg Missed: Cirillo had two German shepherd-type dogs and recently nursed an abandoned puppy to health Cirillo, who was shot dead as he stood guard at the National War Memorial outside the Canadian Parliament on Wednesday, also leaves behind a six-year-old son. He was bringing up the boy, Marcus, alone - with help from his mother, Kathy - after the boy's mother was no longer in the picture, friends have said. Now his son doesn't have a dad... Cirillo's son is now expected to stay with his mother, Kathy, who has helped with his care http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...6468913485.jpg Tragic: The animal-loving Hamilton, Ontario native was shot at close range http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...mage_2_JPG.JPG Family: Cirillo leaves behind his Mum, two dogs and his six-year-old son Marcus, left http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...rom_under_.JPG Waiting...... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...2473922_18.jpg Gunned down: He had been in Ottawa because members of the Argylls were standing guard this week http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...nk_361_jpg.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...7084515985.jpg Loss: 24-year-old Carillo served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Hamilton, Ontario http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...053314854_.jpg Friends described Cirillo as a fitness fanatic. The 24-year-old worked part-time as a personal trainer as well as a bouncer at a Hamilton nightclub http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...Ottawa_sho.JPG Seconds before: A tourist snapped this photo, likely the last ever taken of Corporal Nathan Cirillo (left) before he was gunned down by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau in an attack on Ottowa's Parliament Hill on Wednesday http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...n_Argylls_.jpg Paying respects: A man wearing an Argylls jacket places flowers at a memorial outside the gates of the John Weir Foote Armory, the home of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...anadian_fl.jpg Loved: People sign a Canadian flag at a makeshift memorial to Cirillo outside of The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote Armoury in Hamilton, Ontario on Thursday No matter how tired he was from back-to-back shifts, he lifted the mood of every room he entered....... RIP Nathan... ... http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/...76687be0d2.jpg . |
Internet ISIS TERROR WARNING By GCHQ Spy Agency
Facebook and Twitter have Become 'Command and Control Network of Choice' for Isis, GCHQ Chief Warns
The Independant UK, 4 November 2014 http://www.independent.co.uk/incomin.../computers.jpg Tech giants are in denial of role their play in helping terrorists to push their message on social media, Robert Hannigan says US tech giants such as Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp have become the "command and control networks of choice" for Isis, the new head of Britain’s GCHQ intelligence agency has warned. Accusing the US and internet companies of being “in denial” over the role they play in terrorism, Robert Hannigan said Silicon Valley firms needed to co-operate more with the intelligence services to target the growth of extremist content online. The use of social media by Isis has been a key element in Isis's propaganda and recruitment process. Videos of the beheadings of British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning by Isis militants were posted on YouTube in an attempt to "exploit the power of the web to create a jihadi threat with near-global reach", Mr Hannigan warned in the Financial Times. He said the fact the "grotesque" videos were self-censored and did not show the actual beheadings enabled the group to stay within the rules of social media sites in order to "capitalise on Western freedom of expression". The jihadist group is also adept at using Twitter and Facebook in order to spread its message to a worldwide audience. He highlighted Isis's sophisticated use of the World Cup and Ebola hashtags and its ability to send tens of thousands of tweets during an attack on Mosul without triggering spam controls as evidence of its ease with new media. Mr Hannigan said: "The extremists if Isis use messaging and social media services such as Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp, and a language their peers understand. The debate around states surveying personal communications came to the fore when US whistleblower Edward Snowden exposed the secret mass data collection programmes run by the US and UK authorities. Mr Hannigan argued that it must be easier for security and intelligence agents to police online traffic, and said that users did not want their social networks used “to facilitate murder or child abuse”. "GCHQ and its sister agencies, MI5 and the Secret Intelligence Service, cannot tackle these challenges at scale without greater support from the private sector, including the largest US technology companies which dominate the web," he wrote on his first day in the post. He went on to write that while he understood why “[internet firms] have an uneasy relationship with governments” and aspire to be “neutral conduits of data and to sit outside or above politics”, they not only host the material of violent extremism or child exploitation, but facilitate crime and terrorism. "However much they may dislike it, they have become the command-and-control networks of choice for terrorists and criminals, who find their services as transformational as the rest of us," he said. Mr Hannigan conceded that GCHQ had to be accountable for the data it uses to protect people and was “happy to be part of a mature debate on privacy in the digital age. But he went on to add: “Privacy has never been an absolute right and the debate about this should not become a reason for postponing urgent and difficult decisions. "To those of us who have to tackle the depressing end of human behaviour on the internet, it can seem that some technology companies are in denial about its misuse," he argued. But Emma Carr, director of Big Brother Watch, said: "It is wholly wrong to state that internet companies are failing to assist in investigations. "The Government and agencies have consistently failed to provide evidence that internet companies are being actively obstructive. "These companies have consistently proved through their own transparency reports that they help the intelligence agencies when it is appropriate for them to do so, which is in the vast majority of cases. "Public debate on this issue would make the country stronger and more unified, yet we have so far failed to achieve this in the UK. Perpetuating falsehoods about the nature of relations between internet companies and the intelligence agencies is certainly not going to help," she added. Whistleblowing Controversies of the Last Decade WikiLeaks' US diplomatic cables leak In 2009, former US soldier Chelsea Manning, downloaded hundreds of thousands of classified US Government documents, and passed them on to Jullian Assange's whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Among the documents were 250,000 State Department diplomatic cables. One disclosed the close relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the Guardian reported. Allegations included "lavish gifts", lucrative energy contracts and the use by Berlusconi of a "shadowy" Russian-speaking Italiango-between. Getty Images WikiLeaks' US diplomatic cables leak: In a revelation which bruised the UK's 'special relationship' with the US, WikiLeaks published conversations by US commanders criticising Britain's military operations in Afghanistan.
WikiLeaks' US diplomatic cables leak Another cable documented fears in Washington over Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme, in a volatile country with a strategic position in the Middle East. WikiLeaks' US diplomatic cables leak Day four of the gradual drip of leaks exposed allegations that Russia and its intelligence agencies are using mafia bosses to carry out criminal operations, with one cable reporting that the relationship is so close that the country has become a "virtual mafia state". Edward Snowden NSA leak In 2013, The Guardian published classified US National Security Agency (NSA) documents, from a then anonymous whistleblower. Four days later he was exposed as former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. A month after the initial leak, the New York Times allegeded that the NSA received emails, video clips, photos, voice and video calls, social networking details, logins and other data held by a range of US internet firms. Edward Snowden NSA leak Since Snowden revealed that the US had eavesdropped on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone, German-US relations have been strained. In May 2014, Mrs Merkel said still had significant differences with the United States over surveillance practices and that it was too soon to return to “business as usual," according to the New York Times. Edward Snowden NSA leak On 7 June, The Guardian published the Presidential Policy Directive 20, whcih included a list of potential targets for cyber-attacks by the US Government. Rex Features Edward Snowden NSA leak Articles in The Guardian revealed that the US and the UK spied on foreign leaders and diplomats at the 2009 G20 summit. Samy Kamkar iPhone and Android exposé In April 2014, hacker and researcher Samy Kamkar revealed that Android phones collect user location data every few seconds. Files are then transited to Google several times an hour. Samy Kamkar iPhone and Android exposé It is believed Apple and Google are using the data to better target adverts to smartphone users, according to The Guardian. Samy Kamkar iPhone and Android exposé The two companies have since justified the collection of data. In a letter to the US congress Apple confirmed it collected the data and said that, in order to be useful, "the databases [of tower and network locations] must be updated continuously". A Google spokesman told the Guardian Android phones explicitly asked to collect anonymous location data when users turned them on. Getty Images |
re: VIDEOS-ISIS -New Beheading >> US Aid Worker
ISIS Unveils its Osama Bin Laden School in Syria as the Islamist Group Continues its Reign of Terror in Rebel-Held Parts of the Country with Beheadings for ‘Blasphemy’ and ‘Sorcery’
Islamic State extremists have set up a new learning centre in Syria dubbed 'Osama Bin Laden' school. The religious school, named after the mastermind of the the 9/11 attacks and former leader of Al Qaeda, has been set up in a town held by ISIS militants. It comes as new pictures emerged showing the beheading of three civilians in Raqqa, another of Islamic State’s strongholds in the war-torn country. Scroll down for video http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ports_and_.jpg Brutal: Pictures have emerged showing the beheading of three civilians in Raqqa, one of Islamic State’s strongholds in Syria http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ports_and_.jpg Disturbing: An executioner holds his sword aloft as armed guards watch on in front of an all-male crowd The public executions were carried out with the victims accused of 'cursing God' and committing 'sorcery'. The school has been opened in Manbij, a small ISIS held town in northern Syria. The facility has already started religious instruction classes for residents living in the town, offering classes in Islamic State’s extremist brand of Sharia law. A short propaganda video was also released by the provincial media branch of Islamic State. The five minute film, entitled 'Sharia Educational Session for the Teachers', features brief interviews with a few residents of Manbij, discussing their opinions about the apparent positive benefits of the new religious school. Manbij was once a Free Syrian Army (FSA) stronghold before it was overrun by ISIS. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ports_and_.jpg Several young children can be seen watching from the front of the crowd while a number of masked gunmen also appear to be standing guard, monitoring the execution http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ports_and_.jpg The three civilians were reportedly put to death in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa for 'cursing God' and 'sorcery' Fierce fighting with the FSA forced ISIS into its first withdrawal in January 2014. However the extremist group regrouped and re-captured the strategic town 18 days later. Kurdish forces have repeatedly tried to capture the town but have come up short against tough Islamic State resistance. The Kurds have recently called upon the Free Syrian Army to join them in their efforts to re-take Manbij. In a rare act of defiance, locals in Manbij even demonstrated against Islamic State in May 2014, angered at the militant group’s harsh rule of governance over the city. However the town remains under control of the extremist group. Any rare acts of rebellion or questioning of Islamic State have always been brutally dealt with by the extremist group. Recent photos of the execution of three civilians for 'cursing God' and 'sorcery' epitomise the brutal regime being maintained by Islamic State. The victims were beheaded in front of a crowd of Muslims 'to serve as a deterrent to those who dare to criticise Allah,' it has been reported. Shelling continues in major Syrian cities http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...30_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ports_and_.jpg An IS fighter, wearing a black balaclava, reads out the victims' crimes through a small black handheld microphone http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ports_and_.jpg The images show a large all-male crowd standing near a square in the city, where corporal punishments, like beheadings and crucifixions, have previously been carried out for crimes against the Islamic State The images show a large all-male crowd standing near the main square in Raqqa, where corporal punishments, like beheadings and crucifixions, have previously been carried out for crimes against the Islamic State. Several young children can be seen watching from the front of the crowd while a number of masked gunmen also appear to be standing guard, monitoring the execution. One photo shows an IS fighter, wearing a black balaclava, reading out the victims' crimes through a small black handheld microphone. All three of the victims are shown wearing a red blindfold and have their hands tied behind their back. They appear to have been individually led to the execution block, a crude hand cut log with a raised notch for the victims to rest their head on. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ATED_FILE_.JPG A religious school, named after former Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden (pictured), has been set up in a town in Syria held by ISIS militants The black flag of Islamic State can be seen flying from a tall flag pole in the background, near one of the main streets. The executor is masked and wearing a pair of sandy-coloured military issue boots. The photos show the executioner holding a curved sword above his head. A small blood trail can be seen near the back of a nearby pick up truck. Its white boot has been left open so the bodies can be taken away from the execution site. Like Minbaj, Raqqa has been one of the main bombing targets by the US-led coalition last month. The headquarters of Islamic State were reportedly bombed yesterday in Raqqa. The building, situated in the southern part of the city had been evacuated and no militants were reported to have been killed in the nine air strikes on the city. Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the air strikes with the British based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that the recent strikes on Manbij had been a failure. Shelling Continues in Major Syrian Cities RELATED: UN Report says 'Unprecedented' Number of Jihadists are Flocking to Join ISIS... Partly Thanks to the Terror Group's Love of Posting Kitten Photos on Twitter
Foreign jihadists from more than 80 countries have flocked to fight in Iraq and Syria on an 'unprecedented scale', according to extracts of a UN report. Around 15,000 people have travelled to fight alongside Islamic State (ISIS) and other hardcore militant groups from 'countries that have not previously faced challenges relating to Al Qaeda,' it said. The study found a new breed of terrorist was being attracted by the extremist group's 'cosmopolitan' use of social media, pointing to examples when jihadists posted 'kitten photographs' on Twitter. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...f_Cat_ISIL.JPG Cute: A UN report says 'unprecedented' numbers of jihadists are flocking to join ISIS in part thanks to the terror group's love of posting kitten photos on Twitter like this one on an account called Islamic State of Cat http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...f_Cat_ISIL.JPG Big softy: This picture posted by the Islamic State of Cat shows a kitten next to two AK-47 machine guns http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...f_Cat_ISIL.jpg The UN study found a new breed of terrorist was being attracted by the extremist group's 'cosmopolitan' use of social media, pointing to examples when jihadists posted 'kitten photographs' on Twitter ISIS leaders recognise 'the terror and recruitment value of multi-channel, multi-language social and other media messaging,' it added. The number of foreign jihadists travelling to fight since 2010 exceeds the cumulative total of the 20 preceding years 'many times', the Security Council study found. 'There are instances of foreign terrorist fighters from France, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland operating together,' the report said, according to the Guardian. Britain's top police officer, Bernard Hogan-Howe, estimated last week that five people a week were leaving the country to fight with ISIS. Security officials estimate there are currently around 500 British nationals fighting in Syria and Iraq. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...f_Cat_ISIL.JPG A cat takes a rest among the parts of an assault rifle http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...f_Cat_ISIL.jpg The UN report said ISIS leaders recognise 'the terror and recruitment value of multi-channel, multi-language social and other media messaging' Dozens have been arrested for preparing to leave to join the IS group or helping others to do so. France is also moving closer to adopting an 'anti-terrorism' law which would slap a travel ban on anyone suspected of planning to wage jihad. The UN warned that more nations than ever face the problem of dealing with fighters returning from the battle zone. The US Central Intelligence Agency last month announced figures showing that there were around 20,000 to 31,500 ISIS fighters active in Iraq and Syria, much higher than previous estimates. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...f_Cat_ISIL.jpg Around 15,000 people have travelled to fight alongside Islamic State (ISIS) and other hardcore militant groups from 'countries that have not previously faced challenges relating to Al Qaeda,' the report said http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...f_Cat_ISIL.jpg The UN found that foreign fighters preferred ISIS's use of social media and were put off by the more dogmatic communication tactics of Al Qaeda A US security official estimated that there were close to 2,000 westerners among the 15,000 foreign fighters. Previous figures showed there were 7,000 foreign jihadists fighting in March and 12,000 in July suggesting 1,000 a month were travelling to fight, despite the launch of U.S. air strikes three months ago, although there is a lag of a few weeks in the figures. The report was produced by a committee that monitors Al Qaeda and concluded that the once mighty and feared group was now 'maneuvering for relevance' following the rise of the even more militant ISIS, which was booted out of Al Qaeda by leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Despite the split, the UN concluded that the legal basis for US President Barack Obama's fight against ISIS was justified by its ideological congruence with Al Qaeda and considered the two groups as part of a broader movement. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...he_al_Qaid.jpg Huge support: Fighters from the Islamic State march through their stronghold of Raqqa in Syria 'Al Qaeda core and Isil (ISIS) pursue similar strategic goals, albeit with tactical differences regarding sequencing and substantive differences about personal leadership,' the UN wrote. Obama has vowed he will not order a large force into combat in Iraq or Syria, relying instead on air power and local forces. But his 'no boots on the ground' pledge is coming under pressure amid growing calls for advisers and forward air controllers to deploy with Iraqi or Kurdish soldiers to help direct air raids and plan operations. The ISIS group's 'cosmopolitan' use of social media, 'as when extremists post kitten photographs', was attracting a new breed of foreign fighters who are put off by the more dogmatic communication tactics of Al Qaeda, said the report. The UN agreed with the Obama administration that 'core al-Qaeda remains weak', but argued that its demise had only paved the way for more bloody groups, for whom 'cross-border attacks - or attacks against international targets - remain a minority.' |
