US Central Command (CENTCOM) killed Al Qaeda-affiliated Hurras al-Din senior leader Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki Friday in a targeted kinetic strike in Idlib, Syria, CENTCOM reported in the early hours of Saturday morning. U.S. Central Command Forces Killed Hurras al-Din Senior LeaderEarlier today, U.S. Central Command Forces killed Hurras al-Din senior leader Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki … Read more
A BRITISH jihadist forced Jewish hostages to their knees and threatened to shoot them in the head before FBI agents killed him, an inquest heard. Islamic extremist Malik Faisal Akram, 44, held the four at a Texas synagogue to demand an al-Qaeda prisoner’s release. 1 Malik Faisal Akram forced Jewish hostages to their knees and … Read more
The cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over an apparent attack plot didn’t stop the U.S. pop star’s fans from taking to the city’s streets to unite in celebration of her music. Massive groups of Swifties gathered Thursday and shared friendship bracelets. The bracelet trend became popular at Swift’s concerts in response to her song You’re on Your … Read more
Tehran hosted the second meeting of the regional contact group for Afghanistan on Saturday, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. The gathering, which included special representatives from Iran, China, Russia, and Pakistan, was held at the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies. In a message to the meeting, Iranian caretaker … Read more
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee who ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by his family. “It was a sad day, as we said … Read more
“Our courts have our faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal.” That was the closing argument given by Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s timeless book “To Kill a Mockingbird.” As the story goes, it didn’t work that … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee’s bid to vacate his convictions for the 2002 murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan and other crimes he committed at age 15 to which he later pleaded guilty. The justices declined to hear an appeal by Omar Khadr, 37, of a … Read more
The 9/11 families are closer to the truth than ever before. A federal judge in Manhattan is expected to rule anytime now on Saudi Arabia’s appeal to toss a lawsuit against the Kingdom, but if this landmark case goes forward, long-buried secrets of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks will be exposed. “This is the … Read more
Six soldiers belonging to a south Yemen-based successionist force were killed by a planted explosive device on Monday in an attack the United Arab Emirates-backed group says was executed by al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Mohamed al-Naqib, a spokesman for the Southern Armed Forces, the … Read more
Both the Islamic State group (ISIS) and al-Qaeda have been recruiting lone wolves online to plan terrorist attacks. While counterterrorist organizations worldwide are trying to respond to this phenomenon, they are finding it difficult to prevent all the threats. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org “ISIS has used social media … Read more
