French President Emmanuel Macron held nothing back when discussing the urgency facing the Western world to defeat Hamas.
During a press conference Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron called for the international global coalition established to defeat the Islamic State to be expanded to go after Hamas terrorists, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/israel-hamas-war-updates-and-latest-news-on-gaza-conflict.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The <a href="https://www.state.gov/the-global-coalition-to-defeat-isis-partners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh</a>, or ISIS, was established in 2014 and has 86 members, including France, the U.S. and the U.K.
“France is ready for the international coalition against Daesh, in which we are engaged for our operation in Iraq and Syria, to also fight against Hamas,” Macron said. 
Earlier on Tuesday, Macron met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog where he discussed the danger Hamas poses to Israel and the rest of the world.  
“Hamas is a terrorist group, where the very objective is the destruction of the Israeli state,” Macron said. “I propose to our international partners … that we can build a regional and international coalition to fight against the terrorist group that threatens all of us.”
Macron said that Hamas must be fought “without mercy, but not without rules,” adding that civilian casualties must be avoided. The French President’s strong comments against Hamas and in support of Israel come a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged world leaders to condemn Hamas. 
“Enough is enough should have been the case with Hamas two weeks ago,” Blinken <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blinken-it-would-be-good-to-hear-the-entire-world-condemn-hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during an interview on CBS “Face The Nation” on Sunday. “It would be good to hear the entire world speaking clearly and with one voice about the actions that Hamas took, about the slaughter of people, about the fact that that should be absolutely intolerable, unacceptable to anyone anywhere, any country, any people.”
The U.S. has increased its presence in the Middle East by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/world/middleeast/patriot-israel-hamas-iran-gaza-eisenhower-pentagon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deploying</a> missile systems to the region and <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/22/israel-hamas-war-american-deploy-military-ships-troops" target="_blank" rel="noopener">preparing</a> troops for deployment as Israel continues to face threats from Hamas on its border with the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah on its border to the north with Lebanon. U.S. troops in Syria and Iraq have also faced attacks from Islamic terror groups in the days following Hamas’ assault on Israel. 
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/defense-secretary-austin-increases-u-s-fire-power-in-middle-east-in-response-to-escalations-by-iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Sunday that “escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East Region” have caused the U.S. military “to do what’s necessary to make sure that our troops are in a good position, and they’re protected, and that we have the ability to respond.”

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Macron Calls For International Coalition To Go After Hamas, Says World Must Fight Terror Group ‘Without Mercy’