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Terror Warning for UK Tourists: Foreign Office Updates Travel Advice for all Global Destinations to say Britons Face 'Heightened Threat' of Attack from ISIS Supporters
Britons travelling abroad are being warned that they could be targeted by terrorists seeking revenge for UK air strikes against Islamic State extremists. The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for all destinations across the globe that British nationals faced a 'heightened threat' of attack from 'groups or individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria'. It urges all Britons living or travelling overseas to be 'vigilant' at the current time. Daily Mail UK, 6 November 2014 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...s_Fighters.jpg Threat: Britons travelling abroad are being warned that they could be targeted by terrorists seeking revenge for UK air strikes against Islamic State extremists (pictured) The FCO said that it was responding to the 'generalised threat' rather than warnings of a specific attack. The move comes after Home Secretary Theresa May announced in August that the UK national terror threat level had been raised from 'substantial' to 'severe', meaning an attack is considered 'highly likely'. Last month, Parliament gave the go-ahead for the RAF to carry out air strikes against IS forces in Iraq and the Government has been supplying arms to the Kurdish peshmerga militias fighting the extremists. The updated FCO advice states: 'There is considered to be a heightened threat of terrorist attack globally against UK interests and British nationals from groups or individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria. You should be vigilant at this time.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...66_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...S_fighters.jpg The FCO said that it was responding to the 'generalised threat' rather than warnings of a specific attack by ISIS Theresa May Speaks on Standing up to ISIS Operations |
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Now Jihadi Fighters are Booking Tickets on Cruise Ships to Join Extremists in Syria and Iraq
Would-be jihadi fighters are booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq. The new tactic has been deployed by jihadists hoping to bypass the stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighbouring Turkey. According to Interpol officials, the phenomenon is relatively new and has been used by would-be fighters in the last three months. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...olding_the.JPG Would-be jihadi fighters are travelling on cruise ships to try and join extremist groups in Syria and Iraq Turkey, with its long and often porous border with Syria, has been a major thoroughfare for many of the thousands of foreign fighters seeking to join extremists like ISIS, which has captured territory across Iraq and Syria. Turkish authorities say they have set up teams to capture suspected foreign fighters in airports and bus stations, and have deported hundreds in recent months. As such, would-be jihadists have made alternative travel arrangements to reach battle zones. Pierre St. Hilaire, director of counterterrorism at Interpol, said: 'Because they know the airports are monitored more closely now, there's a use of cruise ships to travel to those areas. 'There is evidence that the individuals, especially in Europe, are traveling mostly to Izmit and other places to engage in this type of activity,' he said, referring to a Turkish coastal town. 'Originally, our concern about people on cruise ships - dangerous people on cruise ships - really focused on the classic sort of rapist, burglar, or violent criminal. 'But as we've gathered data, we've realised that there are more and more reports that people are using cruise ships in order to get to launch pads, if you will - sort of closer to the conflict zones - of Syria and Iraq.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...the_Islami.JPG The outgoing Interpol chief called on countries to step up screening at all transportation hubs to halt the advance of extreme groups such as ISIS Cruise ships, which often make repeated stops, offer an added benefit by allowing would-be jihadis to hop off undetected at any number of ports - making efforts to track them more difficult. Mr St. Hilaire said it wasn't exactly clear yet how many would-be foreign fighters were travelling by cruise ship to reach Syria. He added that some people have driven all the way from their homes in Europe to the Syrian border to avoid passing through airports. He was quick to caution that Europe is by no means the only or even the main source of foreign fighters for Syria. 'It's a global threat - 15,000 fighters or more from 81 countries traveling to one specific conflict zone,' he said, noting that that there are some 300 from China alone. 'In order to prevent their travel and identify them, there needs to be greater information-sharing among the region, among national security agencies.' Speaking in Monaco, where Interpol is holding its general assembly this week, outgoing chief Ronald Noble confirmed that Turkey was a destination, but declined to identify any others. He also refused to indicate how many people might be involved, but called on countries to step up screening at all transportation hubs - 'airports and, more and more, cruise lines.' This is one of the reasons why the international police body is preparing to expand a pilot programme known as I-Checkit, where airlines share passenger information off Interpol's databases - in the hope that one day the system could expand to include cruise operators, banks, hotels and other private-sector partners. Many European governments have expressed concern that home-grown jihadis who self-radicalise online and then travel to Syria will return home with skills to carry out terror attacks. Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche, who allegedly spent a year in Syria and fought with Islamic State, is the chief suspect in a May attack on the Jewish Museum of Brussels that killed four people. |
PhOtOs-Lethal 'White Widow' ISIS Terrorist Killed in Ukraine
Wanted British 'White Widow Terrorist Killed in Ukraine', -Claims Russian News Agency
A dangerous British woman terrorist suspect, dubbed the 'White Widow' has been killed in Ukraine, it was claimed today, Wednesday. Samantha Lewthwaite, 30, was gunned down by a Russian sniper two weeks ago, alleged Regnum news agency in Moscow. One of Britain's most wanted people, she was reported last month as fighting for the Islamic State's terrorists in Syria. The extraordinary Russian claim could not be verified last night. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._searching.jpg A British woman terrorist suspect dubbed the 'White Widow' has been killed in Ukraine, it was claimed on Wednesday Lewthwaite was married to 7/7 suicide bomber Germaine Lindsay, 19, a Jamaican-born Yorkshireman, and allegedly left Britain in 2009 before being linked to atrocities in Africa. 'One of the world's most wanted terrorists Samantha Lewthwaite, who fought as part of a Ukrainian battalion has been killed by a volunteer sniper,' said the news agency report. 'According to our information, the White Widow fought on the side of Ukrainian volunteer battalion Aidar as a sniper. She was killed by 'a volunteer sniper who came to fight at the Lugansk front from Russia'. The report continued: 'The Russian sniper who killed the British terrorist now has a price of nearly one million dollars on his head from Ukrainian special services.' The extraordinary unconfirmed claim came amid a welter of propaganda from Moscow and Kiev over the Ukrainian crisis. The claim that Lewthwaite is dead could be an attempt by Russia to bolster its anti-terrorism credentials at a time when it is controversially massing armour and troops in Ukraine. Nato today warned that Russian military equipment is entering Ukraine on a large-scale. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ntha_Lewth.JPG Lewthwaite was married to 7/7 suicide bomber Germaine Lindsay, 19, a Jamaican-born Yorkshireman, and allegedly left Britain in 2009 before being linked to atrocities in Africa http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...aite_again.jpg Reports last month claimed Lewthwaite - a former soldier's daughter - joined Islamic State earlier this year and became one of the most powerful women in the network The White Widow's temporary Nairobi lair (Archive) http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...40_637x360.jpg 'Across the last two days we have seen the same thing that OSCE is reporting. We have seen columns of Russian equipment, primarily Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian air defence systems and Russian combat troops entering into Ukraine,' said US General Philip Breedlove, supreme allied commander. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said: 'The level of violence in eastern Ukraine and the risk of further escalation remain high and are rising,' said Michael Bociurkiw of the OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission. In response, Ukraine has said that it's preparing for all-out war. Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak told a cabinet meeting: 'The main task I see is to prepare for combat operations. We are doing this, we are readying our reserves.' Reports last month claimed Lewthwaite - a former soldier's daughter - joined Islamic State earlier this year and became one of the most powerful women in the network. Born in Northern Ireland and schooled in Aylesbury, she was not previously linked to Ukraine. She was responsible for training a special team of female suicide bombers in Syria, it was alleged. Lewthwaite allegedly trained and mentored British converts who volunteered to fight for ISIS. The 7/7 attack on the London transport network on 7 July 2005 killed 52 people. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...license_pl.jpg Trucks without license plates tow a 122mm howitzer artillery piece through Makiivka in Ukraine http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...nnel_carri.jpg Force: An armored personnel carrier belonging to pro-Russian separatists travels on a main road through rebel-territory near the east Ukrainian village of Torez this morning Lewthwaite had been viewed as the innocent Home Counties' wife of a suicide bomber but was later seen as... 'the world's most dangerous female terrorist'. In June 2012 two men and a white woman - believed to be her - wearing Islamic dress killed three and injured 25 at a beer garden in Mombasa after throwing grenades at foreigners watching England play Italy at Euro 2012. She was also linked to another grenade attack which killed security guards in an upmarket restaurant + the attack at an African mall |
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'We Hope He is Remembered for His Work and Love for Others': Parents of US Aid Worker Peter Kassig Issue Emotional Statement after ISIS Releases New Video Claiming to Show Their Son's Execution
In the release, Ed and Paula Kassig, of Indianapolis, said they hoped the 26-year-old war veteran would be remembered for his 'important work' and the love he shared with his friends and family. They added that they were waiting for the U.S. Government to verify the authenticity of a 16-minute long ISIS propaganda video purporting to show a militant standing over Peter's severed head. 'We are aware of the news reports being circulated about our treasured son and are waiting for confirmation from the government as to the authenticity of these reports,' said Mr and Mrs Kassig. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOs http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...aula_Kassi.jpg Awaiting confirmation: Paula and Ed Kassig (both pictured) today issued an emotional statement following the apparent beheading of their 'treasured' son and aid worker Peter at the hands of Islamic State militants Quote:
'Murdered': In the release, the Kassigs, of Indianapolis, said they hoped the 26-year-old war veteran (pictured) would be remembered for his 'important work' abroad and the love he shared with his friends and family http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._photo_pro.JPG Family: Mr and Mrs Kassig are seen with Peter - who changed his name to Abdul-Rahman - in an old photo 'We prefer our son is written about and remembered for his important work and the love he shared with friends and family, not in the manner the hostage takers would use to manipulate Americans and further their cause. 'The family respectfully asks that the news media avoid playing into the hostage takers’ hands and refrain from publishing or broadcasting photographs or video distributed by the hostage takers.' The video claiming to show Peter's severed head - which was released by the terror group on Sunday morning - also featured the graphic mass murder of dozens of Syrian soldiers and airmen. Footage shows the victims being led to a place in the desert by uniformed jihadis who each pick up a knife before sawing off victims' heads. The militants claim U.S. soldiers will meet a similar fate. Quote:
Boastful: The Kassigs added that they were waiting for the U.S. Government to verify the authenticity of a 16-minute long ISIS video purporting to show a militant (pictured) standing over Peter's severed head http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ter_kassig.JPG Last seen:It comes a month after Peter - who changed his name to Abdul-Rahman after converting to Islam - was paraded at the end of a graphic video (pictured) showing the murder of British aid worker Alan Henning http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...aken_from_.JPG Unsettling: The video also shows the mass murder of Syrian military personnel by beheading led by Jihadi John at a desert location. Unlike the murder of Western hostages, the killing of the Syrians is shown in full It comes a month after Peter - who changed his name to Abdul-Rahman after converting to Islam - was paraded at the end of a graphic video showing the murder of British aid worker Alan Henning. According to the White House, U.S. intelligence agencies are currently trying to determine whether the latest video by ISIS, which now controls a third of Syria and Iraq, is real. National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said that if the video was authentic, the administration would be 'appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American.' She added that the White House expresses its deepest condolences to Peter's family and friends. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was 'horrified by the cold blooded murder' of Peter and claimed that Islamic State militants 'have again shown their depravity'. Mr Kassig was captured in Syria in October last year while providing medical training and humanitarian aid to victims of the country's conflict. Previous beheading videos showed a desert landscape but in this latest release appears to be in front of a town with fields in the distance. Mr Kassig's apparent murder is not shown. At the end of the video, which intersperses various executions with file footage of U.S. forces in Iraq and later clips of Islamic State battles, a bloodied, decapitated head is shown at the feet of a militant wearing khaki boots. The masked militant may be Jihadi John, the man believed be from Britain who wielded the knife in four previous murders of Western hostages. His voice sounds similar to the voice of the masked militant who has featured in previous videos. and he has what sounds like a London accent despite his voice being distorted. However, the news of Peter's death broke hours after Jihadi John was reportedly injured in U.S. airstrikes on Saturday night. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...aken_from_.JPG Bloodthirsty: The video shows in full graphic detail how the militants saw the heads off their victims http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._photo_pro.JPG Grandparents: A younger Peter is pictured with his grandparents. His grandfather, a co-founder of Christians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East, was an advocate for Palestinians in their struggle for a homeland http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/..._photo_pro.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...oto_provid.JPG Tragic: Peter is pictured cradling an injured kitten that he and a friend rescued and nursed back to health (left) and smiling in his high school graduation portrait from North Central High School in Indianapolis (right) Peter Kassig's parents make plea to ISIS for son's return: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...97_636x358.jpg In the video, the militant says: Quote:
