Showing posts with label Paris massacre. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Anonymous threatens ISIS vowing to “unite humanity,” warning to “expect massive cyber-attacks.” Telling government to step aside

Anonymous Takes Down 5,500 ISIS Accounts – 24 Hours After ISIS Called them “Idiots”

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The announcement comes less than 24 hours after hacktivist group warned of a coordinated and targeted attack against the Islamic State in the wake of the deadly wave of terror attacks across Paris.

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We report that more than 5500 Twitter account of are now !
The hacking collective vowed to “unite humanity,” warning the terrorist group to “expect massive cyber-attacks.”

 

“Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down,” the masked Anon spokesman in the video said. “You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go.”

ISIS responded to Anonymous’ video on Monday, calling the hacktivist group “idiots” and offering technical guidance to ISIS supporters in an effort to protect against Anonymous cyber-attacks. In spite of the ISIS insults aimed at Anonymous, judging by the initial results, it seems the Islamic State is impotent to stop the hacktivist group from decimating the terror group’s social media outreach and recruitment efforts.



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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

States refuse to accept Syrian refugees after Paris attacks November 16, 2015 1:20 PM MST The governors of Alabama and Michigan said Sunday they would accept any refugees from Syria in their states, amid concerns about “gaping holes” impacting America’s screening process. Play The governors of Alabama and Michigan said Sunday they would accept any refugees from Syria in their states, amid concerns about “gaping holes” impacting America’s screening process. SMAD NEWS The governors of Alabama, Michigan, Indiana and Texas are among at least a dozen of those challenging Obama over refugees. They are sending a strong message to President Obama saying they won’t allow their states to receive any more Syrian refugees in light of the recent attack in Paris by ISIS. Reports that at least one of the Paris attackers slipped through Europe’s immigration system, as well as concerns about ‘gaping holes’ impacting America’s screening process are the reasons for the decision, stated Fox News Monday In light of the attacks, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that he sent a letter to President Obama informing him that Texas will not take any Syrian refugees. "Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity," Abbott wrote. "As such, opening our door to them irresponsibly exposes our fellow Americans to unacceptable peril." Abbott joins a growing list of governors who have said they will not resettle Syrian refugees. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson tweeted, "As Governor I will oppose Syrian refugees being located to Arkansas." Michigan has a large Arab-American population. According to Breitbart, Michigan has reportedly taken in roughly 2,000 refugees, 200 of which were Syrian. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Sunday he was putting his prior calls for accepting more refugees on hold until the Department of Homeland Security reviewed its screening procedures. “Michigan is a welcoming state and we are proud of our rich history of immigration,” Snyder announced in a statement. “But our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents.” He added, “It’s also important to remember that these attacks are the efforts of extremists and do not reflect the peaceful ways of people of Middle Eastern descent here and around the world.” After reports emerged that refugees from Syria were recently taken into his state, GOP presidential candidate Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is looking for answers from the Obama administration. “Louisiana has been kept in the dark about those seeking refuge in the state,” Jindal stated in a letter to Obama. “It is irresponsible and severely disconcerting to place individuals, who may have ties to ISIS, in a state without the state’s knowledge or involvement. … As governor of Louisiana, I demand information.” Read More Here After Paris attacks, governors refuse Syrian refugees www.wtsp.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/16/after-paris-attacks... Nov 16, 2015 · After Paris attacks, governors refuse Syrian refugees. 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States refuse to accept Syrian refugees after Paris attacks

 
November 16, 2015 1:20 PM MST
The governors of Alabama and Michigan said Sunday they would accept any refugees from Syria in their states, amid concerns about “gaping holes” impacting America’s screening process.
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The governors of Alabama and Michigan said Sunday they would accept any refugees from Syria in their states, amid concerns about “gaping holes” impacting America’s screening process.
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White House, U.S. governors to discuss Syrian refugees: reports

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to hold a conference call with U.S. governors on Tuesday to discuss the Syrian refugee situation, CNN and NBC News reported. 