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U.S. Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria">Syria</a> on Sunday that killed two officials of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The raid ended the lives of one unnamed official and &#8220;Anas, an ISIS Syria Province Official who was involved in the group’s deadly plotting and facilitation operations in eastern Syria,&#8221; according to a <a href="https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3242381/us-raid-kills-isis-officials-in-syria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> from Central Command.
News of the strike follows an aggressive operational agenda in the area to counter recent attempts of an ISIS insurgence.
“ISIS continues to represent a threat to the security and stability of the region. This operation reaffirms CENTCOM’s steadfast commitment to ensuring the group’s enduring defeat,” said Joe Buccino, a Central Command spokesperson. “The death of these ISIS officials will disrupt the terrorist organization’s ability to further plot and carry out destabilizing attacks in the Middle East.”
American military personnel planned the mission for weeks, with weather delaying the operation, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/11/us/politics/us-isis-syria.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the New York Times. Once the weather cleared, U.S. forces flew in with two helicopters to capture Anas. He was shot and killed in an ensuing firefight along with the second unnamed official.
The operation is the most recent that U.S. Central Command forces have carried out in the Middle Eastern nation against the Islamic State. The terrorist group has been largely destroyed, yet it maintains a small presence in Syria.
During October, the U.S. carried out <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/world/middleeast/isis-leader-syria-us-raid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two major strikes</a> against ISIS that killed three senior leaders. One of the attacks killed Wahid al-Shammri, an Islamic State official who the U.S. military said facilitated the smuggling of weapons and fighters, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-says-syria-raid-killed-isis-official-rakkan-wahid-al-shammri-2022-10-06/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Reuters.
In July, U.S. Central Command forces conducted a strike outside Jindayris that killed two senior ISIS officials.
&#8220;Maher al-Agal, one of the top five ISIS leaders and the leader of ISIS in Syria, was killed in the strike,&#8221; U.S. Central Command Public Affairs <a href="https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3089938/strike-conducted-in-syria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>. &#8220;A senior ISIS official closely associated with Maher was seriously injured during the strike. Extensive planning went into this operation to ensure its successful execution. An initial review indicates there were no civilian casualties.&#8221;
In February, President Joe Biden announced that U.S. military forces had killed the top ISIS leader in Syria.
“Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in the northwest (sic) Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place,” President Joe Biden said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/03/statement-by-president-joe-biden-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> at the time.
“Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS. All Americans have returned safely from the operation,&#8221; he added.
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A Kansas woman who led an all-female ISIS battalion in Syria was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison.
Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, received the sentence in a federal courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
&#8220;I deeply regret my choices, but I also deeply sympathize with women abused and raped in Syria,&#8221; Fluke-Ekren <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/kansas-woman-helmed-female-isis-battalion-sentenced-20-years-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the judge ahead of her sentencing, according to Fox News.
The sentencing also includes 25 years of supervised release after her imprisonment. The plea deal was made after Fluke-Ekron confessed that she translated and analyzed documents stolen from the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi after a terrorist attack in 2012.
Her daughter, Layla Ekren, now 20, filed a letter against her mother in court testimony. Layla claimed that she was abused by her mother and forced to marry an ISIS fighter at the age of 13.
Fluke-Ekren also attempted to convince the U.S. government that she was dead in 2018 to avoid being detained, according to a press release from the Justice Department.
&#8220;In 2018, Fluke-Ekren informed another witness that she had instructed an individual in Syria to send a message to one of her family members stating that Fluke-Ekren was dead so that the U.S. government would not attempt to locate her. Fluke-Ekren informed this same witness that it was important to kill the &#8216;kuffar&#8217; (disbelievers) and die as martyrs on behalf of ISIS in Syria,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/american-woman-who-led-isis-battalion-sentenced-20-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> read.
Fluke-Ekren was originally detained in January and revealed that she led attacks in Syria involving a group of 100 women. She also admitted to plotting attacks on American targets, including a university and a shopping mall.
“To conduct the attack, Fluke-Ekren allegedly explained that she could go to a shopping mall in the United States, park a vehicle full of explosives in the basement or parking garage level of the structure, and detonate the explosives in the vehicle with a cell phone triggering device. Fluke-Ekren allegedly considered any attack that did not kill a large number of individuals to be a waste of resources,” the Department of Justice <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/american-woman-who-led-isis-battalion-charged-providing-material-support-terrorist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> in January.
Fluke-Ekren was previously a school teacher and a mother of at least seven children, including five born in the U.S. She moved to Egypt in 2008, then to Libya in 2011.
She moved with other ISIS members to Syria in 2012 after the attack on Benghazi. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kansas-woman-confesses-to-leading-all-female-isis-battalion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that court documents also revealed that she and her husband, who was killed in an airstrike in 2016, were affiliated with Ansar al-Sharia and that the couple had drafted a report for terrorist leaders after analyzing government documents stolen during the Benghazi attack.
While in Syria, Fluke-Ekren stated that she was involved in weapons training with groups of women, including teenage girls and some girls as young as 10 years old. The weapons included AK-47s, grenades, and suicide vests.

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The White House released a statement on Thursday morning revealing a Wednesday raid killed the top leader of ISIS in Syria.
&#8220;Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in the northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place,&#8221; President Joe Biden said in the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/03/statement-by-president-joe-biden-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS. All Americans have returned safely from the operation. I will deliver remarks to the American people later this morning. May God protect our troops,&#8221; the statement added.
Al-Mawla, as he was also known, assumed leadership of ISIS in 2019 after its previous leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was also killed during a U.S. raid in Syria authorized under then-President Donald Trump.
&#8220;U.S. special forces landed in helicopters and assaulted a house in a rebel-held corner of Syria, clashing for two hours with gunmen, witnesses said. Residents described continuous gunfire and explosions that jolted the town of Atmeh near the Turkish border, an area dotted with camps for internally displaced people from Syria’s civil war,&#8221; the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-says-us-raid-syria-killed-islamic-state-group-leader-ca598136de014e008f746a35f6f721b0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;First responders reported that 13 people had been killed, including six children and four women,&#8221; the report added.
The White House Twitter account also revealed the information during a Thursday morning post that showed Biden briefing with leaders on the issue.
&#8220;President Biden, Vice President Harris and members of the President’s national security team observe the counterterrorism operation responsible for removing from the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS,&#8221; the White House account wrote.
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President Biden, Vice President Harris and members of the President’s national security team observe the counterterrorism operation responsible for removing from the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS. <a href="https://t.co/uhK75WeUme">pic.twitter.com/uhK75WeUme</a>
&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1489220744320012289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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A senior U.S. administration official also told Reuters al-Quraishi was killed in the raid.
&#8220;At the beginning of the operation the terrorist target exploded a bomb that killed him and members of his own family, including women and children,&#8221; the administration official <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-says-us-raid-syria-targeted-leader-isis-2022-02-03/?taid=61fbdeb570fd090001a7e623&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
&#8220;While we are still assessing the results of this operation, this appears to be the same cowardly terrorist tactic we saw in the 2019 operation that eliminated al-Baghdadi,&#8221; the official added.
Aerial photos of the scene showed the second level of the home destroyed from an explosion.
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The leader of Islamic State was killed during a U.S. military operation in Syria, President Biden said <a href="https://t.co/jrl6LD0HcC">https://t.co/jrl6LD0HcC</a>
&mdash; The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1489226536775467013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The special forces, in conjunction with other U.S. troops, raided a site in the Atmeh area in Syria’s Idlib province for more than two hours, reportedly resulting in several deaths and the destruction of some structures, according to witness accounts filtered through social media. U.S. troops exchanged fire with enemy forces on the ground, according to those social-media reports,&#8221; the Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-special-forces-raid-syrian-site-in-search-of-terrorist-leader-11643869402?mod=e2tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The Pentagon released a brief statement earlier regarding the strike.
&#8220;U.S. Special Operations forces under the control of U.S. Central Command conducted a counterterrorism mission this evening in northwest Syria. The mission was successful. There were no U.S. casualties. More information will be provided as it becomes available,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2921368/dod-statement-on-feb-2-2022-counterterrorism-operation-in-northwest-syria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.