A dateline on the video says it has been shot in Dabiq, which is the location where Islamic State militants believe a decisive final battle will be fought with Western forces. Footage also shows the militant leading the mass execution of Syrian military personnel by jihadis at a desert location. Unlike the apparent murders of Western hostages, in which the camera cuts away at the moment their throats are cut, these killings are shown in full. It comes five months after Peter wrote a final letter to his parents, in which he revealed that he was 'scared to die' and saddened by the pain the ordeal has caused his family, BBC News reported. In the letter, which the Kassigs received on June 2, he wrote: 'I am obviously pretty scared to die but the hardest part is not knowing, wondering, hoping, and wondering if I should even hope at all.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ig_Family_.jpg Aid: Mr Kassig in front of a truck somewhere along the Syrian border between late 2012 and autumn 2013 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...age002_png.JPG Helping others: National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said that if the latest video was authentic, the administration would be 'appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...age001_png.JPG Shocked: British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was 'horrified by the cold blooded murder' of Peter and claimed that Islamic State (also known as ISIL) militants 'have again shown their depravity' Peter continued: 'If I do die, I figure that at least you and I can seek refuge and comfort in knowing that I went out as a result of trying to alleviate suffering and helping those in need.' The hostage told his parents that he prayed every day and was not angry about his situation 'in terms of my faith'. The letter ended with the words: 'I love you.' Mr Kassig's parents broke their silence over his captivity last month because 'the dynamics' had changed and they feared for his life. Their son had formed the aid organisation Special Emergency Response and Assistance, or SERA, in Turkey to provide aid and assistance to Syrian refugees. He began delivering food and medical supplies to Syrian refugee camps in 2012 and was also a trained medical assistant who provided trauma care to injured Syrian civilians and helped train 150 civilians in providing medical aid. Mr and Mrs Kassig said they had been doing all they could to free their son but were silent about his plight for a year at the instructions of the IS militants. Mr Kassig told U.S. show CBS This Morning: 'They demand. They simply demand.' His wife added: 'We have sent them back messages that we cannot do what you ask. We have tried. But we don't have the power to do it.' Mrs Kassig told NBC's Today show that the couple received an audio recording of their son in which he said he thought his time was running out. The couple also released excerpts from a letter written by Peter in which he feared 'it may very well be coming down to the wire here'. The latest video is the fourth time this year that IS has published footage showing the murder of Western hostages. The beheading of American journalist James Foley was released online in August, while videos of the killings of British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning were posted in September and October, respectively. A British Muslim leader condemned the latest killing. Shaukat Warraich, editor of Imamsonline.com, said: 'The murder of Abdul-Rahman Kassig is an affront to Islam. The murderous criminals are a stain on humanity and their wicked ways must be stopped. 'To take the life of another, one whose life has been dedicated to providing aid to our brothers and sisters suffering in Syria, Iraq and the surrounding regions further highlights the inhumane, revolting and unIslamic terrorists for what they really are.' Former British prime minister Sir John Major described the murder as '13th-century barbarism'. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...age003_png.jpg Speaking out: Mr Kassig's parents broke their silence over his captivity last month because 'the dynamics' had changed and they feared for his life. Mr Kassig told U.S. show CBS that the militants 'simply demand' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...age001_png.jpg Desperate: Last month, the couple appealed directly to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi on Twitter, begging him to spare their only son's life. Above, Mrs Kassig's tweet, featuring a letter to al Baghdadi He told BBC1's The Andrew Marr Show: 'The people they are murdering, which makes it doubly worse, triply worse, are people who actually went there to help those in difficulty and in need. 'They are being murdered in the most brutal ways, almost beyond belief.' On whether Britain is in a position to do something about the situation, Sir John added: 'I don't think we can do all that much about it alone, but can we contribute to helping other people to do something about it - I think the answer is undoubtedly yes. Though unless we want the old argument that the crusaders have come in to attack, we really need to support other Arabs on the ground and use our power in other ways to help them - surveillance, training, provide weapons and so forth - I think that is a proper role for us.' Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander said: 'If this video is authenticated, all of us in the UK will feel revulsion at this latest sickening murder. It only emphasises the scale of the threat posed by Isil and the importance of the international community working together to confront that threat.' The militant Islamic State group has beheaded and shot dead hundreds of captives - mainly Syrian and Iraqi soldiers - during its sweep across the two countries, and has celebrated mass killings in a series of slickly produced but extremely graphic videos. The group has declared an Islamic caliphate in the areas under its control in Syria and Iraq, which it governs according to a harsh version of Shariah law. The U.S. began launching air strikes in Iraq and Syria earlier this year in a bid to halt the group's rapid advance and eventually degrade and destroy it. David Cameron outlines plans to 'confront' extremism http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...70_636x358.jpg Quote:
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VIDEOS-ISIS-New Beheading>>US Aid Worker, 16 November 2014: Evil Scum ISIS Terrorist Warns US: RELATED:
Continued....EXCLUSIVE: Got him! 'Jihadi John' is Wounded in US Airstrike |
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Continued.... UPDATE:
EXCLUSIVE: GOT HIM! -'Jihadi John' is Wounded in US Airstrike That Killed 10 Top ISIS Commanders at Secret Bunker Meeting in Iraq'
Jihadi John, the Briton who beheaded British and American hostages held by Islamic State terrorists, has been injured in a US-led air strike, according to reports received by the UK Foreign Office. The masked ‘executioner’ with a London accent is believed to have narrowly escaped death when he attended a summit of the group’s leaders in an Iraqi town close to the Syrian border last Saturday. The meeting was targeted by American and Iraqi jets. Scroll down for video http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...BANNER_jpg.jpg The US Air Force attacked a bunker where Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and Jihadi John were meeting in Iraq ‘We are aware of reports that this individual [Jihadi John] has been injured, and we are looking into them,’ a UK Foreign Office spokesman told The Mail on Sunday. This newspaper has received an independent account of how Jihadi John was injured and rushed to hospital after a devastating air strike in Al Qaim, in Anbar Province, Western Iraq. The UK Foreign Office spokesman added: ‘We have a number of sources of information coming in. ‘The incident occurred last weekend, and so we have received the reports in the last few days. We don’t have any representation inside Syria, and so it is difficult to confirm these reports.’ The Foreign Office also issued an official statement saying: ‘We are aware of reports. We cannot confirm these reports.’ A spokesman for US Central Command said they were unable to confirm the details for security reasons. The joint US-Iraqi mission left at least ten IS commanders dead, and around 40 injured. Those reportedly hurt, or killed, included IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. But until now, Jihadi John’s presence at the meeting has not emerged. It is also not known whether Jihadi John was intentionally targeted or merely happened to be present. The secret, heavily guarded meeting took place last Saturday in a makeshift underground bunker beneath a house in Al Qaim. At least 30 tribal elders from various parts of Syria and Iraq gathered to pledge allegiance to Al-Baghdadi, according to our well-placed Syrian source. He said Jihadi John, as a senior IS figure in his own right, who goes by the nomme de guerre Jalman Al-Britani, was also present. Cameron: 'I want Jihadi John to face justice' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...28_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ven_Sotlof.jpg Sources claim that Jihadi John, pictured, was injured and rushed to hospital following the surgical airstrike in Iraq which killed ten ISIS commanders, the killer, who has a London accent, murdered Steven Sotloff and other hostages According to our source, a nurse who treated the wounded in a hospital in Deir-ez-Zour, confirmed that one of the names on the injured list was Jalman, saying it was ‘the one who slaughtered the journalists’. It is not clear how seriously the British fanatic was hurt, but the source said that both he and Al-Baghdadi were rushed to the Al Qaim General Hospital for treatment. IS members issued urgent calls through the local mosque’s loudspeakers, appealing for the town’s residents to donate blood at the hospital. Our source, who does not want to be identified for his own safety, added that Jihadi John, Al-Baghdadi and the other wounded IS personnel were then driven to Syria, and travelling 200 miles north along the Euphrates valley to the IS stronghold of Raqqa. The injured were taken to two captured Syrian army barracks near the city in the hope that underground medical facilities there would provide protection against further air strikes. The source said that hospitals in Raqqa and nearby Deir-ez-Zour were ordered to take their medical supplies and staff to the secure bases, once the HQs of the Assad regime’s 17th Division and 93rd Brigade. Jihadi John has become one of the world’s most hunted terrorists after beheading British aid workers David Haines, 44, from Perth, and Alan Henning, 47, from Manchester; and American journalists James Foley, 40, and Steven Sotloff, 31. Footage of the atrocities has been released online, and in the most recent gruesome execution video of Mr Henning, put out last month, the murderer threatened to behead another US hostage, Peter Kassig, 26, an aid worker...... which has now apparently happened... British journalist John Cantlie, also held hostage, has been forced to appear in a series of internet propaganda videos for IS. Our source, who has contacts with the IS leadership in Syria, also throws fresh light on the role played by Jihadi John within the terrorist group. Unlike most other western Muslim recruits, he has risen to a position of some seniority. Normally, Western fighters occupy lowly positions, mainly being used as foot soldiers or performing guard duty. Although believed to formerly have been a prison guard for IS, Jihadi John was made a member of a shura council, or governing body, of an IS ‘wilayat’, or province. IS is now controlling large areas of Syria and Iraq, which it has declared an Islamic caliphate. Jihadi John is understood to be in the shura council for the wilayat of Al Furat, an area that straddles the Syria-Iraq border and includes Al Qaim, the scene of the air strike. Our source added that Jihadi John does not live in Raqqa, but in Al Bukamal, a small desert town which borders Iraq. He is aged between 28 and 31, and is fluent in English, Arabic and classical Arabic, the language of the Koran. According to our source. He first joined IS in Iraq when he left the UK, but then moved to Syria. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...how_extrem.jpg The raid is believed to have injured or killed, the leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, pictured The source said that 'Jihadi John' usually travels in a black Audi jeep, and he has six other British terrorists with him who act as his bodyguards. In the confusion following the bombing last weekend, rumours swiftly spread that IS leader Al-Baghdadi had been killed. Last week, in order to scotch those rumours, he issued a 17-minute audio recording, exhorting extremists to ‘erupt volcanoes of jihad everywhere’. The Mail on Sunday has obtained an Iraqi intelligence document from the Federal Intelligence and Investigation unit of the Ministry of Interior, which outlines last Saturday’s attack. The document said that Al-Baghdadi was wearing black and first went to a kindergarten building before going to have lunch at an IS leader’s house. It is believed that the air strikes took place when he was meeting the other leaders in a bunker beneath that property. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...ed_file_im.jpg It is understood that Jihadi John has been moved to the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria, pictured Muhammad Nasser Delli, an MP for Anbar province, told The Mail on Sunday that local residents confirmed to him that they saw Al-Baghdadi being treated at Al Qaim. He said: ‘A number of people saw him there, but he did not stay at the hospital long. There were lots of women and children that were killed on Saturday during the air strikes.’ The Iraqi intelligence paper also states that Al-Baghdadi was taken to Al Qaim hospital, before being driven to Syria. It lists 16 IS leaders as having been killed in the attack, and nine injured. Among the dead are; Abu Huzaifa Al-Adnany, a security guard to Al-Baghdadi, and Abu Quatayba, the cleric of Al Furat wilaya, who would sit in the same shura council as 'Jihadi John'. Also dead is a prominent IS fighter from Chechnya called Abu Abdul Rahman Al-Shishani, says the document. Audio of ISIS leader released days after 'he was injured/killed' ... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...75_638x364.jpg Audio Video of ISIS Leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Released Days after 'He was Killed' --- BACK FROM THE DEAD??? .. |
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World Coalition Actions Have Weakened Islamic State
3 December 2014, By Lesley Wroughton and Adrian Croft, Reuters BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The coalition has inflicted serious damage on Islamic State, carrying out around 1,000 air strikes so far in Iraq and Syria, but the fight against the militants could last years, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. The United States and its allies began air strikes against Islamic State after the Sunni militants made large territorial advances last summer. The Iraqi army, Sunni tribal fighters and Kurdish forces have since recovered some ground against them. "Our commitment will be measured most likely in years but our efforts are already having a significant impact," Kerry said at the start of a first meeting of ministers from a coalition of more than 60 countries that Washington has assembled to destroy Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh. "The roughly 1,000 coalition air missions we have flown have reduced Daesh's leadership and inflicted damage on its logistical and operational capabilities." Kerry said Islamic State's momentum in Iraq had dissipated and Iraqi forces had retaken territory around Mosul and in Tikrit and had expanded security around some oil refineries. In northern and western Iraq, Kurdish troops are battling Islamic State, while Sunni tribal fighters are "beginning to come on board," Kerry added. In Syria, he said Islamic State command facilities had been destroyed, oil infrastructure damaged and a siege of the border town of Kobani blocked. "It is much harder now than when we started for Daesh to assemble forces in strength, to travel in convoys and to launch concerted attacks," Kerry said. "No large Daesh unit can move forward aggressively without worrying what will come down on it from the skies." The U.S.-chaired meeting was held at NATO headquarters in Brussels, but Kerry stressed it was not a NATO event. Washington wants to discuss political coordination among coalition members but otherwise officials have been vague about the aims of the meeting. Kerry praised the role of Arab states in the fight against Islamic State. Apart from Iraq, the meeting had 60 representatives from countries around the world, including Kuwait, Bahrain and Morocco. Kerry, who held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi before the meeting, also hailed "the significant progress" the new Baghdad government was making to implement a national programme and to unite against Islamic State. Kerry cited Baghdad's agreement this week with Kurds on oil exports and revenue and its order for the release of detainees held without formal charges. RELATED: The Enemy of my Enemy: Pentagon Confirms Iran has Launched Airstrikes Alongside U.S. and UK in Fight Against ISIS
Iran has joined the fight against ISIS and has launched airstrikes against militants in eastern Iraq, Pentagon said today. Tehran has targeted ISIS in recent days, but is not coordinating attacks with the U.S. and the UK, and has not been invited to join the coalition, a Pentagon spokesman said. Rear Admiral John Kirby says the U.S. believes this may be the first time Tehran has launched manned aircraft from inside Iran to strike targets in Iraq. Scroll down for video http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...64_634x449.jpg Joining forces: Iran has launched airstrikes against militants in eastern Iraq alongside coalition forces (pictured is two U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornets over Iran The fight against ISIS has seen Tehran and the Washington set aside their customary hostility to battle a common enemy which both governments view as a dangerous threat. Earlier this week, an F-4 fighter, similar to those used by the Iranian air force, was filmed attacking targets in the eastern province of Diyala, and its nationality was confirmed by Pentagon yesterday. 'We have indications that they [Iran] did indeed fly air strikes with F-4 Phantoms in the past several days,' Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said. Iranian forces have been active on the ground in Iraq assisting Shiite militia and Baghdad government units, but this was the first time the United States had confirmed the Iranian air force was conducting strikes against the IS group. Kirby said the United States was not coordinating with Iranian forces and that it was up to the Iraqi government to oversee military flights by different countries. Car bomb explodes on street in Yemen killing three people; http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...35_638x361.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...7596708158.jpg Attack: Yemeni police troopers gather at the damaged residence of the Iranian ambassador in Sanaa, after a car bomb exploded on the street outside, killing three people http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...7596711031.jpg Possible retaliation: Iranian ambassador Hassan Sayed Nam was not in the house when the attack took place http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...7596716667.jpg Suicide mission: Witnesses say a suicide attacker drove a car laden with explosives at the residence of the Iranian ambassador in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, but this has not been confirmed 'We are flying missions over Iraq. We coordinate with the Iraqi government as we conduct those. It's up to the Iraqi government to deconflict that air space,' Kirby told reporters. 'Nothing has changed about our policy of not coordinating military activity with the Iranians.' Shortly after Tehran's airstrikes were confirmed, Iran's ambassador to Yemen was targeted in a bomb attack in the capital of Sanaa. A car bomb detonated outside the residence of Ambassador Hassan Sayed Nam in Sanaa this morning, killing at least three people, security officials and witnesses said. The ambassador was not in the house when the attack took place, and it was not immediately clear whether the attack was in retaliation for Iran's airstrikes against ISIS. It is also not known if the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber or if the device was remotely detonated. Shiite-ruled Iran has close ties to the Shia-led government in Baghdad, and Tehran quickly came to the government's aid after the Sunni jihadists overran Iraqi army units in western and northern Iraq earlier this year. Iran also has provided weapons to ****e fighters in Iraq and several fighter jets, amid widespread speculation that the planes are flown by Iranian pilots. The commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, Major General Qassem Suleimani, led a counter-attack in Iraq over the summer that pushed back IS militants from a key route leading from Samarra to Baghdad, according to Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah. Even if there is no direct communication between Iranian and U.S. forces, the Americans likely would be aware and easily monitor flights over Iraq by Iran's less sophisticated air fleet, which uses a fighter jet that dates back to the Vietnam War http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...7602430259.jpg A F-4 fighter, similar to those used by the Iranian air force, was filmed by Al Jazeera attacking targets in the eastern province of Diyala (pictured) A US air command center in Qatar coordinates American fighters, bombers, drones and surveillance aircraft flying round-the-clock missions over Iraq along with other coalition warplanes from European governments as well as Australia and Canada. The onslaught of the IS in Iraq has forged an unlikely alignment between Iran and the United States, which have been locked in a cold war for more than three decades. The fight against the IS has come amid a US diplomatic drive to agree a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, and officials acknowledge the two sides have discussed the war in Iraq on the margins of the nuclear talks. But the two rivals remain deeply opposed over Syria, with Iran providing crucial military backing for President Bashar al-Assad while Washington has vowed to train a moderate rebel force to eventually confront the Damascus regime. Analysts and former US officials say neither country appears ready to pursue elaborate cooperation for military operations in Iraq, but there appears to be some level of tactical communication at least to avoid accidents. As the two governments expand their military activity in Iraq, there is a growing risk of potential crossed signals or conflict as Washington and Tehran remain bitter enemies. Car Bomb Explodes on Street in Yemen Killing Three People; |
