Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Wars & Rumors of War

My Way News - FBI: California shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago
My Way News reports: "The two San Bernardino shooters were radicalized at least two years ago — well before one of them came to the U.S. on a fiancĂ© visa — and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday in providing the most specific details to date about the couple's path toward extremism. Investigators are also looking at whether the husband accused in the shootings was planning an attack in 2012 but abandoned those plans, according to two people familiar with the investigation who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity."

My Way News - Carter: US willing to do more to help Iraqis retake Ramadi
My Way News reports: "In a steady escalation of the fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. military stands ready to send more American personnel and attack helicopters to Iraq, especially to help retake a key city seized by the extremists, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday. In recent days, Iraqi forces advanced on Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar province, retaking a military operations center and a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city in western Iraq."

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