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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Paris vowed to destroy the group as French fighter planes drop 20 bombs on the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria. Investigation Updates




France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens


Reuters
 
By Emmanuel Jarry and Robert-Jan Bartunek  
 

 French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Friday's suicide bombings and shootings, which have re-ignited a row over Europe's refugee crisis and drawn calls to block a huge influx of Muslim asylum-seekers.

French police have launched an international hunt for a Belgian-born man they believe helped organize the assaults with two of his brothers. One of the brothers died in the attacks, while the second one is under arrest in Belgium, a judicial source said.

A further two French suicide attackers have been identified, police said, while the identity of four other assailants, who all died in the violence, was still under review.

France has been bombing Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria for months as part of a U.S.-led operation. Following Friday's mayhem, Paris vowed to destroy the group. Underlining its resolve, French jets on Sunday launched their biggest raids in Syria to date, hitting its stronghold in Raqqa.
"The raid ... including 10 fighter jets, was launched simultaneously from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Twenty bombs were dropped," the Defence Ministry said. Among the targets were a munitions depot and training camp, it said.


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Sky News

France Drops 20 Bombs On IS Stronghold Raqqa

French jets carry out their biggest bombing raid in Syria after Islamic State gunmen massacre 132 people in Paris.

23:03, UK, Sunday 15 November 2015

Syrian airstrikes

French fighter planes have dropped 20 bombs on the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria.

The bombers hit a jihadi recruitment centre, training camp and arms depot run by the extremist group, according to the French defence ministry.

A spokesman described it as a "massive" attack and France's biggest to date in Syria.

Raqqa in Syria is an Islamic State stronghold

The aerial raid was launched from air bases in United Arab Emirates and Jordan, and involved France's 12 fighter bombers based there.

It follows Friday's terror attacks which left 132 people dead in the French capital.

Two French army Mirage 2000 fighter jets prepare to take off

 
Video: France Hits Raqqa With 'Iron Fist'

IS fighters said they carried out the gun and bomb massacre - calling Paris "the capital of prostitution and obscenity".

Sky's Sam Kiley, in northern Iraq, said the French airstrikes should not be seen as a "wanton act of revenge" or carpet-bombing campaign.

"I think it's very clear that the French and the wider coalition have decided in a sense to give France the iron fist at least for the next 24 hours or so," he said.


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Paris Attackers Communicated With ISIS, Officials Say

The New York Times


By and   NOV. 15, 2015

French Warplanes Strike Islamic State Militants in Syria


Police officers in the Molenbeek area of Brussels on Saturday. 
 
© Olivier Hoslet/European Pressphoto Agency Police officers in the Molenbeek area of Brussels on Saturday.
 
PARIS — French warplanes struck Islamic State militants in Syria on Sunday, a French government official said, two days after attackers linked to the terrorist group carried out a coordinated assault on Paris that killed 129 people.
Prior to the attack on Paris, France had been sparing in its strikes against targets in Syria.
News reports in France said the airstrikes were focused on Raqqa, the city in northern Syria that is the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State.

The attackers in Friday’s terrorist assault in Paris communicated at some point beforehand with known members of the Islamic State in Syria, officials on both sides of the Atlantic say, adding evidence to the assertions that the radical group coordinated or helped carry out the attacks rather than simply inspired them.

President François Hollande of France has characterized the attacks as “an act of war” carried out by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. He provided no specific information, but the Islamic State released statements on Saturday claiming responsibility for the attacks, part of increasing indications that the group is becoming more capable of extending its reach far beyond its base in Syria and Iraq.


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Sky News

Police 'Let Fugitive Suspect Go After Attacks'

A manhunt is under way for Saleh Abdeslam after he was reportedly questioned and released despite being identified by authorities.

21:29, UK, Sunday 15 November 2015


Salah Abdeslam

A man wanted over the Paris terror attacks had been questioned and released by police hours after the massacres, it is claimed.

Salah Abdeslam, 26, reportedly helped with logistics and rented a black Volkswagen Polo used by the gunmen who stormed the Bataclan concert hall and killed at least 89 people on Friday night.
He was apparently spoken to by officers on Saturday morning when they pulled over a car carrying three people near the Belgian border.