White House Says Top ISIS Leader Killed In U.S. Raid In Syria

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Law enforcement officials in Northern Virginia have increased their presence at shopping malls and other crowded venues this weekend in response to a possible ISIS terror threat.
CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-threat-virginia-malls-shopping-centers-increased-security/">reports</a>:
<blockquote>Police said the increased law enforcement presence will be in place through the Halloween weekend and ahead of Virginia&#8217;s gubernatorial election. Law enforcement officials said they are acting out of an abundance of caution, and as they learn more about the threat, the increased law enforcement presence could be extended through Tuesday&#8217;s election.</blockquote>
&#8220;We have increased our police presence throughout the county to include major thoroughfares, transit hubs, shopping plazas and shopping malls,&#8221; Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said on Friday. &#8220;It&#8217;s just our responsibility to have a greater presence, to be more aware and to ask the community to have their eyes and ears peeled for suspicious activities.&#8221;
John Cohen, who is the top counterterrorism official at the Department of Homeland Security and the head of the department&#8217;s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/30/isis-threat-forces-virginia-police-to-beef-up-security-at-malls-shopping-centers-outside-dc/">warned</a> that U.S. officials have seen a surge in ISIS activity ever since Democrat President Joe Biden&#8217;s disastrous pullout from Afghanistan in August.
Cohen said, “Right now we’re seeing a dramatic increase — or an increase — in online activity by media operations associated with different al Qaeda elements and Islamic State.”
Colin Kahl, undersecretary of Defense for policy, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-official-isis-k-us-attack-6-to-12-months">told</a> the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that ISIS-K and al-Qaeda have increased their capabilities ever since the withdrawal, and that they may soon have the ability to attack the U.S.
&#8220;I think the intelligence community currently assesses that both ISIS-K and al Qaeda have the intent to conduct external operations, including against the United States. But neither currently has the capability to do so,&#8221; Kahl said. &#8220;We could see ISIS-K generate that capability in somewhere between six or 12 months. I think the current assessments by the intelligence community is that al Qaeda would take a year or two to reconstitute that capability.&#8221;
Kahl said that the U.S. needed to &#8220;remain vigilant&#8221; against the threats and that U.S. intelligence had &#8220;considerable evidence&#8221; that the two terrorist groups &#8220;have the intention to do so.&#8221;
“It is our assessment that the Taliban and ISIS-K are mortal enemies,&#8221; Kahl claimed. &#8220;So, the Taliban is highly motivated to go after ISIS-K. Their ability to do so, I think, is to be determined.”
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Police On Alert After Potential ISIS Linked Terror Threat In Northern Virginia

Police Increase Presence At Shopping Malls, Crowded Areas In Northern Virginia Amid ISIS Terror Threat: Report

