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The Terror Plot Too Big for Media Attention?

There’s even more to the major media’s blind eye.  Ten days ago a story popped up in the press about a terror plot planned for Hallowe’en.  The story focused on suspected plotters in Michigan, later connected to other states, who were allegedly inspired by ISIS.

Again, the media almost immediately acted like this was a “Trumped-up” story.  The potshots started against FBI director Kash Patel.  The FBI did not immediately elaborate on its investigation, with media voices suggesting the Bureau was backing away from its charges.

Now the news is coming out that this wasn’t just a couple of “gamers” on the Internet.  At least six young people have been arrested in multiple states.  The FBI had not been talking because it has been seeking more evidence before it evaporates.

The suspects, it turns out, include several young men from well-to-do families.  There is talk of interstate travel for meetings, encrypted messages, gun ranges and rapid reloading practice.  Potential terror targets included an LGBTQ+ neighborhood in Ferndale, Michigan, and the Cedar Point amusement park in northwest Ohio – both targets that would normally draw massive media interest.

This may turn out to be a story the media can’t bury, despite its best efforts.  But if the likes of MSNBC and CNN aren’t interested in history, rest assured history is interested in them.  Violence against orderly implementation of our laws – and our election results – is rising.  So too is antisemitism, the history-repeating viciousness that has inspired many of the worst actors of the past century.

We can try to look the other way, as millions of Europeans and Americans did in the 1930s.  But history has a way of grabbing us by the throat and forcing us to see what’s in front of us – in Chicago and other major cities across the nation.  We will answer for our silence.

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US Bombs Somalia for the 90th Time This Year

US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on November 8, marking at least the 90th time that the US has bombed the country this year.

AFRICOM said the strike targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region and that it was launched about 40 miles southeast of the Gulf of Aden port city of Bosaso, a remote area of the Cal Miskaad mountains. The command offered no other details about the strike, as it had stopped sharing casualty estimates and assessments on civilian harm earlier this year.

“Specific details about units and assets will not be released to ensure continued operations security,” the command said.

The US backs local security forces in Puntland, as the US-backed Federal Government, which is based in Mogadishu, doesn’t control the territory. In 2024, the Puntland government withdrew from the federal system in response to President Hassan Sheikh’s move to amend the constitution.

The Puntland government has come under criticism recently over reports that the UAE has been shipping weapons to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan through an air base in Bosaso. The RSF has been accused of committing genocide in Sudan, and its fighters committed atrocities against civilians after it took the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s western Darfur region in October.

The US has been providing Puntland with significant air support in its war against Somalia’s ISIS affiliate. At the end of October, AFRICOM conducted airstrikes in Puntland’s Caal-Miskaad mountains for three consecutive days.

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Syria’s ISIS-Aligned Government May Join the U.S.-Led Coalition Against ISIS – Kurds Skeptical

Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani), is scheduled to visit Washington on November 10, 2025, where he is expected to formally sign an agreement for Syria to join the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The visit will mark the first time a Syrian head of state has ever been received at the White House, a move that many observers find deeply counterintuitive given that al-Sharaa’s regime is composed of extremist factions linked to both al-Qaeda and ISIS.

“The U.S. had a five-million-dollar bounty on al-Julani’s head,” said Charbel, a Syrian Christian who fought ISIS for four years alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). “And now he is invited to the White House?” he asked, visibly shaken. “How can this be?”

Al-Sharaa, who led a coalition of Islamist groups that overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s government in late 2024, has been designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist since 2013, and his organization, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), remained on the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization list until July 2025.

For the Kurds and Christians of the semi-autonomous region of Rojava, northern Syria, Washington’s outreach to al-Julani feels like another betrayal. “Yes, he wants to join the coalition because of pressure from the Americans,” remarked one Kurdish woman in Qamishli, “but how will he fight ISIS, his own people?” A man who fought ISIS in both Iraq and Syria, and watched several of his close friends die on the battlefield, laughed bitterly. “That would be strange,” he said. “Julani’s group joining the coalition to fight ISIS—oh my goodness. I have no idea how that would work.”

Another Kurdish veteran put it even more succinctly: “Al-Julani is ISIS. How can he join the coalition?”

Charbel expressed what many Kurds, Christians, and other minorities feel about the al-Julani government: “This government is not good. It’s not safe for anyone. No one can live there.” By “there,” he meant areas now controlled by the Damascus regime, a government that has integrated former al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates into its ranks. For many observers, it represents jihadists rebranded as statesmen.

In March 2025, more than 800 civilians, mostly from the Alawite minority, were massacred across Latakia, Tartus, and Hama by militias aligned with the new government, including factions of the Syrian National Army. Weeks later, hundreds of Druze civilians were killed in similar sectarian attacks. In both cases, it was difficult to distinguish whether the perpetrators were government troops, ISIS cells, or extremist militias, the lines between them have all but disappeared.