Police then checked Abdeslam's ID and subsequently let him go, officials told the Associated Press.
The incident came just hours after authorities had identified him as the person who rented the Polo which was abandoned at the scene of the attack.

A rose in a bullet hole at La Belle Equipe restaurant in Paris
Video: Acts Of Remembrance Across Paris
 
One of his brothers, Ibrahim Abdeslam, was reportedly among the seven suicide bombers in the co-ordinated assaults targeting six sites across the French capital.

A third brother was apparently arrested in Belgium and questioned before being released.
Salah Abdeslam, who was born in Brussels, is described as 1m 75cm (5ft 8in) tall and has brown eyes.

Police released a photo of him and warned the public he is dangerous and said "do not intervene yourself". There are reports he may have fled to Spain.

Another man, Bilal Hadfi, has been named as among the attackers and he also lived in Belgium as did Salah and Ibrahim Abdeslam, said the Washington Post.


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The New York Times

Paris Bloodshed May Be the Latest of
Many ISIS Attacks Around the World

By KAREN YOURISH, DEREK WATKINS and TOM GIRATIKANONUPDATED Nov. 14, 2015
 
 
Major events: Attacks directed by/linked to ISIS Attacks inspired by ISIS Arrests of suspected ISIS militants or supporters
 
Outlined countries are where ISIS is conducting regular military operations.

IRAQ
Libya
Egypt

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ISIS Declares Provinces Across the Region

 Countries and regions in yellow are where ISIS has declared provinces.
 
Algeria
Lybia
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
YemenAfghanistan
Pakistan
Nigeria

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If investigators determine that the Islamic State is responsible for the catastrophic attacks in Paris, as the group claims and France alleges, the assaults represent a major leap in the group’s abilities.
Until now, the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has relied mainly on “lone wolf” followers to attack the West, with relatively low-tech assaults — shootings, the taking of hostages, hit-and-runs — that draw wide attention but do not cause mass casualties.

“This is much different than a normal lone wolf inspired attack,” said Patrick M. Skinner, a former C.I.A. operations officer now with the Soufan Group, a security consultancy. “This was choreographed.”

“The fact that they could do this, especially in Paris, where the intelligence service is really good, clearly there’s a hole somewhere,” Mr. Skinner said.
The Islamic State has been expanding beyond its base in Iraq and Syria since it declared a caliphate, or Islamic state, in June 2014. The group is focused on three parallel tracks, according to Harleen Gambhir, an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War:

  • inciting regional conflict with attacks in Iraq and Syria;
  • building relationships with jihadist groups that can carry out military operations across the Middle East and North Africa;
  • and inspiring, and sometimes helping, ISIS sympathizers to conduct attacks in the West.
 
“The goal,” Ms. Gambhir said, “is that through these regional affiliates and through efforts to create chaos in the wider world, the organization will be able to expand, and perhaps incite a global apocalyptic war.”
 
 

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Paris 'Act of War' Then Celebrates Using Twitter





ISIS claims responsibility for Paris massacre; attackers include Belgians, Frenchman, possible Syrian migrant

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Saturday, November 14, 2015, 3:46 PM

NY Daily News
 

ISIS claimed responsibility for a horrific series of coordinated attacks throughout Paris that killed 129 people and wounded 352 as official announced the assailants included three Belgians, a Frenchman and  possibly one Syrian migrant who passed through Greece this year.

The terror group warned in a Saturday statement that France “will remain at the top of the list of targets of the Islamic State" and claimed that eight of its fighters stormed carefully chosen targets in the “capital of adultery and vice."

One of the fighters, who was killed in a suicide bomb, had a Syrian passport on him, officials said.

Officials in Greece said that passport belonged to a migrant who had entered Europe in October through Leros, one of the islands that tens of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in Syria and elsewhere have been using as a gateway to the European Union in recent months.

It's not clear if the passport belonged to the fighter or if it was stolen from a refugee.

Another one of the terrorists was a 30-year-old French national who had been on authorities’ radar since 2010 for his ties to Islamic extremism, officials said.


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