The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum carnage, officials have told The Associated Press.
The Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah responded to attacks in Belgium on Tuesday by saying Europe was being burnt by “fire” from Syria and the Middle East which showed the growing threat posed by ultra-radical “takfiri” groups.
Bitish police and special forces are reportedly on standby to tackle up to 10 simultaneous terror attacks in London, including the possible use of weapons of mass destruction.
BRUSSELS – The top suspect in last year’s Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several weapons, Belgium’s foreign minister said Sunday.
BRUSSELS — As the net closed in around Salah Abdeslam, Europe’s No. 1 fugitive was holed up, apparently anonymous, in an apartment in the place he knows best, the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek, a locale favored by several of the Paris attackers.
The US has a known affection for what is known as “March Madness” – Britain on the other hand does not hold basketball in high regard when it comes to sports.
LONDON – Islamic State fighters want to carry out “enormous and spectacular” attacks against Britain and the Western lifestyle in general, Britain’s most senior anti-terrorism officer said on Monday.
“Jerusalem, like London, is a city where every resident has the right to live where he wants and were discrimination based on religion, race or sex is prohibited,” said Mayor Nir Barkat in a press release on Thursday.
Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday accused Iran of building an international terror network that includes “sleeper cells” that are stockpiling arms, intelligence and operatives in order to strike on command in places including Europe and the U.S.
American and British intelligence services did not hack the encrypted systems of Israel’s unmanned aircraft, Israeli officials said Tuesday, after investigating reports that the US and UK spied on Israel’s air force operations for years.