VIDEOs/PhOtOs-Sydney-Terrorist Took Hostages-SIEGE Now Over
Lights Out at Siege Cafe as Stand-Off Enters 12th Hour: One Gunman was 'Extremely Agitated' When Five Hostages Escaped as Witnesses Report Seeing Food Being Brought for Those Trapped Inside
Gunman stormed a cafe in central Sydney during morning rush hour and took at least 15 people hostage He forced hostages to hold up black flag with white writing in Arabic, an emblem linked to terror groups Two women and three men were able to flee the Lindt cafe in Sydney's Martin Place The gunman became 'extremely agitated' after the five escaped, a witness said As night fell, food was seen being brought from the cafe kitchen for the hostages Lights went out in the cafe, though police declined to say if they cut power to the building Police commanders say they will be patient while no one has been injured and want to end the siege without violence Daily Mail Australia, 15 December 2014 As many as 15 hostages seized by a gunman who stormed a Sydney cafe at morning rush hour are facing a terrifying night as a siege in the centre of the city continued after dark, hours after five captives made a courageous break for freedom. Witnesses saw food prepared in the cafe's kitchen brought out to the remaining hostages, thought to number between ten and 15, as the stand-off with heavily armed police entered its twelfth hour. The drama began unfolding around 9,30 am, when a gunman entered the cafe, located in one of busiest plazas in Sydney's central business district, and pulled a shotgun from a blue carry bag and disabled the doors to the business. Soon afterwards, hostages were seen with their hands pressed against the windows holding up the Islamic Shahada flag. It is an emblem of extremist group Jabhat al-Nusra, which is fighting the Assad government in Syria. The man was described as wearing a headband with Arabic writing on it. Scores of police rushed to the scene, evacuating surrounding buildings and closing off part of the city. The scene sent shockwaves across Australia, where terror attacks have rarely touched home soil. Paramilitary police armed with automatic rifles spent all day Monday surrounding the cafe, but senior commanders said they would be taking a patient approach to the siege and hoped to end it through negotiation with the gunman. A total of five hostages, including barista Elly Chen, managed to escape the cafe by scrambling out a side door about seven hours into the drama. Fear etched on their faces, they ran into the arms of waiting police. It is understood the hostages escaped from the cafe, rather than being released by their captor. One former male hostage has been taken to nearby St Vincent's Hospital, in Sydney's inner suburbs, and is being treated for a pre-existing condition. The gunman flew into a rage when he realised some of his captives had escaped. 'The gunman could be seen from here getting extremely agitated, shouting at remaining hostages,' tweeted journalist Chris Reason, who has a direct line of sight into the cafe from the Seven Network newsroom directly opposite and inside the police cordon. The light inside the building has gone off tonight, Mr Reason said, but police would not reveal whether it was a law enforcement or hostage-taker tactic. Police negotiators have learned the name of the man and have made contact. This evening, Mr Reason said he could see the gunman rotating the hostages through positions in the store's window. 'From inside Martin Place we can see the faces of hostages - pained, strained, eyes red and raw,' he recounted. Food and water was also being delivered to the prisoners from the cafe's back kitchens. Seven Network staff have counted around 15 hostages in the cafe, he said, rather than the 50 reported by Lindt Australia CEO Steve Loane earlier on Monday. Scroll down for videos http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625199335.jpg A young female employee came running out of the Lindt cafe shortly before 5pm and was sheltered by waiting police http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625320483.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625311976.jpg Another distraught female worker, cafe barista Elly Chen, bolted from the shop before taking cover with police http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625255209.jpg A total of five hostages have now escaped Lindt cafe - it's believed they escaped and were not released http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625342835.jpg One of the young female employees was visibly upset as she grabbed hold of armed police http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625333499.jpg 'Omg Elly!! So glad you're OK': Ms Chen, pictured, was the fifth hostage, scrambling from the cafe with her hands in the air http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625354699.jpg Freedom: Ms Chen was helped to a cover letter immediately after he burst from the Lindt Cafe store http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...14_638x366.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8642425142.jpg As night fell, the lights went out in the cafe and witnesses described food being brought out from the cafe kitchen for the remaining hostagesDaily Mail Australia understands a 25-year-old female fashion industry worker and two female baristas aged in their 30s are among that number.As scores of heavily armed police, clad in black, remained on guard in Martin Place, Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione tonight said police would do whatever it takes for the situation to be peacefully resolved. The hostage taker is believed to have demanded a flag of the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria and to talk to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Sydney was eerily quiet on Monday night. Office buildings went into lockdown earlier this morning, Martin Place train station - a central thoroughfare for workers - was shuttered. Events at the Opera House, such as a performance of the Nutcracker, were cancelled as the city icon was evacuated.Hundreds of heavily armed police, operating under unprecedented Task Force Pioneer counter-terrorism protocols, were scouring the city, completely isolating the darkened cafe. In an evening press conference, state Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione sent a message of support directly to those imprisoned in the chocolate cafe, at the whims of an unknown quantity. 'Rest assured, we are doing all we can to set you free,' he said, boasting that the state has the 'best police negotiators in the country' and that the safety of hostages was authorities' 'number one priority'. Police believe all hostages remain uninjured. '[And] if that's true, for that we're grateful,' Commissioner Scipione said. Detectives have refused to confirm what weapons the militant is carrying, or even if the militant is accompanied by allies. Queensland's police commissioner Ian Stewart said earlier on Monday that he had information an improvised explosive device may be involved, but state Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has tonight refused to confirm that. NSW Premier Mike Baird warned workers in the Central Business District that Martin Place and surrounding areas would remain an exclusion zone into Tuesday. 'If you work in this exclusion zone, I'd ask you to work from home tomorrow morning,' a resolute Mr Baird told reporters. Monday's crisis began just hours after a 25-year-old suspect was arrested in a terror raid in Beecroft, a leafy suburb in Sydney's north-west, but police denied a link between the two events. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8620458416.jpg Two terrified men were spotted fleeing the Lindt cafe in Martin Place shortly before 3.45pm http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8620611124.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8620600850.jpg Two men, believed to be customers, ran around a corner and hid behind heavily armed police after six hours inside the cafe http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8620738774.jpg A male employee wearing an apron frantically ran out of a side fire exit and hid behind police http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8621278106.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8621261337.jpg The three men are believed to have escaped from the cafe after six hours http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8622477783.jpg Many remain: Around 10 hostages are thought to remain inside the Lindt chocolate cafe On Monday morning, columnist Chris Kenny, who was in the shop about 20 minutes before the siege began, said he understood the automatic glass sliding doors had been disabled after the gunman stormed the store. 'I did speak to a couple of people who saw a bit more of this unfold than I did,' he said. 'One woman said she tried to go into the shop just after I came out with my takeaway coffee but the doors wouldn't open. 'So obviously whoever is doing this has disabled the automatic glass sliding doors to stop anyone else going in and she said immediately she could see there was a weapon. 'The woman was quite frantic but very clear what she was telling (the police). 'I know the faces of the people who are sitting there enjoying a morning coffee.' 2GB radio host Ray Hadley said he had three tense telephone conversations with one of the hostages inside the cafe and he could hear the gunman giving demands. The hostage asked to be put to air live following the instructions of the gunman. However, Hadley refused saying he didn't have the expertise to deal with the situation. 'There are some people who are not well. They've been in there for five hours, they're distraught,' he said. 'I'm not in a position to comply with requests that have been made, I can't. 'The media can't play a role in negotiating with people purporting to be from Islamic State holding hostages in a cafe in Sydney. This is the job of authorities to solve htis problem. 'They want us to say things that we simply can't say.' Witnesses described the chaotic scenes in the legal, business and media centre as it was shut down and scores of heavily armed police surrounded the Lindt building. All of the chocolate chain's stores around Sydney were closed following the incident, in an act of camaraderie. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8608624151.jpg Dozens of people are being held hostage by a terrorist who stormed into a central Sydney cafe with a gun and forced crying women to hold a black Islamic flag up to the window http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805766.jpg A man believed to be one of the hostage-takers was filmed wearing a black headband covered in Arabic inside the cafe http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...22_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805775.jpg Terrified customers and employees were among those standing with their hands against the window at the Lindt cafe in Sydney http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8617493558.jpg A hostage could be seen pressing their hands up against the window of the cafe http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8608661992.jpg One blonde-haired hostage was pictured inside the cafe through the glass doors standing in the middle of the shop http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...53_636x358.jpg Quote:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8622810503.jpg Police kept their guns raised on the fire exit after an employee unexpectedly ran from the cafe http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8621628515.jpg Police are stationed behind a ballistic shield with weapons drawn outside the fire door where a hostage escaped from http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8608457791.jpg Police officers were spotted climbing through the first floor window above the Lindt cafe to help evacuate those inside http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805860.jpg Scores of police have surrounded the cafe in Martin Place amid claims the terrorists are also armed with a machete and may have explosives http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8608606075.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8608611969.jpg Armed police have sealed off streets around the cafe and Martin Place station is shut http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805784.jpg Police heavily armed with weapons have covering all corners of Martin Place http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...47_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8608803271.jpg Thousands of workers have been evacuated from the buildings in Martin Place and have been directed to another area http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805879.jpg People in the area encompassing Hunter, George, Elizabeth and Macquarie streets bordering Martin Place have been directed to remain indoors and away from open windows http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805886.jpg Emergency services have shut down the area surrounding Martin Place as they continue the operation A Lindt cafe employee, who was due to start her shift just an hour after the Sydney hostage drama unfolded, said she was 'shaking with fear' when the gunman arrived. Kathryn Chee, a chocolatier at the cafe said she meant to turn up early for her 11am shift because the business had been so busy in the lead up to Christmas. 'It shakes me to the bone,' Ms Chee told the ABC. She said her colleagues who are now hostages are 'people who I hold like another family'. 'It's good I'm not there but I wish I could be there for them. That could be me standing there.' Ms Chee said the young woman seen in footage holding an Islamic flag pressed against the window had 'a look of sheer horror on her face'. She says the woman is a thoughtful colleague who bakes treats for people's birthdays. Ms Chee said the male hostage seen in the TV footage is a funny guy who jokes with the customers. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8608907753.jpg Police have handcuffed a man 200m from the cafe with reports an officer has hit foot on what appears to be a small black handgun http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805873.jpg Hostages: People could be seen with their hands pressed against the window of the Lindt cafe in Sydney http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8609119055.jpg Police have shut down Martin Place train station and office buildings in the area have been evacuated http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8609263227.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8609263231.jpg Prime Minister Tony Abbott described the incident as 'deeply concerning' but said police were well equipped to respond http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8611021316.jpg Officials have also evacuated the Opera House after reports of a suspicious device http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...64_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8617753285.jpg Other areas of Sydney are feeling a heavy police presence as the siege at Martin Place continues http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8611113660.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8611101631.jpg Witnesses have described the chaotic scenes in Martin Place as the area was shut down and scores of police surrounded the building The Seven Network newsroom, which is in a building opposite the cafe, was among the first to be evacuated, immediately followed by the nearby Westpac building and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Surrounding buildings soon followed or went into lockdown. Even the city's courts, including the venerable Downing Centre building, were sealed for the day, with police quickly vacating the areas. Rosemary Healion, who works at Frederick Jordan Chambers, told Daily Mail Australia on Monday morning that 'a couple hundred' of her colleagues were inside at the time of the attack. 'My colleagues are still in there. They're trying to get them out now,' Ms Healion told Daily Mail Australia. Ms Healion said her office was on the ground floor, the same one as Lindt and they had been pushed behind the office's reception area. 'I'm so so worried as you would be. I was about to walk into the cafe. I get coffee there all the time.' Window cleaner, David Wilson, managed to get a birds-eye-view of police swarming into Martin Place as he and a colleague cleaned the windows of a building across from Lindt. 'We were looking around and there were cops running around and guns drawn. Some people came out, they looked like just coffee drinkers and that was about all we saw,' Mr Wilson said, adding that his colleague's first response was to get out his phone and start filming. Rodrigo Neryt was arriving at Channel Seven for his first day of work experience when he heard screaming out the front of the cafe. 'I was at the corner when everything started. I saw people yelling and screaming and two police cars arriving at the scene. I saw what looked like a black ISIS flag and they were holding it up'. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8610127274.jpg Armed police evacuated office staff next to the Lindt cafe on Monday afternoon http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8617241723.jpg Police helped direct employees who were in lockdown in a building near the cafe under siege http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8610240664.