Zhao Lijian, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently tweeted images of a child in war-torn Syria while falsely claiming they were taken in Afghanistan in a swipe against U.S. foreign policy. Zhao, posted four photos on his Twitter account on Jan. 24, with the caption of “After 20 years’ war, this is what…
Beijing’s Spokesman Uses Syrian Photos to Attack US Policy in Afghanistan
Jordan Says 27 Drug Smugglers Killed at Border With Syria
AMMAN—Jordanian soldiers killed 27 armed smugglers on Thursday as they tried to cross the border from Syria during a dawn snowstorm with a large quantity of amphetamines, an army spokesman said. Others also carrying drugs fled back into Syria during the attempted crossing, one of a growing number of such incidents over the past year,…
Canadian Extradited to US on Charges He Funded Terrorists Pleads Guilty
ShutterstockAn Edmonton man who was extradited to the United States to face charges he helped fund Islamic State terrorism has pleaded guilty in exchange for a 20-year prison sentence. A statement from the United States Department of Justice says that according to his plea agreement in federal court Friday, Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi admitted he provided…
Report: 10 Oil Workers Killed in Attack on Bus in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria—Ten people were killed and one person was injured in an attack on a bus carrying workers in an oil field in Syria’s government-held areas, Syria’s state news agency reported Thursday. No details were offered of the nature of the attack or who was behind it. The news agency SANA called it a “terrorist…
Pentagon Orders New Probe into Syria Airstrike that Killed Dozens of Civilians
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a new investigation into a 2019 airstrike in Syria that led to multiple civilian deaths, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby announced on Monday. The renewed probe will be led by U.S. Army Forces commander Gen. Michael Garrett within a 90-day deadline. It aims to review “reports of investigation already…
Senior al-Qaeda Leader Dead After US Strike in Syria: CENTCOM
A U.S. airstrike in northwest Syria has killed a senior al-Qaeda leader on Friday, the U.S. Central Command announced in a release. U.S. Army Maj. John Rigsbee, a CENTCOM spokesperson, said Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed in the vicinity of Suluk in northwest Syria. The strike was conducted using an MQ-9 aircraft—an armed, remotely piloted aircraft….
Syria Executes Dozens Over Deadly Human-Sparked Wildfires
Syria executed two dozen people on Wednesday after they were charged for igniting wildfires last year that burned nearly 60,000 acres of forests and also killed three people. The country’s justice ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the 24 executed individuals were charged with “committing terrorist acts that led to the death and…
Bus Bomb Explodes in Syrian Capital Killing 14, Army Shelling in Rebel Territory Claims 12 Lives
Bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian army troops exploded in Damascus killing 14. This was followed by army shelling in the rebel-held northwest which resulted in 12 deaths, including four children. The attacks happened on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 20. The bus bombs exploded in a busy intersection in Damascus where people transfer…
Top Terrorism Threats Not From Afghanistan: Director of National Intelligence
September 14, 2021
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Afghanistan does not currently pose the biggest terrorist threat to the United States and is further down the priority list following the U.S. withdrawal and subsequent Taliban takeover, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Monday. The top intelligence official’s comments came on the same day that President Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops…
Top Terrorism Threats Not From Afghanistan: DNI
September 14, 2021
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AfghanistanChinaNational SecuritySyriaTalibanterrorist threatUSUS Newsus withdrawal from afghanistan
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Afghanistan does not currently pose the biggest terrorist threat to the United States and is further down the priority list following the U.S. withdrawal and subsequent Taliban takeover, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Monday. The top intelligence official’s comments came on the same day that President Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops…
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