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Jun 13 2023
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Oregon man pleads guilty to conspiring to support Islamic State extremists
A man who immigrated to Oregon from Iraq in 2014 on Tuesday pleaded guilty to advocating for violent jihad through an online Arabic newspaper in support of the Islamic State terrorist group. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, who lives in Troutdale, was arrested in November 2020 on a five-count federal indictment. On Tuesday, Mothafar appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland and pleaded guilty to
The OregonianApr 13 2024
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Iran’s retaliatory attack against Israel, briefly explained
Iran launched a retaliatory strike Saturday night on Israel for its deadly attack on Iranian officers in the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Damascus after days of signaling it would do so. The response came in waves throughout Saturday, beginning with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seizing a vessel in the Red Sea connected to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s company, Zodiac
VoxApr 13 2024
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Soaking in the last weekend of full Stone Arch Bridge access
MINNEAPOLIS — You'd be hard-pressed to find a more scenic river crossing in the cities, to walk, bike or run, than the Stone Arch Bridge. "I feel like it's very notable for our skyline," said Sydnney Islam from Minneapolis. But that full bridge experience will soon be cut short, at least, temporarily. "We heard it was closing. We had to get out here," said Nathan Benson from Minnetonka. "
CBS News (Online)Apr 08 2024
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Louis Farrakhan sued Jewish leaders for $4.8 billion. A judge tossed the case
A judge says there’s no evidence that being called antisemitic has harmed Louis Farrakhan, pictured, or the Nation of Islam. Prominent Jewish leaders are free to continue calling Louis Farrakhan — leader of the Black nationalist organization the Nation of Islam — antisemitic, according to a New York court. The Nation of Islam had sued the Anti-Defamation League and Los Angeles-based Simon
Los Angeles TimesApr 19 2024
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SEAN HANNITY: Biden is the 'biggest loser' amid Israeli strikes on Iran
Fox News host Sean Hannity decries President Biden's "don't" policy regarding Israel and Iran on "Hannity." SEAN HANNITY: Without a doubt, the biggest loser from last night to today was Joe Biden. Now, late last week, you might recall when the Islamic Republic of Iran was about to strike Israel, Biden politely told the mullahs in Iran: "Don't." And then he shuffled off to the beach. The very
Fox News (Online News)Oct 14 2023
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Israel War: Left-wing and Islamic groups converge on New York City for pro-Palestinian protest
A hodgepodge of Islamic, left-wing, and Palestinian groups descended on New York City to express support for Palestinians and opposition to Israel. The Friday "All Out For Palestine" rally was announced days in advance and was met with concern by Jewish figures in New York City, particularly as it came on the same day that Hamas leaders were calling for a global "Day of Rage." Security around
Washington ExaminerApr 22 2024
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Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76
Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76.
Anderson, who chronicled his abduction and torturous imprisonment by Islamic militants in his best-selling 1993 memoir “Den of Lions,” died on Sunday at his
ABC News (Online)Apr 19 2024
Analysis
Attack on Iran next to nuclear site sends message: We could have done worse here
Sources have confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the attack on Iran at Isfahan, attributed by sources in the New York Times to Israel, hit Iranian air force assets at Isfahan, almost right next door to the Islamic Republic's nuclear site in the same area.
The message was unmistakable, 'we chose not to hit your nuclear sites this time, but we could have done worse right here,' sources
The Jerusalem PostApr 09 2024
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Idaho 18-year-old accused of terrorism plot against churches
BOISE, Idaho — A teenager planned to attack churches in a northern Idaho city using a metal pipe, butane fuel, a machete and, if he could get them, his father’s guns, according to federal prosecutors who charged him with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Authorities said Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, adopted the Islamic faith against his Christian parents’
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