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8610257818.jpg Police in white jumpsuits were helping people climb from the offices on the level above the Lindt cafe http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8610445929.jpg Women helped an elderly lady as they are evacuated by NSW Police from Martin Place http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8610148240.jpg Three women were pictured rushing through Philip Street past armed police as they fled Martin Place http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805805.jpg It is unclear how many people are involved in the siege in a Lindt cafe in Martin Place but people could be seen with their hands pressed against the windows (second window) http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805824.jpg At least two gunmen are involved in the siege but dozens of armed police have sealed off the streets surrounding the site John Edwards works across the road from the cafe on the ninth floor of 53 Martin Place. He said every floor of the building had been cleared about 11.15am. 'We were evacuated out of the building from the basement,' Mr Edwards told Daily Mail Australia. 'All we were told by security was to get out.' Lindt Australia issued a statement about the siege on its Facebook page. 'We are deeply concerned over this serious incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the staff and customers involved and all their friends and families,' they said. Premier Mike Baird said the public and police in Sydney were being tested by the events of the siege. 'But whatever the test, we will face it hear and we will remain a strong democratic civil society,' he said. 'I have full confidence in the police commissioner and the incredible work of the NSW Police Force. 'They are the world's best. They have acted decisively. They are on top of the situation. They are doing everything possible that has to be done. We are incredibly lucky.' Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he had offered Mr Baird all possible Commonwealth support and assistance. 'The National Security Committee of Cabinet has also convened for briefings on the situation,' he said in a statement. 'This is obviously a deeply concerning incident but all Australians should be reassured that our law enforcement and security agencies are well trained and equipped and are responding in a thorough and professional manner.' The US President Barack Obama has been briefed on the unfolding situation in Sydney. World leaders, including UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Indian President Narendra Modi have sent messages of support to the Australian people. Opposition leader Bill Shorten said all of Australia would be thinking of the hostages. 'There are many innocent people caught up in this horrifying incident,' he said. 'Australians are shocked but we won't be shaken. At times like this its more critical than ever that the Australian community stick together. Earlier this year, it was reported that Martin Place was the planned location of a terror plot. It was alleged in September that Omarjan Azari, the 22-year-old Sydney man arrested on terrorism charges, was planning a public beheading there. The alleged terror plot, mentioned in a conversation between now deceased Australian terrorism recruiter in Syria, Mohammad Ali Barylei and Azari, involved selecting a member of the public at random, beheading them and then covering their body in a flag. The whole incident was going to be filmed, and then used as propaganda for the Islamic State cause. Federal prosecutors said the alleged terror plot was 'clearly designed to shock, horror and terrify the community' Police Prosecutor Michael Allnutt said that Azari had made a threat which involved a 'random selection of persons to execute' during a telephone conversation with Baryalei. Azari was arrested on September 18 and charged with preparing for an act of terrorism. He is due in court this week for a bail application. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8609522981.jpg Thousands of office workers have relocated from Martin Place to Sydney's Hyde Park http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8611362019.jpg Patients from the nearby Sydney Hospital patients were also evacuated alongside office workers http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8611323222.jpg Police are guarding the area in Hyde Park where people are congregating after evacuating http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805831.jpg People evacuated from offices in Martin Place have been told to congregate in Hyde Park http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8607805837.jpg Martin Place is one of Sydney's busiest streets and is at the centre of the CBD Quote:
Running to Safety: Two Hostages Flee Martin Place Lindt Cafe Sydney Terror Siege: 5 Hostages Free, City Still on Lockdown The 'Lone Wolf': Sydney Gunman Caught on Camera Inside Cafe Mother of 18-year-old Hostage Describes Horror at Cafe Siege Sydney Opera House Evacuated After Hostage Siege in the CBD Police Will Work Indefinitely to Ensure Hostages' Safety CONTINUED...... . |
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Gunman Who Has up to 15 People Hostage in Sydney Cafe is a Self-Styled Sheik from Iran Who is on Bail Over the Murder of his Ex-Wife -Has Also been Charged with Multiple Sexual Assaults and Sent Hate-Filled Letters to Families of dead Soldiers
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...35_964x432.jpg The gunman holding as many as 15 people hostage has been named as Man Haron Monis (centre and left inset), a self-styled sheik from Iran who arrived in Australia in 1996. He is on bail for being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife, allegedly carried out by his current partner. Monis also faces 50 charges of indecent and sexual assault during his time as a 'spiritual healer'. He also appeared in court for sending hate-filled letters to the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Monis walked into the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, Sydney at 9.30am on Monday and pulled a gun and ordered those trapped inside to hold an Islamic flag at the window. He has been in a stand-off with police ever since and has demanded he be sent an ISIS flag and have a one-on-one conversation with Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Man Haron Monis - also known as Sheik Haron - has been named as the gunman holding up to 15 people hostage in a Sydney café and is believed to be an Islamic State preacher who is on bail for accessory to murder. The news came as a sixth hostage managed to escape the cafe at about 2am The 49-year-old man lives in southwest Sydney, but is originally from Iran and a self-proclaimed sheik, and also sent hate mail to the families of Australian dead soldiers between 2007 and 2009, according to The Daily Telegraph. The seige in the Lindt cafe in Martin Place on Monday follows an unsuccessful attempt to have these charges overturned in the High Court on Friday. Monis received 300 community service hours and a two-year good behaviour bond for the correspondence, which he claims were his version of sympathy cards, sent with the help from his girlfriend Amirah Droudis. Arriving as a refugee in Australia in 1996, the hostage-taker was charged as an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife - who was allegedly stabbed and set on fire on a flight of stairs in her western Sydney apartment block in November 2013. The man's current partner was charged with murder but they both received bail as the case was deemed too weak. Scroll down for video http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8654966844.jpg Man Haron Monis - also known as Sheik Haron - has been named as the gunman holding up to 15 people hostage in a Sydney café and is believed to be an Islamic State preacher who is on bail for accessory to murder http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8651972576.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8651980683.jpg Man Haron Monis - also known as Sheik Haron - has been named as the gunman holding up to 15 people hostage in a Sydney café http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8648677301.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8648677304.jpg Heavily armed police remained posted around the cafe as night fell and the hostage drama continued into the night. Inside, the remaining hostages were brought food and were observed by witnesses as looking 'pained' He was also arrested in April this year for the sexual assault of a 27-year-old woman in 2002 after luring her to his clinic following claims he was as an expert in astrology, meditation and black magic, The Daily Telegraph also reported. Monis was slapped with an additional 40 charges in October after more victims to come forward after the alleged incidents that occurred from his spiritual healing clinic in Station Street in Wentworthville - western Sydney. As many as 15 hostages seized by the gunman, who stormed a Sydney cafe at morning rush hour on Monday, are facing a terrifying night as a siege in the centre of the city continued after dark, hours after five captives made a courageous break for freedom. Three videos were released on YouTube of three female hostages declaring the gunman's demands, which included the police bringing an ISIS flag to the cafe and insisting that he speak with Prime Minister Tony Abbott - however Daily Mail Australia decided not to air the disturbing footage which has since been taken down. Channel Nine reported the gunman's name after receiving approval from senior police. Witnesses saw food prepared in the cafe's kitchen brought out to the remaining hostages, thought to number between ten and 15, as the stand-off with heavily armed police entered its twelfth hour. The drama began unfolding around 9,30 am, when a gunman entered the cafe, located in one of busiest plazas in Sydney's central business district, and pulled a shotgun from a blue carry bag and disabled the doors to the business. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8654664053.jpg The seige in the Lindt cafe in Martin Place on Monday follows an unsuccessful attempt to have the charges overturned linked to the hate mail he sent to the families of dead Australian soldiersin the High Court on Friday Soon afterwards, hostages were seen with their hands pressed against the windows holding up the Islamic Shahada flag. It is an emblem of extremist group Jabhat al-Nusra, which is fighting the Assad government in Syria. The man was described as wearing a headband with Arabic writing on it. Scores of police rushed to the scene, evacuating surrounding buildings and closing off part of the city. The scene sent shockwaves across Australia, where terror attacks have rarely touched home soil. Paramilitary police armed with automatic rifles spent all day Monday surrounding the cafe, but senior commanders said they would be taking a patient approach to the siege and hoped to end it through negotiation with the gunman. A total of five hostages, including barista Elly Chen, managed to escape the cafe by scrambling out a side door about seven hours into the drama. Fear etched on their faces, they ran into the arms of waiting police. It is understood the hostages escaped from the cafe, rather than being released by their captor. One former male hostage has been taken to nearby St Vincent's Hospital, in Sydney's inner suburbs, and is being treated for a pre-existing condition. The gunman flew into a rage when he realised some of his captives had escaped. 'The gunman could be seen from here getting extremely agitated, shouting at remaining hostages,' tweeted journalist Chris Reason, who has a direct line of sight into the cafe from the Seven Network newsroom directly opposite and inside the police cordon. The light inside the building has gone off tonight, Mr Reason said, but police would not reveal whether it was a law enforcement or hostage-taker tactic. Police negotiators have learned the name of the man and have made contact. This evening, Mr Reason said he could see the gunman rotating the hostages through positions in the store's window. 'From inside Martin Place we can see the faces of hostages - pained, strained, eyes red and raw,' he recounted. Food and water was also being delivered to the prisoners from the cafe's back kitchens. Seven Network staff have counted around 15 hostages in the cafe, he said, rather than the 50 reported by Lindt Australia CEO Steve Loane earlier on Monday. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8655074585.jpg Arriving as a refugee in Australia in 1996, the hostage-taker was charged as an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife - who was allegedly stabbed and set on fire on a flight of stairs in her western Sydney apartment block in November 2013 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8654277661.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8625199335.jpg Daily Mail Australia understands a 25-year-old female fashion industry worker and two female baristas aged in their 30s are among that number. As scores of heavily armed police, clad in black, remained on guard in Martin Place, Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione tonight said police would do whatever it takes for the situation to be peacefully resolved. The hostage taker is believed to have demanded a flag of the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria and to talk to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Sydney was eerily quiet on Monday night. Office buildings went into lockdown earlier this morning, Martin Place train station - a central thoroughfare for workers - was shuttered. Events at the Opera House, such as a performance of the Nutcracker, were cancelled as the city icon was evacuated. Hundreds of heavily armed police, operating under unprecedented Task Force Pioneer counter-terrorism protocols, were scouring the city, completely isolating the darkened cafe. In an evening press conference, state Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione sent a message of support directly to those imprisoned in the chocolate cafe, at the whims of an unknown quantity. 'Rest assured, we are doing all we can to set you free,' he said, boasting that the state has the 'best police negotiators in the country' and that the safety of hostages was authorities' 'number one priority'. Police believe all hostages remain uninjured. '[And] if that's true, for that we're grateful,' Commissioner Scipione said. Detectives have refused to confirm what weapons the militant is carrying, or even if the militant is accompanied by allies. Queensland's police commissioner Ian Stewart said earlier on Monday that he had information an improvised explosive device may be involved, but state Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has tonight refused to confirm that. NSW Premier Mike Baird warned workers in the Central Business District that Martin Place and surrounding areas would remain an exclusion zone into Tuesday. 'If you work in this exclusion zone, I'd ask you to work from home tomorrow morning,' a resolute Mr Baird told reporters. Monday's crisis began just hours after a 25-year-old suspect was arrested in a terror raid in Beecroft, a leafy suburb in Sydney's north-west, but police denied a link between the two events. Man Haron Monis: The Sydney Gunman Holding People Hostage FURTHER UPDATE TO FOLLOW - Gunfire/Explosions Heard = SIEGE IS NOW OVER...... . |
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BREAKING NEWS: Dramatic End to Sydney Siege as Police Storm Cafe With Guns and Stun Grenades as Terrified Hostages Run for Their Lives
-Two People Dead, Including Terrorist, 3 Injured
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...04_964x398.jpg Two people are reported to have died, one of them possibly the gunman, after police burst into the Sydney cafe at 2.11am and opened fire. Loud bangs and bursts of light could be seen as they stormed the cafe in Martin Place. Minutes before at least six more hostages escaped. In all, 11 were reported to have been freed during the dramatic climax to the siege which lasted 17 hours. Channel 9 reported four hostages may have been injured but this is yet to be confirmed. The gunman was named as Man Haron Monis, a self-styled sheik from Iran who arrived in Australia in 1996. He is on bail for being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife, allegedly carried out by his current partner. Monis also faces 50 charges of indecent and sexual assault during his time as a 'spiritual healer'. He also appeared in court for sending hate-filled letters to the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Police firing automatic weapons and lobbing stun grenades stormed the cafe in central Sydney early on Tuesday where a gunman had been holding more than a dozen hostages, bringing a dramatic end to a siege lasting more than 16 hours. There were reports that two people were killed and at least three others were injured, but this could not immediately be confirmed. Live television coverage showed at least two people being taken away from the scene on stretchers. One hostage was seen being carried out of the building. She appeared to be in pain, and blood flowed down her legs. Nine News reported that eleven hostages had been accounted for after the police raid, which occurred shortly after 2am. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8657253429.jpg Siege over: Police raided the cafe in central Sydney early Tuesday, bringing a dramatic end to a 17-hour siefe. The raid came moments after some hostages fled the Lindt cafe after more than 16hrs http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8657623776.jpg Heavily armed police opened fire with automatic weapons and hurled what appeared to be stun grenades as they stormed into the cafe A police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia that the siege was over, but that no more details would be immediately released. A scene of pandemonium erupted in the early morning just minutes after hostages started emerging from the cafe. Initially one man emerged with his hands up and lay down on the ground in front of police. Seconds later, a group of of five hostages appeared suddenly after apparently escaping the cafe. This appeared to be the trigger for tactical police to move in. Within seconds, they had blasted open the cafe door and opened fire with automatic weapons, also hurling what appeared to be stun grenades. The sounds of explosions echoed through the city, and the flashes of rifle fire and the grenades lit up the area. The gunfight lasted less than two minutes, and more hostages appeared to emerge after the police raid. As the scene calmed down, a bomb disposal robot was seen entering the cafe. The dramatic end to the siege came as the gunman holding the remaining captives was revealed as a self-proclaimed Islamic cleric Man Haron Monis. Scroll down for videos http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8661880270.jpg A female hostage is carried out and away from the cafe - clearly in distress with blood pouring down the legs http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8662468497.jpg Two female hostages look exhausted and in disbelief http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8657548525.jpg Six hostages came out all at once at 2am http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8657540765.jpg A woman appeared distressed and injured as she is carried by emergency workers http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8651972576.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8651980683.jpg Man Haron Monis - also known as Sheik Haron - has been named as the gunman holding up to 15 people hostage in a Sydney café http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...40_636x358.jpg Police Storm Lindt Cafe Firing Live Ammunition Witnesses of the Hostage Situation at Martin Place, Sydney |
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EXCLUSIVE: Is This the Syrian Dungeon Where Beheaded U.S. and British Hostages Were Caged by ISIS?
