Tag: Islamic state
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General: Dealing with Afghanistan to be harder without troops
President Joe Biden is following President Donald Trump’s agreement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, although at a slower pace due to the Taliban not sticking to parts of the agreement. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, says this will make it more difficult for the U.S. to combat terrorism there. The Associated…
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Terrorist attack in France foiled
International cooperation on preventing terrorist attacks led to authorities in France apprehending a woman who was about to carry out a suicide terrorist attack in a church in Montpellier, France. DGST found that a female terrorist was going to use a large sword to kill worshippers The Moroccan General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) had…
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Islamic State supporting couple caught leaving NJ for Yemen
A young man and his wife who have expressed an interest in committing terrorist attacks against the U.S. were apprehended and arrested trying to board a cargo ship in New Jersey headed for Yemen. James Bradley and Arwa Muthana were taken into custody on the gangplank at Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal. The Associated Press has…