A string of deadly package bombs has Austin on edge as authorities ramp up efforts to locate the bomber, including activating hundreds of officers and federal agents, increasing the reward for information and issuing a public appeal to the bomber. Below is the latest on the developments in the Austin bombing case. The bombing Sunday […]
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Cancel Easter Celebrations After Palm Sunday Bombings
Churches in southern Egypt have canceled Easter Sunday celebrations in order to mourn the victims of dual suicide attacks on Palm Sunday. Dozens of worshipers were killed. Christians in the region have been under attack by ISIS in recent years, suffering more than 40 attacks. According to the State Department, ISIS is waging a […]
44 Dead, Over 100 Injured: ISIS Claims Responsibility For Palm Sunday Dual Suicide Bombings Against Egyptian Coptic Christians
Egyptian authorities report that at least 44 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in dual suicide bombing attacks against Egyptâs besieged Coptic Christian community. The explosions occurred as Christians joined together in prayer to commemorate the birth of Christ on Palm Sunday. Reuters reports: The first bombing, in Tanta, a Nile […]
Obama to Speak at Baltimore Mosque Where Imam Condoned Suicide Bombings
President Obama is set to speak next week at a mosque which was led for over a decade by an Imam who justified suicide bombings in some circumstances and who helped found a mosque with ties to Al Qaeda. The President will visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday and deliver remarks there, the White […]
1 Year Later: US Bombings Fail to Weaken Islamic State; IS Has Over 20,000 Fighters, $360M
A year after the United States started its campaign to attack Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria, there is little change in the numeric strength of the terror group or its ability to execute terror attacks, according to U.S. intelligence agencies. “We’ve seen no meaningful degradation in their numbers,” an anonymous defense official told […]