French jets are bombing the de facto ISIS capital of Raqqa, Syria. Here are some details about the bombardment: Here’s video of the French jets taking off: We will monitor for further developments. Read more: http://twitchy.com/2015/11/15/french-bomb-isis-stronghold-of-raqqa-syria-reportedly-hit-weapons-depot-command-center-and-other-targets/
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In news that’s shocking to exactly zero Twitchy readers, theOffice of the Director of National Intelligence — the group that coordinates the efforts of all of America’s intelligence agencies — told Congress in a confidential briefingthat terrorists are attempting to enter the U.S. disguised as Syrian refugees: From Judicial Watch: Now we have the ODNI, the broad agency that serves as an umbrella for the intelligence community and advises the president, verifying that indeed terrorists have tried to exploit Obamas Syrian refugee initiative. The ODNI is composed […]
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WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio is reporting tonight that Julio Pino, an associate professor of history at Kent State University, has been under investigation by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security for alleged ties to ISIS. A spokesman for Kent State said the university is fully cooperating with the FBI, which has assured the school there is no danger to the campus. Pino, a convert to Islam, includes on his CV the articles“Born in The Fist of the Revolution: A Cuban Professor’s Journey to Allah” and […]
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Morrissey's statement on Manchester is…surprising https://t.co/xtRS9FZa4L — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 23, 2017 Kinda surprised to see this from Morrissey. I pegged him as more of a kumbaya, "let's all be friends" type. https://t.co/WmQ5HSIYRs — neontaster (@neontaster) May 23, 2017 Smiths’ singer Morrissey is no stranger to ruffling feathers, but his response to last night’s horrific, deadly terrorist attack at a Manchester concert is raising quite a few eyebrows just not in the way people might have expected: Morrissey issues a statement on the Manchester bombing. He […]
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Quick, deploy the platitudes! https://t.co/JNw34JJ24z — Cranky Gordon (@CrankyGordon) March 26, 2016 Late last year, President Obama scolded Republicans opposed to his refugee plan, accusing them of being “scared of widows and orphans.” The latest reported example why the White House’s spin isn’t entirely accurate comes in the wake of the Brussels attacks: Now 7 suspects linked to the #BrusselsAttacks & #ParisAttacks are believed to have entered #EU disguised as refugees with #Syria passports — Bojan Pancevski (@bopanc) March 26, 2016 Belcaid, Laachraoui, Al Hamed, Ayari/Choukri, Abaaoud, […]
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Attempts to lib-splain “what ISIS wants” are all the rage now, and Michael Moore is also participating: The governors of many states in the U.S. have said they’re against accepting Syrian refugees, with some saying they first want greater assurances from the federal government that people sent to their states have been properly screened. According to Michael Moore, those governors might as well surrender to ISIS right now. Moore also has offered to house a couple of refugees: Why Moore would want refugees to be brought a […]
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Terror-related arrests were made Thursday in Sacramento, Calif., andHouston, Texas. In bothcases, the suspects are said to have ties to ISIS, but authorities are saying there is no immediate danger to the public. U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced in a statement ThursdaythatAws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, of Sacramento, a Palestinian born in Iraq, was arrested on charges that heallegedly traveled toSyria in 2013 to fight with various terrorist organizations, including Ansar al-Islam. He returned to the United States in 2014. In Houston, the FBI arrested 24-year-oldOmar […]
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http://twitter.com/#!/HeyTammyBruce/status/498226066755186688 Granted there had been only two reported airstrikes on ISIS forces in Iraq at the time of the report, but Fox News conveyed this morning that ISIS actually “expanded their drive near Iraqi Kurdistan Saturday.” The Islamic militants reportedly expanded their drive near Iraqi Kurdistan Saturday despite two U.S. airstrikes aimed at mortar positions and a seven-vehicle convoy to stop the advance on Kurdish capital of Irbil. The Wall Street Journal reported that the militants appear to have their sights on connecting towns seized along the Kurdish-control territory. […]
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