Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
21 Syrian Pro-Government Militiamen Killed In Overnight Ambush By Islamic State Group, Reports Say
The Islamic State group ambushed pro-government militiamen in an overnight attack in eastern Syria, killing at least 21 fighters, pro-government media and an opposition war monitor said Wednesday. Sham FM radio reported that the militiamen from the pro-government National Defense Places were ambushed in the village of al-Kawm in the central Syrian desert, between the…
Read MoreBuddhist temple firebombed by man seen throwing Molotov cocktail, video shows
The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s office is looking into why someone tried to burn down the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Centre in New Caney on Sunday night. The owners of the facility told Eyewitness News that they are thankful no one was hurt. On Monday night, the owner spoke only with ABC13 and shared the…
Read MoreArizona man arrested, hit with federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill rabbi
An Arizona man was arrested and hit with federal charges over the weekend for allegedly threatening to execute a Scottsdale rabbi and “every other JEW” he could find, the Justice Department announced Monday. Jeffrey Mindock, a 47-year-old Tempe resident, allegedly sent an email last Friday morning to the rabbi asking him to convince a judge…
Read MoreJury finds man guilty of terror offences over lighting fires and pledging loyalty to Islamic State
A man who lit bushfires and filmed videos pledging his loyalty to Islamic State has been found guilty of terrorism-related offences, but his older brother will walk free after being cleared by a jury. A Supreme Court jury found Aran Sherani, 20, guilty of carrying out acts in preparation for a terrorism offence. He had…
Read MorePolice warn of UK attack risk as anti-terror hotline calls surge
Counter-terrorism police are warning there could be an increased risk of attacks in the UK because of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Reports to the anti-terror hotline between 7-25 October doubled compared to the same period last year. The number of reports containing information classed as significant also rose by nearly four times. UK police say the…
Read MoreLeeds hospital patient averted potential bombing by befriending attacker, court hears
A man who averted a potential bombing by befriending the attacker told a 999 call handler “he was about to kill a lot of people”, a court has heard. Mohammed Farooq, 28, who is accused of planning a terror attack at St James’s Hospital in Leeds, was “agitated” when Nathan Newby spotted him in the…
Read MoreMaine man sentenced to 15 years for mosque attack plot
A 19-year-old from Maine who the FBI says built homemade explosives and plotted to attack a mosque in the name of the Islamic State group was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison. Xavier Pelkey, of Waterville, entered an agreement with prosecutors in April in which he pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists…
Read MoreRichmond County man indicted on federal charges for bomb scare at Social Security office
A Richmond County man has been indicted on federal charges for a bomb threat targeting the Social Security Administration’s Augusta office. Keyon Tishaye Dickens, 38, of Augusta, currently is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center after being indicted for Using a Telephone to Make a Threat to Injure a Person or Damage a…
Read More‘Grenade among birthday gifts’ kills adviser to Ukraine’s military chief
A close adviser to the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s army has been killed after a grenade amongst his birthday presents exploded, according to officials. “Under tragic circumstances, my assistant and close friend, Major Gennadiy Chastiakov, was killed … on his birthday,” Gen Valery Zaluzhny posted on Telegram on Monday, saying that an “unknown explosive device detonated…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court mulls legality of domestic-violence gun curbs
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to weigh the legality of a federal law that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to have guns in the latest major case to test the willingness of its conservative majority to further expand gun rights. Oral arguments are scheduled in an…
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