A homemade explosive device brought down a Russian passenger plane over Egypt last month, the head of Russia’s FSB security service said Tuesday, telling Russian President Vladimir Putin it’s now clear the bombing that killed 224 people was a “terrorist” act. The FSB also offered a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest […]
Heart-wrenching stories of the Paris attack victims
French President Francois Hollande said the attacks in Paris targeted “youth in all its diversity,” killing at least 129. Here are some of their stories: — Ciprian Calciu, 32, and Lacramioara Pop, 29, were among the millions of Romanians who have migrated West in recent years in search of better-paid jobs. The dream of a […]
US airstrikes take out 100+ ISIS oil trucks
In a new twist to an intensifying campaign to squeeze Islamic State oil revenues, U.S. warplanes have destroyed 116 oil-hauling trucks in eastern Syria that were a key part of a smuggling operation that brings the group an estimated $1.4 million a day. The series of strikes conducted Sunday and announced Monday was the first […]
Updated: Latest on the manhunt for Paris attack mastermind
The global hunt for the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks is heating up. Across Belgium and France, hundreds of homes are being raided by armed police looking for the Islamic State leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Abaaoud is a zealot so devoted to the cause of holy war that he recruited his 13-year-old brother to join […]
Stopping war crimes with the Bible?
Churchgoers from around the world are trying to prevent the next Eastern European genocide before it happens. Their tool in the fight is a weapon that is thousands of years old — but still as relevant today as ever. Four thousand copies of the Holy Bible are being issued to soldiers in the Serbian army […]
French Pres: We will be merciless against these barbarians
Speaking at the concert hall where the worst of Friday’s Paris attacks took place, French President Francois Hollande had strong words for the Islamic State. “We are going to lead a fight, it will be pitiless.” Hollande went on, “Because when terrorists are capable of committing such atrocities they must be certain that they are facing […]
The US stands in solidarity after terror attacks rock Paris
The U.S. stands “in solidarity with France, as it has stood with us so often in the past,” U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said after this week’s terror attacks in Paris. “This is a devastating attack on our shared values and we at the Department of Justice will do everything within our power to assist and […]
Heeere’s Justice! ISIS beheader killed in US airstrike
“Jihadi John,” horrified the world with his brutal beheadings of hostages. His videos, with sneering taunts of the West, served as a recruiting tool for those drawn to the dark, bloody world of ISIS extremism… but if reports are correct, he’s filmed his last. U.S. officials have “99% certainty” that the U.S. drone strike that […]
Analysis of the bloody battle for Sinjar
Under the guidance of US special forces, Kurdish Iraqi fighters launched a long-awaited offensive against the Islamic State to retake the strategic town of Sinjar Thursday. In the first hours of the battle, these Kurdish forces seized control of one the extremist group’s key supply lines into the town. Here’s a look at Sinjar, which […]
Time bomb found on passenger jet?
Authorities may have found proof that a bomb set with a timer was responsible for the downing of a Russian jetliner that killed 224 people recently. Officials said Wednesday they now have intelligence information suggesting the jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by an explosive device aboard the plane, and […]
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