‘Jihadi John’ Reportedly Identified As Mohammed Emwazi
* Jihadi John named in Washington Post * From well-to-do London family * Known to counterterrorism officials (Adds more details of report) – No comment was immediately available from the…
Tag: counterterrorism
U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS’ Message
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is revamping its effort to counter the Islamic State’s propaganda machine, acknowledging that the terrorist group has been far more effective in attracting new recruits,…
Start here: Latest developments on ISIS fight
In Washington, President Barack Obama is requesting formal authorization from Congress to use military force against ISIS. In Arizona, the family of Kayla Mueller confirmed that the young aid worker,…
Australia Holds 2 in Terrorism Case
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s counterterrorism police have arrested two men in a Sydney suburb and thwarted “an imminent attack,” the police said Wednesday. The two men, ages 24 and 25,…
Man Who Stabbed 3 Near Jewish Center in France Had Been Held for Questioning
PARIS — A man who stabbed three soldiers guarding a Jewish community center in Nice on Tuesday had been questioned by counterterrorism officers and released just days before the attack,…
French Police Arrest 5 in Terrorism Raid
PARIS — The French counterterrorism police on Tuesday raided the southern town of Lunel and arrested five people in an operation aimed at rooting out a suspected jihadist network, a…