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Concerns about Afghanistan continue to mount after the United States’ disastrous withdrawal led to the terrorist group Taliban taking over in August. On Saturday, the Taliban said it would not work with the U.S. to combat extremism in the country, insisting it would handle other terrorist groups like ISIS on its own.
“We are able to tackle Daesh independently,” Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen, using the Arabic acronym for the terrorist group ISIS, told <a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-taliban-islamabad-middle-east-islamic-state-group-4d419bb70259f93f7165169889d05ff1">The</a> Associated Press.
The statement comes just hours before senior Taliban officials and representatives from the U.S. are set to meet to discuss extremist groups and evacuating the remaining U.S. citizens and Afghans with special visas from Afghanistan. The Taliban’s statement regarding cooperation on containing extremism could complicate the meeting.
U.S. officials will ask the Taliban to uphold its commitment to letting the remaining U.S. citizens and other foreign nationals leave Afghanistan, along with any Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the war.
“The weekend meetings in Doha are the first since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in late August, ending a 20-year military presence, and the Taliban rose to power in the nation. The U.S. has made it clear the talks are not a preamble to recognition,” the AP reported. “The talks also come on the heels of two days of difficult discussions between Pakistani officials and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Islamabad. The focus of those talks was also Afghanistan. Pakistani officials urged the U.S. to engage with Afghanistan’s new rulers and release billions of dollars in international funds to stave off an economic meltdown.”
Pakistan officials also implored the Taliban to be more inclusive by recognizing human rights and Afghanistan’s minority ethnic and religious groups.
On Friday, an ISIS bomber killed 46 inside an Afghan mosque, the AP explained:
<blockquote>Afghanistan’s Shiite clerics assailed the Taliban rulers following Friday’s attack demanding greater protection at their places of worship. The IS affiliate claimed responsibility and identified the bomber as a Uygher Muslim. The claim said the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their purported willingness to expel Uyghers to meet demands from China. It was the deadliest attack since foreign troops left Afghanistan at the end of August.</blockquote>
Experts worry the attack is just the beginning, as the Taliban government appears willing to appease China to receive economic benefits from the communist country’s Belt and Road initiative.
The Taliban has previously made several commitments while insisting it is a more moderate group than what is known internationally. One of those commitments &#8212; to allow women to hold positions in the government &#8212; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-department-concerned-about-afghanistans-new-taliban-government-because-theyre-all-male">has already been broken</a>. In addition, as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taliban-stopped-paying-electricity-providers-kabul-now-facing-blackout">reported</a>, the Taliban stopped paying foreign electricity providers in Kabul, Afghanistan, leaving the city facing a blackout earlier this month.
“The consequences would be countrywide, but especially in Kabul. There will be blackout and it would bring Afghanistan back to the Dark Ages when it comes to power and to telecommunications,” an employee of Afghanistan’s state-run electricity company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/kabul-faces-blackout-as-taliban-dont-pay-electricity-suppliers-11633257932?AID=11557093&amp;PID=6415797&amp;SID=undefined%7C1633352904864jyk91cvp&amp;subid=Business+Insider&amp;cjevent=814f506a253c11ec812201c10a82b82c&amp;tier_1=affiliate&amp;tier_2=moa&amp;tier_3=Business+Insider&amp;tier_4=3861930&amp;tier_5=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fkabul-faces-blackout-as-taliban-dont-pay-electricity-suppliers-11633257932%3FAID%3D11557093%26PID%3D6415797%26SID%3Dundefined%257C1633352904864jyk91cvp%26subid%3DBusiness%2BInsider%26cjevent%3D2a073cb6251411ec825440ca0a82b82d%26tier_1%3Daffiliate%26tier_2%3Dmoa%26tier_3%3DBusiness%2BInsider%26tier_4%3D3861930%26tier_5%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.wsj.com%252Farticles%252Fkabul-faces-blackout-as-taliban-dont-pay-electricity-suppliers-11633257932%3Futm_source%3Dyahoo.com">told</a> The Wall Street Journal. “This would be a really dangerous situation.”

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that French forces have killed an ISIS leader in Africa who is responsible for killing several U.S. troops and several French charity workers.
&#8220;The militant leader, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui, oversaw a group that claimed responsibility for an attack in 2017 that killed four American soldiers who were on patrol with Nigerien forces,&#8221; The New York Times reported. &#8220;And in August 2020, Mr. Al-Sahraoui personally ordered the killing of six French charity workers and their Nigerien driver.&#8221;
&#8220;This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,&#8221; Macron said in a tweet. &#8220;The Nation is thinking this evening of all its heroes who died for France in the Sahel in the Serval and Barkhane operations, of the bereaved families, of all of its wounded. Their sacrifice is not in vain. With our African, European and American partners, we will continue this fight.&#8221;
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La Nation pense ce soir à tous ses héros morts pour la France au Sahel dans les opérations Serval et Barkhane, aux familles endeuillées, à tous ses blessés. Leur sacrifice n’est pas vain. Avec nos partenaires africains, européens et américains, nous poursuivrons ce combat.
&mdash; Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1438272945584025603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The news comes after ISIS killed 13 U.S. troops in Afghanistan a few weeks ago during a suicide bombing at the airport in Kabul.
A new report on Wednesday said that Gen. Austin Miller, the Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 2018 through July of this year, allegedly warned Democrat President Joe Biden against withdrawing all forces from Afghanistan.
The report from Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich said that Miller strongly pushed back against intelligence reports that claimed that the Afghan military could hold off the Taliban for 1-3 years, indicating that they would collapse significantly faster. Miller allegedly made the remarks during a classified Senate Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday, according to multiple sources who spoke to the network.
“According to two members present for the hearing, Gen Miller passed his recommendations through the chain of command — that the US should keep a level of troops on the ground (2500 was the number at the time) in order to maintain stability given the Taliban threat assessment,” Heinrich wrote. “Miller’s view was troops should maintain holding pattern – potentially supplemented by add’l forces from allied nations – given the threat. Miller shared no recommendation on how long forces should have stayed, making clear he didn’t know what the end timeline would be.”
“Miller also said that he strongly dissented with the intel assessment that Afghanistan would fall to the Taliban between 1-3 years, saying he thought it would go much, much faster,” Heinrich continued. “Miller also said once his recommendation was turned down, it became his job to execute on the withdrawal order – and eventually, decisions like abandoning Bagram were made because of constraints and troop caps imposed by the President’s orders.”
Biden’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-hits-biden-on-9-11-over-afghanistan-disaster-well-struggle-to-recover-from-the-embarrassment-this-incompetence-has-caused">pullout</a> from the country was marked by disturbing images and events, including people trying to jump on moving airplanes, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-afghans-try-to-jump-in-planes-taking-off-people-fall-from-planes-high-in-air-reports-say">falling off</a> of airplanes, 13 U.S. soldiers being murdered in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/13th-u-s-service-member-dies-in-afghanistan-now-deadliest-day-of-conflict-since-2011">terrorist attack</a>, hundreds of Americans being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-last-u-s-military-rescue-plane-leaves-afghanistan-american-citizens-left-behind">left behind</a> after the U.S. Military pulled out, and a seemingly innocent family being killed in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-target-in-kabul-drone-strike-was-aid-worker-no-ties-to-isis-or-secondary-explosion-nyt-reports">drone strike</a>.
This article has been expanded after publication to include additional information.