-Pictures Show Factory Basement 'Where Half-Starved Westerners Were Held in Darkness'
This is the first glimpse inside the secret underground prison where ISIS caged Western hostages - including James Foley, Steven Sotloff and David Haines - former fellow prisoners have claimed. Freed captives told MailOnline they lived in wretched conditions alongside them, half-starved on hard concrete floors in almost permanent darkness in the basement room of the abandoned factory in the Sheikh Najjar Industrial City, in the suburbs of Aleppo, during the last four months of 2013. They were then moved to Raqqa, Syria, where they were handed over to their executioner, the infamous 'Jihadi John' and his death squad. The former prisoners gave a chilling insight into the ordeal that the men - and allegedly one woman - endured in the bleak darkness. Scroll down for video http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378832510.jpg Hellish: A Syria TV reporter took this image in an abandoned factory turned ISIS prison in Sheikh Najjar, Syria - unaware that later it would be claimed that it was where Western hostages were kept for months http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8379029881.jpg Separated: One hostage claimed that the basement was divided into two different sections; the first was converted into about 14 dingy single cells and the second into 12 single cells and three big rooms http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8974433230.jpg Together in the dark: It is claimed that the Western hostage men were kept together in one of the larger rooms One of the former hostages who talked to MailOnline identified the dungeon - either a disused wood or furniture factory - from footage broadcast by a pro-Syrian TV Channel earlier this year, after President Bashar Al-Assad's forces pushed out Islamist rebel groups from the heavily contested area. But the Syrian reporter walking through the ISIS prison - before the world was revulsed by the video of Jim Foley's execution in August - had no idea that it had housed nearly 20 Western journalists and aid workers. As he walks through, he points the cameraman to discarded blankets, tattered mattresses and plastic water bottles that are strewn around the dusty floor in the footage - haunting evidence of the miserable existence of the prisoners who had been caged there. The reporter also posted images of his visit to the Sheikh Najjar prison to his Facebook page, showing the cubicles in which some of the prisoners were believed to have been kept. Cells have been uncovered believed to have held James Foley http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...93_642x402.jpg A shocking separate image he uploaded on the same day shows a chair apparently used to restrain prisoners with belts, but it's not clear whether this picture was taken in the factory. The movements and ordeal of ISIS' valuable foreign hostages - used either for ransom or propaganda - have been shrouded in mystery and speculation for more than a year. The apparent location of where many of the Western prisoners spent long periods of their captivity came from interviews with two European hostages, freed earlier this year after ransoms were reportedly paid. And a Syrian prisoner who spent two months in Sheikh Najjar identified the location from the TV report. He said he regularly heard the American and European prisoners, including Jim Foley, from his nearby cell. ISIS, according to the Syrian, had divided the basement into two different sections; the first was converted into around 14 dingy single cells and the second into 12 single cells and three big rooms. The foreign aid workers and journalists spent most of their time together in one of the big rooms, he said, while most of the Syrians were housed in the individual cubicles. An American woman was held in a separate cell in the same location, it is claimed. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8382085594.jpg Courage: The Syrian remembers Jim Foley as a cheerful and funny interlocutor, frequently bantering with the guards and cajoling them into better treatment. This was before he was handed over to Jihadi John http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8382680699.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8382687517.jpg Cameraderie: David Haines, top, was part of the congregation of western hostages at Sheikh Najjar. As was American-Israeli journalist Steven Sotloff. One hostage said that as Sotloff secretly observed the Yom Kippur fast by pretending to have an upset stomach, he kept his eggs for him that had been served that day http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8382674172.jpg Desperate: British photojournalist John Cantlie, who is apparently still alive and has appeared in numerous ISIS propaganda videos, was believed to be in the Sheikh Najjar prison in October 2013 A freed European hostage claimed: 'They built the prison around us. When we came in, there was nothing there. It was just a normal factory.' The room where the male hostages spent their time was 'about five metres by five metres, with a toilet, but not really square', he said. Conditions were grim. Many of the prisoners were in a state of constant hunger and the basement was freezing cold. 'Only in Raqqa did they decide to feed us', one of the European hostages told MailOnline - referring to the Syrian city that is the headquarters of ISIS - where the prisoners were moved to later. Candles were only brought when it was time to eat, according to the Syrian prisoner, which wasn't very often. Quote:
The European arrived in the Sheikh Najjar prison on August 29. It was in Sheikh Najjar that Steven Sotloff quietly observed the Yom Kippur fast weeks later by feigning an upset stomach, said the European. Sotloff, an American-Israeli who hailed from Florida, had been kidnapped in Aleppo province in August. A video of his beheading was released by ISIS on September 2 this year. The European hostage told MailOnline that he kept Sotloff's eggs for him that had been served up by their captors that day. 'We had eggs that day, and eggs were very important food to keep. He didn't say he was doing Yom Kippur to the other ones, only to two people. Because I saw him doing it, I said "are you doing Kippur?". He said 'how do you know?'. The hostage remembers being put in a room on October 5 with Jim Foley and British photojournalist John Cantlie. Also there around that time was British aid worker and father-of-two David Haines, who was kidnapped in early 2013 and executed by Jihadi John this September. Both Haines and Cantlie, who is apparently still alive and has appeared in numerous ISIS propaganda videos, had spent the early period of their captivity with the British Jihadis in Aleppo City. All would end up in Shekih Najjar. Hostages were collected from different parts of Northern Syria and added to the group; by the time they left Sheikh Najjar, they numbered 19, it is claimed. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378545613.jpg Restraint: The reporter also uploaded this picture on the same day as the factory visit of what looks like a chair used to restrain prisoners. But it has not been confirmed that it was at the alleged prison site http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378946098.jpg Grim: The conditions were extremely basic. There was hardly any light and it was extremely cold at night http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378940460.jpg Starving: Food was rarely served, said one Syrian prisoner. When it was served it was by candlelight - a rare moment of light in the gloom http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8379160173.jpg Beatings: A former prisoner claims that the Western prisoners were treated relatively well, given their situation. But Syrian prisoners held with them were beaten and one Russian was treated especially harshly http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378934548.jpg Treatment: Some guards gave the Western hostages extra bread, jam and sweets, said a Syrian prisoner http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8387783784.jpg Tortured and shot: Russian prisoner Sergey Gorbunov was marked out for particularly harsh beatings by a Chechen guard. He was eventually shot dead and pictures of his body was shown to prisoners and their families to intimidate them Almost everything was audible in the darkness. Peering through the darkness from a hole in his cell, the Syrian said that he'd heard American and European voices, including that of Jim Foley, 40. 'Maybe he was the oldest there', said the Syrian, who said that Foley had become one of the leaders of the hostages who conversed with the guards on their behalf. 'He was always talking in the name of the group, so I heard him more than anyone else.' The Syrian remembers Jim Foley as a cheerful and funny interlocutor, frequently bantering with the guards and cajoling them into better treatment. 'Once they brought them clothes and T-shirts and stuff, and gave it to them. And he said "Oh thank God, these are the first new clothes for two years."' Like many of the other Syrians there, the prisoner MailOnline spoke to was tortured in the first weeks of his captivity. Many of the guards were mostly either French or French-speaking, or Belgian; the same sub-group of ISIS militants who'd held them for several months in Aleppo city. Whereas their prison chief in Aleppo city had been a lanky Dutch Moroccan engineer called Abu Ubaida al-Magribi, the head of the prison in Sheikh Najjar was a French Tunisian who went under the name Abu Mohammed al-Franci. He was more French than Tunisian; he didn't seem to know any Arabic. 'He was nice to some and tough with others', recalls the Syrian prisoner. 'He tortured some people himself.' None of the Western prisoners were tortured while in Sheikh Najjar, though many of them had been before they arrived. Quote:
It has been reported that Jim Foley and John Cantlie had already been beaten, waterboarded and brutalized in their first encounters with the British kidnappers known as 'The Beatles', including Jihadi John, in the first six months after their kidnapping. But the time they spent with European and Syrian guards in Sheikh Najjar and in Aleppo city must have been one of relative relief. Many of the guards were friendly, says the Syrian prisoner, especially with the foreigners. 'Some of the Syrian guards were nice with the foreigners – they used to bring them sweets, jam, and extra bread.' One exception however was a Russian called Sergey Gorbunov, who arrived separately in Sheikh Najjar, having been kidnapped by one of several volatile sub-groups which went on go on to create the nucleus of ISIS. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8386230853.jpg Timeline of captivity: It is thought that most of the Western hostages were imprisoned from July to August 2013 at an Eye hosptial in Aleppo, then were moved to the wood or furniture factory in Sheikh Najjar from late August/beginning of September to December 2013. Then they were moved to at least three different prisons in the ISIS de facto capital of Raqqa for most of 2014 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8392628292.jpg Devastation: Sheikh Najjar (above in March) has been the scene of intense fighting between rebels, ISIS and forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8392628305.jpg Hope: A former hostage told MailOnline that they heard almost constant gun battles overhead and not far away as they were caged underground Even before he arrived at the prison, according to one of the European hostages, it was clear that he'd been badly tortured. On two or three occasions while there, says the Syrian, a Chechen guard took him outside the communal cell into the corridor, where he could hear him being beaten. 'They took him from inside the cell, out into the corridor. He was beating him with his fists', said the Syrian. Quote:
In the end, Mr Gorbunov was shot dead in the first week of March 2014 in Raqqa, simply because he had no value to his captors. The picture of his bullet-riddled body was sent to the families of some European hostages to add impetus to their demands for millions of euros in ransom money - and shown to the remaining hostages to terrify them into submission. The hostages were ushered out of their basement on December 23 and Christmas Eve; their captors were now in a hurry. The Sheikh Najjar Industrial City was the scene of heavy fighting between the Syrian regime and various Islamist groups. The frontline was constantly changing and the prisoners remember hearing the fighting going on not far away above ground. The day that the Western hostages were herded off, the Syrian prisoner remembers hearing lots of activity after morning prayers. The foreigners were given new clothes. Abu Maryam, a Syrian from the Iraqi border area who was in charge of supervising ISIS's prison network and a close associate of Al-Magribi, arrived to make an announcement. 'We are sorry', he told the assembled hostages, via a translator. 'It is wartime; we don't know our friend and we don't know our enemy, but we are going to release you soon. Please be patient. We will take you to the Turkish border. 'We need to make sure you will be in a secure situation, to make sure any other groups don't take you again. This trip will take two or three hours, so please be patient. You will be with your families by tonight.' It was another cruel trick. After two short pit stops, they'd be taken to ISIS's stronghold in Raqqa. Their numbers would soon swell with half a dozen fresh hostages, including executed aid worker Alan Henning – and where Jim Foley, John Cantlie and David Haines would be reunited with their most cruel tormentors in the form of British guards and Jihadi John. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378954462.jpg Alone: A female U.S. hostage was held in one of the many separate cubicles in the basement, it is claimed http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378969413.jpg Propaganda: The TV report showed ISIS pamphlets found in the alleged prison after Assad's forces pushed the Islamic militants out of Sheikh Najjar Industrial City http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...8378986094.jpg Cat and mouse: Those searching for the hostages had allegedly been aware of a 'wood factory' in Sheikh Najjar being where they had been moved to. But by that time the prisoners had been moved on As the prisoners kept their hopes up as best they could during their captivity, those desperately searching for them were playing a game of cat and mouse that they were eventually to lose. According to the testimony of freed European hostages, the ISIS prisoners began to arrive in the summer of 2013 in an Eye Hospital in Aleppo, Syria. In the same large compound two American prisoners Matthew Schrier and Theo Padnos, had been hostage for some months in a Children's Hospital by the Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra. They were later freed. Jim Foley and John Cantlie were first sighted in the Eye Hospital in July 2013 by another European hostage. It has been reported that US Special Forces mounted a raid to rescue the prisoners from the compound. But by the time that information was passed to investigators in November, the prisoners were long gone. Beginning in late August through the first week of October, they had quietly moved out of Aleppo city to the new location in Sheikh Najjar Industrial City. To investigators, the suspicion that they had been moved to Sheikh Najjar facility had been clear for some time. Yosef AboBaker, the rebel activist who accompanied Steven Sotloff into North Syria and who was kidnapped for 15 days before being released, began making his own enquiries about the location of his friend soon afterwards. In an interview in Antakya, Turkey, in March 2014 he said that 'the interesting information is coming from Sheikh Najjar', where the hostages had been seen by another released Syrian prisoner in a 'wood factory'. Once again, however, the information came too late – the hostages had already been moved. Quote:
Cells Have Been Uncovered Believed to Have Held James Foley |
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Iraqi Kurds Claim More Territory After Breaking Siege of Sinjar
-Top Jihadist Reported Killed 19 December 2014, DOHUK, Iraq, (Reuters) - Kurdish forces claimed to have seized more territory on Friday after breaking the siege of Sinjar mountain in what they called their biggest victory yet in their war against Islamic State. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...89_634x492.jpg Map locating Sinjar in northern Iraq, where Iraqi Kurds broke an IS siege of Yazidi civilians and fighters A senior Kurdish official said the peshmerga forces had driven the Sunni Islamist militants out of Snuny district north of the mountain on Friday, bringing them closer to retaking the entire Sinjar area on the border with Syria in northwest Iraq. Islamic State captured huge swathes of Syria and Iraq earlier this year, killing or driving out thousands of Shi'ites and non-Muslims from the region, but the tide of fighting has been reversed in northern Iraq. Helped by intensified coalition air strikes, the peshmerga fought their way to the eastern tip of Sinjar mountain range on Thursday, opening a corridor for hundreds of minority Yazidis who had been trapped there for months. "Until now we haven't started evacuating people. We are still taking up defensive positions. Then we will bring them down," said Zaim Ali, the commander of peshmerga for Sinjar, Zumar and Mosul dam. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...10_634x422.jpg A displaced Iraqi family from the Yazidi community eats under a bridge where they found refuge after IS militants attacked the town of Sinjar, northern Iraq on August 17, 2014 ©Ahmad al-Rubaye (AFP/File) http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...42_634x394.jpg A Kurdish Peshmerga member pictured during fighting in Tal al-Ward, west of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on December 14, 2014 ©Marwan Ibrahim (AFP/File) The Kurdistan region's president Massoud Barzani is personally directing the offensive, in which as many as 8,000 peshmerga are taking part. The aim of the operation is to reach Sinjar town on the southern side of the mountain, which sits on a road linking Mosul to neighbouring Syria and is a key supply route for the militants. Sinjar has become highly symbolic for the Kurds, whose reputation as fearsome warriors was bruised after Islamic State overpowered the peshmerga in Sinjar and killed or captured hundreds of Yazidis in August. U.S. President Barack Obama cited the duty to prevent an impending "genocide" of Yazidis by Islamic State as one of the main motives for authorising air strikes in Iraq this summer. Since then, Kurdish forces have regained most of the ground they lost to Islamic State in northern Iraq, but Sinjar's awkward geography, out on a limb to the west, has made it difficult to penetrate. The Kurdish region's National Security Council said on Friday the U.S.-led air strikes had killed a senior Islamic State figure in Mosul on Wednesday. It identified the man as Shihab Ahmed Hassan al-Luhaibi, the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's deputy for military affairs in Nineveh province and head of security for Mosul. His vehicle was hit in a strike on the city's east side, according to the statement. There was no way to independently confirm the information. In Baghdad, three bombs exploded in eastern and western parts of the city, killing eight people, police said. |
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Father of Jordanian Pilot Captured in Syria Pleads with ISIS to Show Mercy and Release his Son
-as U.S. Claims jet was NOT Shot by Terrorists -Despite Their Claims
