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  • US citizen pleaded guilty to training with al Qaeda in Syria, plotting attack

    Thomas Joscelyn

    News
    Jul 5, 2017

    The Department of Justice announced on June 29 that Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud pleaded guilty nearly two years ago to training with and fighting for Al Nusrah Front in Syria. Al Nusrah “instructed” Mohamud “to return to the US and commit an act of terrorism.” He admittedly planned to kill American “military officers or other government employees or people in uniform.”

    US citizen pleaded guilty to training with al Qaeda in Syria, plotting attack
  • Islamic State claims responsibility for New Year’s Day attack at Istanbul nightclub

    Thomas Joscelyn

    News
    Jan 2, 2017

    The Islamic State has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Although the group had long been reticent to claim operations inside Turkey, both Abu Bakr al Baghdadi and his new spokesman called for such attacks in November and December.

    Islamic State claims responsibility for New Year’s Day attack at Istanbul nightclub
  • 2 Tunisians detained in Turkey for links to killing of US ambassador

    David Barnett

    Threat Matrix
    Oct 7, 2012

    On Oct. 3, two Tunisian citizens were detained at the Istanbul Atatürk Airport as they tried to enter Turkey with false passports, allegedly in connection to the killing of the US Ambassador to Libya.

    2 Tunisians detained in Turkey for links to killing of US ambassador
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  • Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

    Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

  • Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

    Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

  • Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

    Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

  • Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

    Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

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