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Emmanuel Macron Announces French Forces Have Killed ISIS Leader In Africa Who Killed U.S. Troops: Report

On Wednesday, a historic trial began for the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 people.
&#8220;One survivor who suffered from severe trauma and killed himself in 2017 was officially declared the 131st victim,&#8221; The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/world/europe/paris-terror-attacks-trial.html">reported</a>.
As <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58486391">reported</a> by the BBC, &#8220;IS admitted carrying out the co-ordinated attacks on the Bataclan concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars on 13 November 2015.” Twenty men accused of taking part in the terrorist acts are being charged. The trial will take place in a chamber that has been custom designed for the events. 
As Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/explainer-whats-at-stake-in-the-2015-paris-attacks-trial">reported</a>, “Nine gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of each other at the national soccer stadium, the Bataclan concert hall and restaurants and cafes on Nov. 13, 2015. The lone survivor of the extremist cell from that night is among those being tried for the deadliest attack in France since World War II. The same IS network went on to strike Brussels months later, killing another 32 people.”
Only 14 of the people who are charged will appear in court. The main person involved is Salah Abdeslam, who reported left his vehicle and a suicide vest that didn’t work and ran to hide in his hometown of Brussels. “Five of the six men being tried in absentia are presumed dead; the whereabouts of one man is unknown,” per Fox News. 
“Asked by the court&#8217;s top judge to identify himself, Abdeslam confirmed his name and said ‘there is no god but Allah’ &#8211; an Islamic oath known as the Shahada,” the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58486391">reported</a> on Wednesday. 
He was also <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/world/europe/paris-terror-attacks-trial.html">reportedly</a> asked about his job, to which he responded, “I abandoned all professions to become a fighter for the Islamic State.”
The trial will likely be the largest in the history of France. The plaintiffs reportedly include almost 1,800 victims, which includes survivors and families of people who were killed in the attacks. The trial also involves 330 lawyers who will be acting as representatives for the defendants and the plaintiffs. 
The trial required a special courtroom that was “constructed within the storied 13th-century Palais de Justice in Paris, where Marie Antoinette and Emile Zola faced trial, among others. The chamber, which has pale wood and enormous screens, can house 550 people, all the defendants and 10 cameras. Multiple overflow rooms will carry live broadcasts of the proceedings.” 
In another first move, victims can also reportedly get a secure link to listen to the trial from their houses if they choose to do so. 
“It’s the trial of all superlatives,” said Éric Dupond-Moretti, the French justice minister. “The longest trial in our history,” he added.
The duration of the trial is set to be nine months long with the first month used for discussing the evidence. October will be dedicated to testimonies from the victims. Next year, those who are standing trial will be asked questions, and a verdict is set for late May.
There will also be heavy security at the trial, with events beginning every day at 12:30 p.m. in order to eliminate the need to go through additional searches after people leave for lunch. 
“All driving, parking and even pedestrian traffic will be blocked from most of the surrounding streets and along the banks of the Seine River. There will be different entries for different parties to the case, who face searches each time they enter the building and at multiple checkpoints,” Fox News reported.
The world will be watching the unfolding of the historic trial, especially after the recent Islamic State-Khorasan attacks on the Kabul airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans.