The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Isis has issued a heartfelt plea to the militants to release him, as concerned relatives gathered in front of his family home. Jihadists captured First Lieutenant Mu'ath Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh after his warplane came down while conducting airstrikes over Syria, the Jordanian military said. Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad Momani told The Associated Press that the plane was shot down by 'ground fire' but did not elaborate. But tonight, the US dismissed claims Isis were responsible for bringing the aircraft down. It was the first instance of a foreign soldier falling into the group's hands since the U.S.-led coalition began its air campaign against the extremists. Scroll Down for Videos http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9413065299.jpg Prisoner: Isis published a picture of a Jordanian pilot that they captured after shooting down his plane over Syria http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9413468428.jpg This picture shows a captured Jordanian pilot, naked from the waist down, being carried out of a body of water by militants http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9413647934.jpg The images of the prisoner appeared on social media on Wednesday, with the Jordanian army confirming that one of its servicemen has been captured http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9454428554.jpg Jordanian pilot Lieutenant Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh (pictured) has been captured by Islamic State militants http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9495382230.jpg Friends and relatives of Mu'ath Safi al-Kaseasbeh gather in the town of Aey near Al Karak in southern Jordan http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9495415141.jpg Mu'ath Safi al-Kaseasbeh is the first foreign military member to fall into Isis' hands since an international coalition launched its bombing campaign against the group months ago. The pilot's clan gathered last night to discuss the crisis http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9495514848.jpg There have been contradictory accounts of how the Jordanian pilot's plane crashed. Relatives of the pilot (pictured) met to see what could be done about the situation Mr Joseph Kasasbeh, a retired education director, said that he hoped Isis would be compassionate. He said: 'I hope god will put mercy in their hearts and they will release my son.' His plea came as distraught relatives gathered outside the pilot's family home, anxious to hear the latest news about him. The Raqqa Media Center published a photograph said to be of the pilot - in a white shirt, naked from the waist down and sopping wet - being pulled by gunmen out of what appeared to be a lake. Another picture shows him surrounded by more than a dozen fighters, some of them masked. The center said IS fighters are scouring the area in case there is a second pilot. A coalition official, who was not authorised to discuss the episode publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the pilot was in an F-16 fighter and was able to eject. U.S. Central Command, the body overseeing the coalition air war over Iraq and Syria, said tonight: 'Evidence clearly indicates that ISIL did not down the aircraft as the terrorist organisation is claiming.' The statement did not give a cause for the 'crash,' and confirmed the lost jet's Jordanian pilot had been taken captive by IS guerrillas. 'We strongly condemn the actions of ISIL, which has taken captive the downed pilot,' said CentCom commander General Lloyd Austin. 'We will support efforts to ensure his safe recovery, and will not tolerate ISIL's attempts to misrepresent or exploit this unfortunate aircraft crash for their own purposes. 'The Jordanians are highly respected and valued partners and their pilots and crews have performed exceptionally well over the course of this campaign,' he added. Jordan confirm ISIS shot down and captured their pilot http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...63_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9433868142.jpg Relatives of the Jordanian pilot who was captured by Islamic State congregate in front of his family's home in the city of Karak http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9434028562.jpg Concerned relatives of the captured lieutenant spoke anxiously on the phone, desperate for news http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9434300605.jpg A friend said Kasaesbeh, who is from a prominent Jordanian family, was fervent in his commitment to his mission against the Islamic State. Pictured are relatives of the pilot outside the family home http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9419798496.jpg Recovered parts: This photograph is part of the downed Jordanian jet's canopy http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9434622784.jpg Crash site: A picture said to be of the smouldering wreckage of the crashed Jordanian fighter jet http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9423625024.jpg Trophy: Parts of the F-16 are being put on display in the Isis stronghold of Raqqa http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9427068948.jpg A still image released by the Islamic State group's branch in Raqqa on jihadist websites purportedly showing IS fighters inspecting the wreckage of a Jordanian warplane http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9427129603.jpg A picture released by Isis said to show a jihadist holding up pieces of the warplane, which came down near Raqqa http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9423694202.jpg Proof: Isis published photographs of the captured pilot's ID cards, which show his date of birth, rank and full name UN urges humane treatment of Jordanian pilot captured in Syria http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...57_636x358.jpg The pilot's capture raises a nightmare scenario for Jordan, which has been sharply criticized by militant sympathizers for its participation. IS in the past has beheaded dozens of Syrian soldiers it captured in operations around the country. The group has also beheaded three Americans and two Britons. Jordan's military said in a statement that as its air force was carrying out a military mission against the Islamic State group Wednesday morning, 'One of our warplanes crashed,' it said. 'The pilot was taken hostage by the Daesh terrorist organization,' it added, using the Arabic acronym for the Isalmic State group. It said IS and 'those who support it' will be responsible for the safety of the pilot. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had confirmation from activists on the ground that the aircraft was shot down. Earlier Independent Defence Analyst Paul Beaver warned that Isis is capable of downing warplanes. He told MailOnline: 'Isis do have the capability to hit aircraft, as they have surface-to-air missiles and heavy machine guns.' It was not immediately known how the fighters shot down the warplane. But the Islamic State group is known to have stocks of Russian-made Igla anti-aircraft missiles. The shoulder-fired weapon has long been in the Syrian and Iraqi government arsenals - it was used during the 1991 Gulf War by Iraqi forces to down a British Tornado jet, for example. More recently, militants in Chechnya have used them to down Russian helicopters. The Raqqa Media Center, an agency of activists that operates openly in IS-ruled areas with permission of the group, said the plane was downed near the village of Hamra Ghannam outside Raqqa. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9440057441.jpg The Islamic State group is known to have stocks of Russian-made Igla anti-aircraft missiles (pictured), which may have been used to down the F-16 jet It posted photos of militants posing with shards of wreckage and the canopy being loaded onto a van and then placed in the centre of Raqqa seemingly as a trophy. It also posted a phot of the pilot's military identification card, identifying him as First Lieutenant Mu'ath Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, aged 27. In Jordan, the pilot's cousin Marwan al-Kaseasbeh confirmed by telephone with The Associated Press that the photos are of his cousin. A friend said Kasaesbeh, who is from a prominent Jordanian family, was fervent in his commitment to his mission and felt it was a religious duty to fight extremist groups such as Islamic State that were 'distorting the true spirit of Islam'. Momani said al-Kaseasbeh, who got married in July, was 'a symbol of heroism and sacrifice'. He added that 'the war on terrorism will continue', saying that the fight with the extremists was 'to defend the Islamic religion'. The United States and several Arab allies have been striking the Islamic State group in Syria since September 23, and U.S. and other international warplanes have been waging an air campaign against the extremists in Iraq for even longer. The campaign aims to push back the jihadi organization after it took over much of Iraq and Syria and declared a 'caliphate.' Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are participating in the Syria strikes, with Qatari logistical support. Staunch U.S. ally Jordan has provided a logistics base for the U.S.-led air campaign and is a hub for intelligence-gathering operations against the jihadists, a western diplomatic source said. King Abdullah has been in the forefront of regional U.S. allies supportive of the campaign but has said radical Sunni extremists cannot defeated by military means alone and their ideology must be confronted with reason. In Washington, a Pentagon official said they are aware of the claims being made over social media that a pilot has been shot down, but they could not confirm the report at this time. The official said any further questions about the alleged capture should be referred to the government of Jordan. He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the reports by name. Tonight, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond voiced fears for the fate of the Jordanian pilot. Posting on Twitter, Mr Hammond said: 'Concerned for Jordanian pilot held by ISIL (IS). 'We stand with Jordan at this difficult time.' Quote:
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Toys are scattered across the floor after bombardment in Raqqa http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...98_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9426391259.jpg This picture shows the captured Jordanian pilot posing next to a warplane http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9426436266.jpg Mu'ath Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh pictured here riding a quad bike in the desert http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9427003667.jpg In Jordan, the pilot's cousin, Marwan al-Kaseasbeh, confirmed by telephone with The Associated Press that the photos published by Isis are of his cousin http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9440149837.jpg A friend of the pilot (pictured) said that he felt it was a religious duty to fight extremist groups such as Islamic State http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9415952121.jpg In October it was reported that Isis is now in possession of MANPADS - shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles Over the past week, Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters have been battling Isis to liberate the town of Sinjar, a tiny desert community in northern Iraq that the gunmen overran in August, massacring and enslaving hundreds of its residents. The Islamic State group swept into Sinjar and surrounding villages as part of their summer blitz across northern Iraq. The advance of the extremists struck particular fear there. Much of the population belongs to the minority Yazidi religious community, a tiny sect that the Sunni Muslim radicals consider heretics. Hundreds were killed, and hundreds more Yazidi women and girls were taken captive by the militants, turned into sex slaves or forcibly 'married' to Islamic State supporters in Syria and Iraq. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9431746449.jpg Celebration: Fanatics were seen displaying Isis flags in Raqqa as they revelled in the capture of the Jordanian pilot http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9432011552.jpg Convoys of terrorists paraded around Raqqa to celebrate the jet coming down http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9432083046.jpg Militants celebrated as the Jordanian military confirmed that one of their servicemen had been captured Thousands of other Yazidis fled into Mount Sinjar, a long, steep mountain range that erupts from the flat desert landscape and looms over the town. There they languished for weeks with little food or protection until they were rescued, many by Syrian Kurds who freed a corridor to reach them. Now, Iraqi Kurdish fighters are on an offensive to push back the Islamic State in this corner of Iraq near the Syrian border. Meanwhile, officials say a suicide attack against pro-government, anti-Islamic State group Sunni militias near Baghdad has killed at least 13 people. A police officer says the attacker blew himself up early Wednesday morning among a group of militiamen gathered at a military base south of Baghdad to receive their monthly payment. He said 10 militiamen and three soldiers were killed and 25 others wounded. The group, known as Sahwa, is made up of Sunni militiamen who joined U.S. troops in the fight against al-Qaida during the height of the insurgency in 2007 and 2008. They are viewed as traitors by the Sunni militants. A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information to the media. The homemade HELL CANNON used as a weapon in Syria http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...60_636x358.jpg Jordan Confirm ISIS Shot Down and Captured Their Pilot UN Urges Humane Treatment of Jordanian Pilot Captured in Syria Toys are Scattered Across the Floor After Bombardment in Raqqa The Homemade HELL CANNON Used as a Weapon in Syria RELATED http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9432853856.jpg ISIS is turning Christian churches into torture chambers... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9355859647.jpg Shocking image shows child aged under ten being used to fire... |
PhOtOs-Terrorist Plants Another Huge Bomb Near Somali Airport
Four Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Car Bombing
By AFP, 4 January 2015 A huge car bomb blast shook Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday after a suicide bomber struck an area close to the heavily-fortified international airport, killing four people, officials said. A Somalia police official said the car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into another car, setting off a huge blast that was heard across the coastal city. The sprawling airport area is a major base for members of Somalia's armed forces, houses several foreign embassies and African Union troops battling Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...74_634x405.jpg The scene of a suicide bombing near Mogadishu airport on December 3, 2014 ©Mohamed Abdiwahab (AFP) It has been a frequent target of attacks by the Shebab, most recently in late December when the Shebab launched a major assault against an African Union command centre. "We had information about this car laden with explosives and we have been following it... but it detonated and four civilians were killed, and the bomber," interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Yusuf told reporters. Witnesses said they saw clouds of smoke after the explosion, and that security forces opened fire to disperse approaching onlookers. Several witnesses also said they saw up to five destroyed vehicles in the vicinity of the explosion. "There was a terrible explosion. The security forces have cordoned off the area. They opened fire to disperse people nearby," said Ali Suleyman, a witness. The latest attack came at the end of a week which saw the United States conduct another air strike against ISIS. The Somali government said the Shebab's intelligence chief, Abdishakur Tahlil, was killed in Monday night's raid. The Shebab's former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was also killed by a US air strike in September. The Shebab emerged from the Islamic Courts Union that controlled Mogadishu in 2006 before being pushed out by Ethiopian forces. The militants were finally driven from their fixed positions in Mogadishu in 2011, and have lost several strongholds in the south and centre of the country in a recent offensive by the AU's AMISOM force. The group, however, still controls vast rural areas from where militants launch regular attacks against the AU's AMISOM troops and the country's internationally-backed government. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...10_634x872.jpg Four suspected Shebab fighters are detained by Somalian national soldiers following a gun battle in Mogadishu that left four other suspects dead on December 26, 2014 ©Mohamed Abdiwahab (AFP/File) |
NEW TERROR ATTACK Stopped in Paris-Disneyland>Man Arrested Carrying Guns/Koran
12 DEAD IN PARIS MASSACRE:
Islamic Gunmen Execute French Police Officer as he Pleads for His Life in Street after Terror Attack on Satirical Newspaper at Centre of Mohammed Cartoon Storm
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...25_964x568.jpg Two masked men brandishing Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers burst into the Charlie Hebdo headquarters, opening fire on staff. By midday, there were reports of up to 11 people dead and 10 wounded, five critically, including journalists, administrative staff, and police officers who attended the scene. Pierre de Cossette, a broadcast journalist with Europe1 News, said several men in black cagoules were heard to shout 'the Prophet has been avenged'. Officers were involved in a gunfight with the men, who escaped in a hijacked car (bottom right) and sped away from the 15th arrondissement office, towards east Paris. Twelve people were killed today when armed gunmen carried out a 'massacre' at the offices of a notoriously anti-Islamic magazine in Paris - including a police officer who was executed as he begged for mercy on the pavement. Two masked men brandishing Kalashnikovs burst into the Charlie Hebdo headquarters, opening fire on staff. Police officers were involved in a gunfight with the men, who escaped in a hijacked car, speeding away towards east Paris and remain on the loose. The attackers stalked the building asking for people by name before executing senior staff. Three of France's most revered cartoonists - Stephane Charbonnier, who is also the editor, Georges Wolinski and Jean Cabut - were among those killed. There were unconfirmed reports that a fourth cartoonist called Bernard Verlhac (aka Tignous) had died. Horrific footage also emerged showing an injured police officer slumped on the pavement outside the building as the two gunmen approach. In an apparent desperate plea for his life, the officer is seen slowly raising his hand towards one of the attackers, who responds by callously shooting him in the head at point-blank range. By midday, there were reports of up to 12 people dead and 10 wounded, four critically, including journalists, administrative staff, and police officers who attended the scene. Pierre de Cossette, a broadcast journalist with Europe1 News, said: 'Several men in black cagoules were heard to shout 'the Prophet has been avenged'. Scroll Down for Videos http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0637332528.jpg Brutal execution: A police officer pleads for mercy on the pavement in Paris before being shot in the head by masked gunmen during an attack on the headquarters of the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, a notoriously anti-Islamic publication http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861374.jpg 'Massacre': The gunmen are seen brandishing Kalashnikovs as they move in on the injured police officer from their vehicle outside the office http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861391.jpg Emergency: Police officers and firefighters gather in front of the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris today after gunmen stormed the building http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861404.jpg Critical: Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo after the shooting http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861417.jpg At large: The gunmen are seen near the offices of the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo before fleeing in a car. They remain on the loose http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...46_636x358.jpg A police official, Luc Poignant, said he was aware of one journalist dead and several injured, including three police officers. 'It's carnage,' Poignant told BFM TV. Florence Pouvil, a salesperson at Lunas France on Rue Nicolas Appert, opposite Charlie Hebdo offices, told MailOnline: 'I saw two people with big guns, like Kalashnekovs outside our office and then we heard firing. We were very confused.' 'There were two guys who came out of the building and shot everywhere. We hid on the floor, we were terrified. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861539.jpg On red alert: After the first shots rang out, it is thought that three policemen on bicycles were the first to respond to the atrocity http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861430.jpg Benoit Bringer, a journalist with Agence Premiere Ligne, told the iTele network he saw several masked men armed with machine guns http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861443.jpg Carnage: A police official, Luc Poignant, said he was aware of one journalist dead and several injured, including three police officers http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861458.jpg Targeted: A picture posted on Twitter reportedly showing bullets in one of the windows of the Charlie Hebdo offices http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861470.jpg Life-threatening: An injured person is evacuated outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...19_636x358.jpg 'They came from the building opposite with big guns. It has a bunch of different companies inside. Some of our co-workers work there so we were frightened for them. 'They weren't just firing inside the Charlie Hebdo offices. They were firing in the street too. 'We feared for our lives so we hid under our desks so they wouldn't see us. Both men were dressed in black from head to toe and their faces were covered so I didn't see them. 'They were wearing military clothes, it wasn't common clothing, like they were soldiers.' Charlie Hebdo's website lists 'Charb' as its publication director, and 'Cabu' as artistic director. Mr Charbonnier was included in a 2013 Wanted Dead or Alive for Crimes Against Islam article published by Inspire, the terrorist propaganda magazine published by Al Qaeda. Charlie Hebdo's editor-in-chief Gerard Biard escaped the carnage because he was in London. He told France Inter: 'I am shocked that people can have attacked a newspaper in France, a secular republic. I don't understand it. 