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Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Istanbul Nightclub Attack As Manhunt For Gunman Continues

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Istanbul Nightclub Attack As Manhunt For Gunman Continues

One week after a video emerged of the Berlin Christmas market truck killer, Anis Amri, pledging allegiance to ISIS, on Monday the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the deadly New Year’s Day terrorist attack in Istanbul that killed at least 39 people and wounded dozens more, claiming the operation had targeted Turkey in revenge for Turkish military operations against the organization in Syria, a similar justification used by the Turkish offduty policemen to assassinate the Russian ambassador in Turkey in December.

"Suspicious" Fire Burns Down Hamburg Refugee Center

"Suspicious" Fire Burns Down Hamburg Refugee Center

In what could be the first "blowback" response against German refugees following Monday's deadly Berlin terrorist attack in which a Tunisian jihadist killed 12 people after ramming a truck in a Christmas market after swearing allegiance to ISIS, Germany's Morgenpost reports that on Friday a suspicious fire erupted at a refugee center in a Hamburg suburb, destroying 28 residential units in the blaze.

ISIS 'Officially' Claims Responsibility For Berlin Attack

While counter-ISIS sites had previously said that ISIS had claimed responsibility for the truck attack in Berlin, they had not officially done so... until now...

Islamic State Recaptures Palmyra After Blitz Onslaught Leaves Russia With No Options

Islamic State Recaptures Palmyra After Blitz Onslaught Leaves Russia With No Options

Just as the Assad regime (with Russian support) is about to retake Aleppo in a critical offensive, one which would shift the momentum of the nearly 6-year-long Syrian proxy war entirely to the benefit of the country's ruling regime, something unexpected happened: one day after the US announced it would send another 200 ground troops to Syria, and two days after  Obama unexpectedly lifted a ban restricting the delivery of military aid to “foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals,” Islamic State jihadists successfully recaptured the ancient desert city of Palmyra, after a much

Ohio State Attack Suspect Is 20-Year-Old Somali Refugee; Terror Motive Investigated

Following today's attack at Ohio State University, CBS is reporting that the sole suspect is an OSU student who was a Somali refugee. His name has not been released.

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