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Historic Trial For 2015 ISIS Terror Attack Begins In France

Paris

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a new statement late on Sunday evening regarding the strike that was carried out earlier in the day against a target that was purportedly involved in an ISIS plot against the airport in Kabul.
&#8220;We are aware of reports of civilian casualties following our strike on a vehicle in Kabul today,&#8221; CENTCOM said in a statement. &#8220;We are still assessing the results of this strike, which we know disrupted an imminent ISIS-K threat to the airport. We know that there were substantial and powerful subsequent explosions resulting from the destruction of the vehicle, indicating a large amount of explosive material inside that may have caused additional casualties.&#8221;
&#8220;It is unclear what may have happened, and we are investigating further,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;We would be deeply saddened by any potential loss of innocent life.&#8221;
The statement, from Capt. Bill Urban, USN, U.S. Central Command Spokesman, came in response to a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/29/asia/afghanistan-kabul-evacuation-intl/index.html">report</a> from CNN that alleged &#8220;nine members of one family, including six children, were killed in the drone strike,&#8221; according to a person claiming to be the brother of one of the people killed in the strike.
&#8220;The vehicle that was targeted by the US in Sunday&#8217;s airstrike on Kabul was next to a building and contained one suicide bomber,&#8221; CNN reported, according to a U.S. official who allegedly briefed the network. &#8220;It remains unclear if the vehicle was intended to be a car bomb, or if the suicide bomber was using it for transport.&#8221;
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://twitter.com/SuneEngel/status/1432080897872891911">reported</a> that a senior Afghan health official, who was not part of the Taliban and who had worked with the U.S.-backed government that was recently in power, said that the strike killed several civilians and hit a house.
CENTCOM said in a statement earlier on Sunday:
<blockquote>U.S. military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon airstrike today on a vehicle in Kabul, eliminating an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamad Karzai International airport.
We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material.
We are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties, though we have no indications at this time. We remain vigilant for potential future threats.</blockquote>
The official said that the vehicle was &#8220;loaded up and ready to go.&#8221;
The strike came hours after the U.S. State Department sent out an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-citizens-told-to-immediately-get-away-from-kabul-airport-due-to-a-specific-credible-threat">alert</a> during the early morning hours on Sunday instructing U.S. citizens to immediately leave the airport in Kabul and the surrounding area &#8220;due to a specific, credible threat.&#8221;
The warning came hours after President Joe Biden said in a statement on Saturday afternoon that the situation on the ground was &#8220;extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high.&#8221;
“Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours,” the president added.

Blast rocks Afghan capital Kabul near airport

U.S. CENTCOM Issues New Statement On ISIS-K Strike: ‘We Are Investigating’ Reports Of ‘Civilian Casualties’ From Drone Attack

The terror group known as “ISIS-K” has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Thursday terror attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, that <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/afghan-death-toll-95-kabul-airport-bombing">killed</a> at least 13 U.S. service members and at least 95 Afghans. Although the Pentagon initially claimed there were two explosions, they said Friday afternoon that there was only one.
As <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-kabul-airport-attack-2021-08-26/">reported</a> by Reuters, the Islamic State took responsibility for the attack — something that was highly suspected.
Reuters reported:
<blockquote>
Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), an affiliate of militants who previously battled U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq, said it had carried out the attack, which killed dozens of people &#8211; including Afghans who were trying to leave the country and at least a dozen U.S. service members.
In claiming responsibility, Islamic State said a suicide bomber &#8220;managed to reach a large gathering of translators and collaborators with the American army at &#8216;Baran Camp&#8217; near Kabul Airport and detonated his explosive belt among them, killing about 60 people and wounding more than 100 others, including Taliban fighters.” 
A Taliban official told Reuters the group arrested an ISIS fighter at the airport a few days ago and under interrogation he told them about plans for attacks. In response, the Taliban said it postponed gatherings in public places and advised its top leaders not to gather.
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Early Friday, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/western-nations-race-complete-afghan-evacuation-deadline-looms-2021-08-25/">reported</a>, “It was not clear if suicide bombers detonated both blasts or if one was a planted bomb. It was also not clear if ISIS gunmen were involved in the attack or if the firing that followed the blasts was Taliban guards firing into the air to control crowds.” 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/death-toll-rises-from-kabul-suicide-bombing-pentagon-walks-back-second-explosion-claim">Related: Death Toll Rises From Kabul Suicide Bombing; Pentagon Walks Back Second Explosion Claim</a>
&#8220;General Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said U.S. commanders were watching for more attacks by Islamic State, including possibly rockets or car bombs targeting the airport,&#8221; the outlet noted.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden said the U.S. would respond, but did not include specific information. 
“I’ve also told my commanders to attack ISIS-K assets. And we will respond with precision, at our time, at a place that we choose, and the moment of our choosing,” Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/13th-u-s-service-member-dies-in-afghanistan-now-deadliest-day-of-conflict-since-2011">said</a>. “Here’s what you need to know. These ISIS terrorists will not win.”
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-is-isis-k-taliban-splinter-group-allegedly-responsible-for-kabul-terror-attack">reported</a> Thursday, the group is known as “ISIS-K,” which specifies it as the “Khorasan” branch of the Islamic State in Afghanistan. Khorasan is a wider historical region and “a vast territory now lying in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and northern Afghanistan,” per <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Khorasan-historical-region-Asia">Britannica</a>.  
A 2018 <a href="https://www.csis.org/programs/transnational-threats-project/past-projects/terrorism-backgrounders/islamic-state-khorasan">report</a> by the Center for Strategic and International Studies noted, “Like the Islamic State’s core leadership in Iraq and Syria, IS-K seeks to establish a Caliphate beginning in South and Central Asia, governed by sharia law, which will expand as Muslims from across the region and world join.”  
“IS-K has received support from the Islamic State’s core leadership in Iraq and Syria since its founding in 2015,” the report stated.
The report added: 
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IS-K disregards international borders and envisions its territory transcending nation-states like Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Furthermore, its global aspirations include “[raising] the banner of al-Uqab above Jerusalem and the White House,” which equates to the defeat of both Israel and the United States.18 IS-K’s ideology seeks to rid its territory of foreign “crusaders” who “proselytize Muslims” as well as “apostates,” which include anyone from Sunni Afghan National Army recruits to Hazara Shias.
</blockquote>
Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow in foreign and defense policy for the American Enterprise Institute, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/isis-k-what-to-know-about-taliban-rival-feared-to-pose-threat-to-afghanistan-evacuation">told</a> Fox News that the organization has a stricter view of its interpretation of Islam than the Taliban does, which has created an antagonistic relationship between the two groups. 
“They define their enemies differently,” she said. “The Islamic State sees anybody who does not accept its vision as an enemy – that includes the Taliban, that includes the Shia, that includes the west,” Zimmerman added.
A former intelligence officer and senior fellow for the Hudson Institute, Michael Pregent, told Fox News, “The Taliban is loyal to al Qaeda …They have not pledged loyalty to ISIS-K, but that doesn’t mean they won’t just pause their rivalries to go and make America bleed on the way out.”
On Tuesday, prior to the attack, President Biden mentioned the terrorist group, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/24/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-ongoing-evacuation-efforts-in-afghanistan-and-the-house-vote-on-the-build-back-better-agenda/">saying</a>, “There are real and significant challenges that we also have to take into consideration. The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan — which is the sworn enemy of the Taliban as well — every day we’re on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both U.S. and Allied forces and innocent civilians.” 
This article has been updated to include additional information.