'I don't understand how people can attack a newspaper with heavy weapons. A newspaper is not a weapon of war.' Mr Biard said he did not believe the attack was linked to the magazine's latest front page, which featured novelist Michel Houellebecq, who has previously sparked controversy with comments about Islam. And he said the magazine had not received threats of violence: 'Not to my knowledge, and I don't think anyone had received them as individuals, because they would have talked about it. There was no particular tension at the moment.' A visibly shocked French President François Hollande, speaking live near the scene of the shooting, said: 'France is today in shock, in front of a terrorist attack. 'This newspaper was threatened several rimes in the past and we need to show we are a united country. 'We have to be firm, and we have to be stand strong with the international community in the coming days and weeks. 'We are at a very difficult moment following several terrorist attacks. We are threated because we are a country of freedom 'We will punish the attackers. We will look for the people responsible.' Prime Minister David Cameron joined the condemnation of the attack, saying: 'The murders in Paris are sickening. 'We stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press.' The British Foreign Office immediately updated is advice for travellers heading to Pairs, warning: 'There is a high threat from terrorism.' It added: 'If you're in Paris or the Ile de France area take extra care and follow advice of French authorities.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861487.jpg A picture posted on Twitter appearing to show people taking refuge on the roof of the Charlie Hebdo office http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861500.jpg Officers were involved in a gunfight with the men, who escaped in a hijacked car and sped away from the 15th arrondissement office, towards east Paris http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861514.jpg Location: Officers were involved in a gunfight with the men, who escaped in a hijacked car and sped away from the 15th arrondissement office, towards east Paris. Charlie Hebdo was previously attacked with a firebomb in 2011; http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...72_636x358.jpg Luce Lapin and Laurent Leger, who have both worked at Charlie Hebdo, were using Twitter hours before the attack. 'The most recent tweet posted by Lapin praised a cartoonist called Cabu. It read: 'Cabu, a great man! And honest, he doesn't eat fois gras.' While Leger's made a political point about taxes. It said: 'Macron [French ministry of economy] wants more billionaires in France, the same that use tricks for not paying ISF [solidarity tax on wealth].' A source close to the investigation said two men 'armed with a Kalashnikov and a rocket-launcher' stormed the building in central Paris and 'fire was exchanged with security forces.' There were reports that the gunmen were looking for people by name. The latest tweet published by the magazine's official Twitter account featured a cartoon of Abu Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State. After the shooting, hundreds of comments were posted on the Charlie Hebdo Twitter page, with one user, David Rault, writing: 'A sad day for freedom of expression.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861556.jpg Victim: Three of France's most revered cartoonists - Stephane Charbonnier, Georges Wolinski and Jean Cabut (above) - were among the Charlie Hebdo employees executed by masked gunmen in Paris http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0636861526.jpg 'We have to be stand strong with the international community': A visibly shocked French President François Hollande arrives at the scene, where he promised to bring those responsible to justice The offices of the same magazine were burnt down in a petrol attack in 2015 after running a magazine cover of the Prophet Mohammed as a cartoon character. At the time, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Stephane Charbonnier, said Islam could not be excluded from freedom of the press. He said: 'If we can poke fun at everything in France, if we can talk about anything in France apart from Islam or the consequences of Islamism, that is annoying.' Mr Charbonnier, also known as Charb, said he did not see the attack on the magazine as the work of French Muslims, but of what he called 'idiot extremists'. The cover showed Mohammed saying: '100 lashes if you are not dying of laughter'. This week's Charlie Hebdo also featured the author Houellebecq, whose new novel imagines Muslims tkaing over the French government in 2022. Inside, there was an editorial, attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, and more cartoons - one showing the Prophet with a clown's red nose. Depiction of the Prophet is strictly prohibited in Islam, but the magazine denied it was trying to be provocative. A firebomb attack gutted the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in November 2011 after it put an image of the Prophet Mohammed on its cover. Quote:
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The Dope-Smoking, Rapping, 'Loser' Brothers Turned Mass Killing Commandos:
-Paris Terrorists were Orphan Petty Criminals Before Being Radicalised ........... and 'Sent to Yemen Al Qaeda Training Camp'
The two French brothers on the run from police after massacring 12 people in Paris were drug-taking petty criminals before being radicalised and sent to Yemen to train as killers. Said Kouachi, 34, and sibling Cherif, 32, are orphans who were brought up in a care home in Brittany, northern France, before turning to a life of crime and then ultimately mass murder. Cherif’s own lawyer once described him as an ‘apprentice loser’, a hashish smoking pizza delivery driver who didn’t know what to do with his life. A video has also surfaced of him rapping in 2005. Meanwhile, a Facebook page under the name of Safid Kouachi has been uncovered. It was created in April 2014, and while it cannot be verified, it contains posts relating to radical Islam, along with images of bullets and weapons. Scroll Down for Videos http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0711241879.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0711241881.jpg Hunted: Police are still tacking brother Said Kouachi, 34, and Cherif, 32, today after they murdered 12 people in cold blood in Paris yesterday, as details of their past were revealed http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0710852112.jpg Losers: The brothers were once described as 'failed commandos', while Cherif's lawyer called him an 'apprentice loser' after he was arrested in 2005. Here he is the same year in a video posing as a rapper http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0710844850.jpg Drug addict: Cherif was once described as a hasish-smoking pizza deliver man who used all his money to buy drugs. In this 2005 video he appears to repent for his crimes, but was arrested again just a year later http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0710847450.jpg Deadbeat: At one time or another Cherif worked as a delivery driver, a fishmonger, a fitness instructor and a rapper, before being taken in by radical Imams who 'gave him a sense of importance' In one picture, captioned le frero which translates as 'the brother', a man is shown training with an AK-47 rifle, the same used during the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices yesterday. The page has now been taken down after it was widely circulated online and attracted abuse. It is not immediately clear who removed the page. It has also been revealed today that officers searching the home of Cherif in Gennevilliers have found extremist material, videos by hate preachers, and child pornography, according to Le Point. Cherif and Said were both known to police after a series of arrests over links to terror groups dating back to 2005, before they staged their attack yesterday. Their brother-in-law, Hamid Mourad, 18, a student, was accused of acting as their driver but has since handed himself in to a police station in Charleville-Mezieres. Said and Cherif, both orphans, were born in Paris but grew up in foster care in Renne, Brittany. They returned to Paris aged 18, when they moved to a council estate in Paris's 19th arrondissement. During this time Cherif was arrested for both drug dealing and theft. With no direction or aspirations, the pair were quickly taken in by a gang known as Buttes-Chaumont, run by two Imams from northern Paris, one of whom was Farid Benyettou, a janitor-turned-preacher. Louis Caprioli, former deputy director of the anti-terror unit at the French intelligence agency, described the gang as 'young hoodlums who became radical. They organised a network to get people to Iraq,' according to The Times UK. The brothers were known to have been radicalised some time around 2003 after the second Iraq War, apparently infuriated by Western troops and jets killing Arabic soldiers. Cherif has since said he was outraged by images of Iraqi inmates being tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison run by the US in Iraq. They were arrested over their connection to the gang in 2005 amid rumours they were training to go to Iraq, though in reality all this involved was a daily jog. Cherif's lawyer presented him in court as a man taken in by people 'who gave him the feeling of being important.' http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...73_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0712503161.jpg 'Good body, shame it will be riddled with bullets:' This image was taken from a Facebook profile set up in April 2014 under the name of Said Kouachi. While it cannot be verified, it contains radical Islamic material, images of bullets and weapons training, and has attracted death threats since yesterday's attacks http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0712666862.jpg My brother: Among the images is this picture, captioned le frero which translates as 'my brother', showing a man training with an AK-47 rifle, the same weapon used in yesterday's attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0712778116.jpg 'Death for you and your brother': Among the other images on the page is this one of a bullet, which has attracted death threats in the comments section Around this time he appeared on a French TV programme, apparently repenting for his crimes, and saying he had now become a rapper. Footage, believed to be taken in 2005, shows Cherif wearing a cap, sunglasses, and performing music while dancing on stage alongside other artists. However by 2008 he was back working as a fishmonger, and was again arrested trying to board a plane to Damascus while carrying an instruction manual on how to operate a Kalashnikov rifle, one of the weapons used in yesterday's attack. He was sentenced to three years in jail, with 18 months suspended, but served only part of this sentence before being released. During his trial he said he 'really believed in the idea' of jihad, and wanted to attack Jewish targets in France. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0657818618.jpg Shooting: Hooded gunmen flee the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0666424155.jpg Shocking: Gunmen shoot a wounded policeman (right) on the ground at point-blank range, outside the office In 2010 he was implicated in a plot to free Smain Ait Ali Belkacem from jail. Belkman is the mastermind of the 1995 bombing of the St Michel metro station in Paris that killed eight people and wounded more than 100. Cherif was again arrested, and Said's name also appeared in the police report. Although Cherif was held for four months, neither brother ended up being charged. Cherif's current home address is a flat in Gennevilliers, a residential area around six miles outside of Paris. He is believed to have lived in a fourth-floor apartment with his wife since 2006. Average rents in the area are around €500 a month and there is a large population. Neighbours say that Kouachi's flat was raided at around 3pm yesterday. The owner of the local bakery, who gave his name as Mr Salah, said Kouachi would visit most days to buy bread. He said he also saw him at the nearby Ennour mosque and also a local prayer room. 'He seemed very normal. He wore normal clothes, sports clothes,' he said. 'He seemed very nice, very polite. He had a wife who wore a headscarf and I sometimes saw them pushing a pram, though I don't know if it was their child. 'I was very shocked when I saw the news. I would not have expected him to do something like this. Everybody at the mosque was very shocked yesterday. I want to speak out and let people know not all Muslims are like this. This is not what Islam says'. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0656282632.jpg Armed gunmen faced police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0656288558.jpg French police officers and forensic experts examine the Citreon hatchback car used by the gunmen Cherif is thought to have ties to French jihadist Djamel Beghal, who spent 10 years in prison for planning terrorist attacks Cherif and Beghal were thought to have participated in militant training together. Said Kouachi is said to have lived on the first floor of a tower block in the Croix Rouge quarter of Reims, where police raids took place last night. At around 10.40pm yesterday armed police had blocked off areas of the neighbourhood and were seen entering the block of flats. Said is believed to have lived with his partner and two children. Forensics officers were seen searching the apartment today, and the front door has been boarded up. It is thought that both Said and Cherif may have been in Syria as recently as last year, while witnesses to yesterday's massacre said the brothers shouted they were from Al Qaeda in the Arabic Peninsula, a group operating out of Yemen. Intelligence officers have been told the brothers attended jihadi training camps in Yemen overseen by Al Qaeda - one is believed to have made two visits, stopping initially in the capital Sanaa. They are said to be checking whether he went there to study.Al Qaeda operates several remote training camps in the east of Yemen that have been the target of US-led drone attacks and where trainers have taught Europeans, including Britons and French nationals. Detectives are trying to confirm the information and seeking to check whether the brothers had received military training in Algeria with militant groups. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0714122550.jpg Another image taken from the Facebook page under Said Kouachi's name shows a pile of bullets as other users have been posing death threats and abuse on his wall http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0714713825.jpg 'God is great': Among the posts which appear on the profile is this news article detailing a successful ISIS attack on Kobane, which was put up with the caption Allahou akbar - meaning God is great http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0714718885.jpg Support: Another news report posted is this one of a man taking his sons to fight with ISIS in Syria, this time captioned with Subhan'Allah which means 'God is glorious' If the Yemen link is confirmed, it is likely the men were connected to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which the US President’s former counter-terror adviser once called ‘the most active operational franchise’ of Al Qaeda outside Pakistan and Afghanistan. Chilling footage of the attackers firing a burst of shots on the run suggests they were well-trained. At least two had Kalashnikov assault rifles, and one a rocket-propelled grenade. They wore paramilitary-style black uniforms and hoods. Quote:
‘They were very professional, very organised. It was well-timed. 'You can’t pull off something like this without military training. Whoever they were, they were highly trained in military tactics.’ One man lost a shoe as he fled, but quickly picked it up, suggesting to anti-terror experts that his DNA might be on their ‘radar’. Witnesses said they spoke perfect French without accents and their rapid getaway argued an intimate knowledge of the French capital. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...19_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0668718919.jpg Precise: The bullet groupings on this car windscreen, with nine rounds grouped into just a few inches of space to the left hand side, show the attackers were well trained with their weapons http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0656186440.jpg Ambulances gathered in the street outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0656190811.jpg Masked gunmen shouting 'Allahu Akbar' stormed the Paris offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo Police are studying CCTV taken in recent days around the magazine’s office, as they believe the cell must have carried out reconnaissance – and possibly operated with inside information, knowing there was an editorial meeting yesterday. Last night, as the killers were frantically hunted, there were urgent questions over why the brothers were not being more closely monitored, and how they had been able to leave the country and travel to the Middle East. A police source close to the manhunt said: ‘The enquiry is now focusing on the Belgium border region of France. Three men are being pursued.’ Like Britain, until yesterday France believed its greatest threat was posed by returning IS fighters. In recent months, Islamic State has taken the title of most feared terror group from Al Qaeda – which has threatened major attacks against the West as a result. Terrifying sounds of gunshots from rooftop above Paris offices; http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...92_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0656195741.jpg French forensic experts and police officers examine evidence outside the office of the satirical newspaper http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0658392142.jpg The gunman killed at least 12 people, including the paper's editor and a cartoonist, before escaping in a car French intelligence believes more than 1,000 nationals and another 500 North Africans with links to France are currently with militants in Iraq and Syria. There are at least five IS fighting units made up of French and Belgian nationals. AQAP was established in 2003 in Saudi Arabia, but was forced to flee to Yemen, where a weak state allowed it to grow to 400 troops. It was implicated in the 2009 underwear bomb plot, in which Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was discovered on a Detroit-bound plane trying to detonate liquid explosives in his underpants. According to Stanford University, the group is currently led by the Yemeni Nasser al-Wuhayshi, an apprentice of Osama Bin Laden. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0657735692.jpg A bullet impact is seen in a window of a building next to the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...0656206179.jpg French President Francois Hollande, third right front, flanked with security forces arrives outside the office RELATED: Massacre Suspect Had Been Jailed for Islamist Gang Role The Telegraph, UK, 8 Jan 2015 Cherif Kouachi, left, and brother Said One of the Paris massacre suspects is a gangster who has previously been jailed for his role in a group that incited young people to join Islamist movements Cherif Kouachi, 32, from Paris, is wanted along with Said, 34, his brother, for allegedly carrying out the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices. The family is of Algerian origin An 18-year-old, Hamyd Mourad, from eastern France, is wanted for allegedly acting as their driver Before an Extremist Cherif Kouachi Wanted to be a Rapper UPDATE: Paris Charlie Hebdo Attack: Second Paris shooting kills policewoman after three suspect al-Qaeda gunmen attack offices of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, with 12 dead The Telegraph, UK, 8 Jan 2015 Policewoman killed in second Paris shooting • Three suspects named; one, Hamyd Mourad, hands himself in • Brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi remain at large • Seven 'friends and associates' of suspects arrested • France’s worst terrorist attack in a generation leaves 12 dead • World newspaper front pages on Charlie Hebdo attack, in pics • Gunmen storm Charlie Hebdo magazine office, in pictures Latest: Terrorists Rob Petrol Station 14.27, 08 Jan 2015 Paris; Two armed men have been reportedly spotted in the woods outside Villers-Cotterets. Our photographer Heathcliffe O'Malley, who is on the N2 outside of Paris, near the village of Longpont, has just spoken to a man who was warned to leave a local restaurant "because the police were coming". The restaurant owner said that he had been told "two armed men are in the woods". Police are gathering in what looks like a farmhouse, outside the village...... http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...3_3158187b.jpg http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...4_3158174b.jpg http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...s_3157824b.jpg http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...3_3158418b.jpg Je suis CHARLIE -- I am CHARLIE Anti-terror Police Hunt for Paris Killers in Eastern French City of Reims French Kebab Shop Targeted In Suspected Revenge Attack |
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