India vowed revenge against Pakistan after a suicide attack killed 44 Indian soldiers in the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir on Friday. The Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed, or the Army of Mohammed, claimed responsibility for the car bombing. The Indian media called it the worst attack on armed forces in recent decades.
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Merkel’s Government “Deliberately Helped” Terrorist Escape Justice, U.S. Attorney General Says
The United States has accused the German government of letting a convicted terrorist escape American justice. Turkish national Adem Yilmaz, responsible for the murder of two U.S. servicemen, was deported to Turkey despite an American extradition request to face trial in a New York court.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Sought Leniency for Men Accused of Trying to Join ISIS
Ilhan Omar, the new Democrat Congresswoman from Minnesota, asked a judge to go easy on nine men on trial in 2016 for allegedly trying to join the ISIS terrorist group. She was a state representative at that time.
Germany Bans Iran’s Terror-Linked Mahan Air
German authorities have banned the Iranian airline Mahan Air from operating in the country amid fears of espionage and terrorism. Iran’s second largest airline has been linked to regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, a U.S.-designated terrorist group.
The German Federal Aviation Office, equivalent of the U.S. FAA, has barred the airline from landing in the country...
Jason Spindler: American Who Survived 9/11 at WTC, Killed in Kenya Terror Attack
Jason Spindler worked at the World Trade Center and was late for work on 9/11, which fortunately saved his life. Spindler, who had also belonged to the Peace Corps, ultimately went back to school for a law degree and worked abroad.
Authorities Arrest Georgia Man Who Wanted to Attack the White House
Federal authorities arrested Hashar Jallal Taheb, 21, from Cumming, GA, after he allegedly plotted to attack the White House.
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumm...
Suspected Terrorist Attack at Nairobi Hotel Complex Leaves at Least 11 Dead
A suspected terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya has left at least 11 people dead, a conservative estimate according to officials.
The attack took place in a compound situated in an affluent neighborhood.
USS Cole Mastermind Likely Killed in Airstrike
A US official told CNN today that an airstrike probably killed al-Qaeda terrorist Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi, the mastermind behind the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000.
The attack killed 17 sailors and injured 39 others. Many believe the terrorist attack “foreshadowed the attack on the US less than one...
Lawyers for Boston Marathon Bomber Argue He Shouldn’t Have Been Tried in Boston
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are appealing and trying to reverse his death sentence. They claim that he shouldn’t have been tried in Boston because the crime was too traumatic for everyone in the city to be objective.
Three Charged in Sweden for Plotting to Commit Terrorist Crime and Funding ISIS
A story getting little coverage — three men, from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, were charged in Sweden for plotting to commit a terrorist crime and for funding the Islamic State. Three other men were charged with funding the Islamic State they were also from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
We Remember: Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, December 21, 1988
On December 21, 1988—30 years ago today—Pan Am Flight 103 dropped from the night sky killing 270 people, including all 259 of its passengers and crew and 11 people on the ground in the small town of Lockerbie, Scotland, which lies 120km southwest of Glasgow.
It was the deadliest terror attack ever...
France Identifies Christmas Market Shooter, Claimed He Yelled “Allahu Akbar” as He Opened Fire
The French authorities have identified the Strasbourg Christmas Market shooter as 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt. Witnesses claimed he screamed “Allahu Akbar!” as he opened fire.
He killed four and injured several others in Strasbourg on Tuesday evening.
Feds Charge Ohio Man for Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack on Synagogue
Federal authorities arrested and charged an Ohio man for planning an ISIS-inspired attack on a synagogue. The man allegedly told undercover agents that the attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue inspired him to the same thing. The Department of Justice stated:
Damon M. Joseph, 21, of Holland, Ohio, was charged today in federal...
US Accuses Iran Of Concealing Chemical Weapons Program
The United States has accused Iran of hiding its chemical weapon-related activities. Tehran was failing to report military facilities designed to manufacture chemical-filled aerial bombs, and maintained stockpiles of toxic munitions, in violation of the 1997 international chemicals weapons convention.
Synagogue mass shooting in Pittsburgh
End Note: I’m putting this at the top because it sums up better than anything I’ve seen the reaction to the shooting from the media and the left. From John Podhoretz at Commentary:
Based on the early evidence, the shooter was not only consumed with a hatred of Jews but possessed a...
Germany: Cologne Train Station Hostage-Taker Linked to Islamic State
German police are carrying out raids in connection with yesterday’s attack at a Cologne central train station.
On Monday afternoon, Special Forces stormed the station compound after an Arabic-speaking man, claiming allegiance to...
Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial chimes tribute to American heroes
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the 911 attack on this nation, which hit New York’s iconic World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a farm field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The heroes of United Airlines flight 93, who brought down the plane before it could return to Washington D.C. and slam into the...