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ISIS-K Claims Responsibility For Kabul Terror Attack

Several explosions occurred near Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday in Afghanistan, and a branch of the terrorist group, the Islamic State, is suspected to have played a part in the attacks. 
The group is known as “ISIS-K,” which specifies it as the “Khorasan” branch of the Islamic State in Afghanistan. Khorasan is a wider historical region and “a vast territory now lying in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and northern Afghanistan,&#8221; per <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Khorasan-historical-region-Asia">Britannica</a>. 
A 2018 <a href="https://www.csis.org/programs/transnational-threats-project/past-projects/terrorism-backgrounders/islamic-state-khorasan">report</a> by the Center for Strategic and International Studies noted, “Like the Islamic State’s core leadership in Iraq and Syria, IS-K seeks to establish a Caliphate beginning in South and Central Asia, governed by sharia law, which will expand as Muslims from across the region and world join.”
On Wednesday, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/us/politics/isis-terrorism-afghanistan-taliban.html">reported</a> that the group was formed six years ago “by disaffected Pakistani Taliban.” It has gone through with dozens of attacks in Afghanistan this year. “American military and intelligence analysts say threats from the group include a bomb-laden truck, suicide bombers infiltrating the crowd outside Hamid Karzai International Airport and mortar strikes against the airfield,” the outlet reported on Wednesday. 
CTV News of Canada <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/what-is-isis-k-a-look-at-the-afghan-based-terrorist-group-that-threatens-both-taliban-and-u-s-forces-1.5562085">reported</a>, &#8220;In the first four months of 2021, the UN says that there were 77 attacks in Afghanistan that were attributed to or claimed by ISIS-K. That&#8217;s up from the same period in 2020, which saw only 21 ISIS-K attacks.&#8221;
Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow in foreign and defense policy for the American Enterprise Institute, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/isis-k-what-to-know-about-taliban-rival-feared-to-pose-threat-to-afghanistan-evacuation">told</a> Fox News that the organization has a stricter view of its interpretation of Islam than the Taliban does, which has created an antagonistic relationship between the two groups. 
&#8220;They define their enemies differently,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The Islamic State sees anybody who does not accept its vision as an enemy – that includes the Taliban, that includes the Shia, that includes the west,&#8221; Zimmerman added.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden mentioned the terrorist group, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/24/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-ongoing-evacuation-efforts-in-afghanistan-and-the-house-vote-on-the-build-back-better-agenda/">saying</a>, “There are real and significant challenges that we also have to take into consideration. The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan — which is the sworn enemy of the Taliban as well — every day we’re on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both U.S. and Allied forces and innocent civilians.” 
A former intelligence officer and senior fellow for the Hudson Institute, Michael Pregent, told Fox News, “The Taliban is loyal to al Qaeda …They have not pledged loyalty to ISIS-K, but that doesn&#8217;t mean they won&#8217;t just pause their rivalries to go and make America bleed on the way out.&#8221;
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-explosion-near-kabul-airport-in-final-days-of-evacuation-pentagon-confirms">reported</a> by The Daily Wire:  
<blockquote>
Multiple explosions went off near Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday days before the United States expected to withdraw forces from Afghanistan.
The Pentagon confirmed one explosion near the airport Thursday morning. Fox News correspondent Jen Griffin reported another explosion immediately after at Kabul’s Baron Hotel, which has been a gathering place for Americans waiting to be evacuated from the country.
NEW: <a href="https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JenGriffinFNC</a> One explosion reported near Barron hotel – where Americans in past have gathered for rescue.
This makes two confirmed explosions
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1430898463969976320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2021</a> 
</blockquote>
“A U.S. military official confirmed that at least one explosion had occurred at the Abbey Gate, a main entryway to the international airport. Early reports indicated that the explosion was caused by at least one suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest. It was unclear how many people were injured or whether anyone was killed, but large crowds have been gathering at the gate in recent days,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/26/world/afghanistan-taliban-biden-news">The New York Times</a> reported.
“Elsewhere in the city, sporadic gunfire and alarms could heard from the airport,” the outlet added.
The Daily Wire added, “The attacks come as U.S. forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan and end a weeks-long rush to evacuate Americans and Afghan visa holders. The total number of injuries remain unclear, however a preliminary report <a href="https://twitter.com/AAhronheim/status/1430900789740924932">indicates</a> that at least 13 people are dead and numerous injured from the bombings.”
“Earlier on Thursday, multiple countries suspended evacuation operations over terror threats reported near the airport. Thousands of Afghans and westerners have gathered outside the perimeter of the airport over the weeks since the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15, toppling the Afghan government and forcing the president to flee the country. Desperate Afghans have crowded around the airport attempting to catch a flight out of the country over fear of the coming Taliban rule,” The Daily Wire noted. 
“Islamic State-affiliated terrorists have been reported to be in the area, setting off security alerts among U.S. officials. On Wednesday, the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan sent out an alert to Americans still in the country, warning them to stay away from the airport.”

