December 6, 2024 - They were attacking Americans in ... down American dedication or commitment. ... A car bomb exploded today at a mosque in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, killing scores of people. ... Jolani claims he was opposed to these tactics. It was hard to believe. One of Zarqawi’s core goals in Iraq was to attack civilians in order to ignite a sectarian civil war. ... [Speaking Arabic] We were against killing innocent ...

December 18, 2024 - Jolani — whose real name is Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a — was born in 1982 in Saudi Arabia to parents who fled the Golan Heights area of Syria after the 1967 Israeli invasion. In 2003, he went to Iraq to fight against American forces. After three years of war, he was captured by the U.S.

December 21, 2024 - In an interview with CNN, Jolani said, “When we talk about objectives, the goal of the revolution remains the overthrow of this regime. It is our right to use all available means to achieve that goal.” He also instructed his fighters to secure the areas they have taken. Fate of detained or missing Americans ...

December 8, 2024 - Although Jolani has sought to rebrand ... against the Assad regime, his past connections to al-Qaeda and the Nusra Front cast a long shadow. Recent developments in Syria have brought renewed attention to Jolani’s role, but it was in 2017 that the United States firmly labelled him a terrorist. Firm stance from the United States · In 2017, the US government used the official ...

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From Madrid to London, Bali to Mumbai, and Baghdad to Kabul, the IED is a global tactical and strategic threat to Americans and our allies.

December 20, 2024 - MODERATOR: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s London International Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from Syria and around the world for this briefing with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf and Special ...

October 28, 2009 - Homemade bombs are the biggest killer of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, one idea that has worked to protect troops from the bombs is called Task Force ODIN. Now, that strategy, which relies on aerial surveillance video, is heading to Afghanistan.

April 11, 2021 - Far fewer than Congress thinks, according to newly declassified documents from U.S. Central Command.

Both the Bush and Obama administrations ignored advice to retaliate against Qods Force leaders like Soleimani, instead of placing so much emphasis on the multibillion-dollar fly-swatting effort of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO, then called JIEDDO) that did not go after ...

December 18, 2024 - Jolani — whose real name is Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a — was born in 1982 in Saudi Arabia to parents who fled the Golan Heights area of Syria after the 1967 Israeli invasion. In 2003, he went to Iraq to fight against American forces. After three years of war, he was captured by the U.S.

December 19, 2024 - Jolani – whose real name is Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a – was born in 1982 in Saudi Arabia to parents who fled the Golan Heights area of Syria after the 1967 Israeli invasion. In 2003, he went to Iraq to fight against American forces. After three years of war, he was captured by the U.S.

3 weeks ago - Water-borne Improvised Explosive ... be used against ships and areas connected to water. An early example of this type was the Japanese Shinyo suicide boats during World War II. The boats were filled with explosives and attempted to ram Allied ships, sometimes successfully, having sunk or severely ...

A full and comprehensive approach to addressing IEDs has been lacking. There is only piecemeal international cooperation against the rapid and widespread transfer of knowledge on IED design, little work on controlling commercial components, and an absence of sustained attention to victim assistance.

1 month ago - On January 1, 2025, an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. The FBI and its partners are investigating this as an act of terrorism.

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December 15, 2024 - TEHRAN – The man who helped oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week embodies a blend of traits drawn from some of Washington’s most infamous creations: The attire of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, the terrorist background of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, and the ...