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Who Is ‘ISIS-K’? Taliban Splinter Group Allegedly Responsible For Kabul Terror Attack

More terror attacks are expected to hit Kabul’s airport as numerous ISIS-K fighters are believed to be in the area, according to Fox News.
Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reported Thursday morning that a source briefed on the situation in Kabul claimed that “hundreds of ISIS-K” fighters are in the airport’s “vicinity,” warning that “attacks likely to continue.”
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NEW: Source briefed on the situation in Kabul tells me “hundreds of ISIS-K in the vicinity, attacks likely to continue”
&mdash; Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1430914653165604865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Two explosions rocked areas outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, the staging ground for U.S. and other NATO allies’ evacuation operations since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15. A suicide bomber reportedly struck on the Karzai’s main entryways, the Abbey Gate. Another explosion took place outside of Kabul’s Baron Hotel, which has been a gathering place for Americans waiting to be evacuated from the country.
While the total number of injuries remains unclear, an early report <a href="https://twitter.com/AAhronheim/status/1430900789740924932">indicates</a> that at least 13 people are dead and numerous injured from the bombings. A local emergency hospital has <a href="https://twitter.com/joshdcaplan/status/1430920197892886528">reported</a> dozens of injured being brought in after the explosions.
The explosions happened days before U.S. forces were expected to withdraw from Afghanistan by President Joe Biden’s self-imposed deadline of August 31. Multiple NATO allies to the United States had suspended evacuation operations hours before the bombings. As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-explosion-near-kabul-airport-in-final-days-of-evacuation-pentagon-confirms">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>Earlier on Thursday, multiple countries suspended evacuation operations over terror threats reported near the airport. Thousands of Afghans and westerners have gathered outside the perimeter of the airport over the weeks since the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15, toppling the Afghan government and forcing the president to flee the country. Desperate Afghans have crowded around the airport attempting to catch a flight out of the country over fear of the coming Taliban rule.
Islamic State-affiliated terrorists have been reported to be in the area, setting off security alerts among U.S. officials. On Wednesday, the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan sent out an alert to Americans still in the country, warning them to stay away from the airport.
“Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a U.S. government representative to do so,” the alert <a href="https://af.usembassy.gov/security-alert-embassy-kabul-afghanistan-august-25-2021/">said</a>.
On Tuesday, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-biden-decides-against-extending-evacuation-timeline-after-taliban-threatens-consequences">rebuffed</a> calls from U.S. allies and declined to extend the August 31 deadline for U.S. forces in Afghanistan over security risks and the need for cooperation from the Taliban for further evacuations.
“The sooner we can finish, the better,” Biden said during an address as the White House. “Every day we’re on the ground is another day we know that [Islamic State-affiliate] ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport, attack both U.S. and allied forces and innocent civilians.”
“Thus far, the Taliban have been taking steps to work with us so we can get our people out,” he said. “But it’s a tenuous situation. We’ve already had some gun fighting break out. We run a serious risk of it breaking down, as time goes on.”</blockquote>

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