Rojava, the Kurdish-led autonomous zone, remains relatively safe under the protection of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and U.S. troops, but ISIS-linked attacks are rising, especially in Deir ez-Zor and the Raqqa countryside, where sleeper cells are increasingly active. Though ISIS no longer controls territory, an estimated 1,500 to 3,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria continue operating as a highly adaptable insurgency targeting soldiers, civilians, and infrastructure.

Their tactics include assassinations, ambushes, and improvised explosive devices aimed at destabilizing both SDF- and government-held areas. The threat is compounded by more than 8,000 ISIS detainees and 38,000 relatives held in overcrowded camps like al-Hol and Roj, where radicalization runs rampant.

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Famous American writer’s son, 19, arrested over alleged plot to bomb Detroit gay bars in ISIS terror attack

The son of famed Iranian-American poet Roger Sedarat was arrested after allegedly plotting to bomb gay bars in Detroit in an ISIS-inspired attack, police sources said. 

Milo Sedarat, 19, was apprehended at his father’s home in Montclair, New Jersey, on Wednesday in connection with the probe into the foiled attack, which was set to unfold on Halloween.

The teenager was arrested alongside another 19-year-old from Montclair, Tomas Kaan Guzel, police sources told the New York Post.

Their arrests come after five other alleged co-conspirators and one minor were charged in connection with the plot. 

Their alleged scheme was uncovered last week by the FBI and the NYPD’s Intelligence Bureau, which said the bombing was intended to copy ISIS‘s terror attack in Paris in 2015. 

According to the Post, Guzel was arrested in a food court in Newark Liberty International Airport on his way to Turkey, with the goal of reaching Syria to train with ISIS. 

The arrests of Sedarat and Guzel also came two days after three additional Michigan men were charged with intending to supply weapons for the alleged ISIS-inspired attack. 

Guzel was allegedly intending to travel on November 17, but moved his flight forward after hearing that the FBI had raided the homes of several other terror suspects in Detroit, sources said.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrests before the Halloween weekend, saying the terror cell was plotting a ‘violent attack‘. 

Sedarat and Guzel are set to be charged in New Jersey federal court. The Daily Mail has reached out to the FBI for further comment.

Three of the other men arrested in connection with the plot include Mohamed Ali, 20, Majed Mahmoud, also 20, and Ayob Nasser, 19.

As the attack would have unfolded in gay bars in Michigan, Ali and the rest of the group intended to make their way to Syria to train with ISIS, prosecutors said in court documents. 

Authorities said their raids uncovered three AR-15 style rifles, two shotguns, four pistols, and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition. 

The raids also led to the discovery of GoPro cameras, tactical vests and combat gear, prosecutors said. 

Announcing the arrests of the five alleged terrorists last week, Patel said they were intent on launching a ‘violent attack’.

‘Thanks to the men and women of FBI and law enforcement everywhere standing guard 24/7 and crushing our mission to defend the homeland,’ Patel said. 

The Daily Mail has contacted the FBI and Sedarat for comment. 

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US Drafts UN Resolution to End Sanctions on Syrian Leader

The United States has put forth a draft resolution within the U.N. Security Council meant to end sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the Islamist militant and political group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

The proposal comes ahead of al-Sharaa’s anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, set for next Monday.

The Security Council has regularly approved travel exemptions for al-Sharaa this year, meaning the White House meeting does not hinge on the outcome of the U.S. proposal.

The draft resolution, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, also advocates for the repeal of sanctions against Syria’s Interior Minister Anas Khattab.

The U.N. sanctions include a travel ban, asset freeze, and arms embargo.

It is unclear when a vote on the draft could be held. At least nine of the 15 council constituents need to vote in favor of the proposal for it to be enacted. However, Russia, China, the United States, France, and the UK each hold a veto.

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Ex-ISIS Envoy Who Killed Americans In Iraq To Be Hosted At White House This Month

President Donald Trump is set to host Syria’s self-appointed interim leader later this month for talks in Washington, marking the first ever visit by a Syrian head of state to the US capitol. Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who once fought alongside foreign fighters while killing American soldiers in Iraq, will enjoy his red carpet reception in Washington on November 10.

This will also mark the first time a former ISIS member will be hosted in the Oval Office, an absurdity which would have been hard to believe a mere decade ago. But the US-Saudi-Israel axis reached its regime change goal in Damascus, which overthrew the secular Arab nationalist leader Bashar al-Assad, which resulted in the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) taking over.

The HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who was even earlier this year still on the US terrorism list, quickly reverted to his birth name of Ahmed al-Sharaa. The US had promptly removed the $10 million bounty on his head just before President Trump met with him in Riyadh last May.

“President Ahmed al-Sharaa will be at the White House at the start of November,” Syria’s foreign minister said in speech in Bahrain. “Of course, this is a historic visit. It is the first visit by a Syrian president to the White House in more than 80 years.”

“There will be many issues on the table, starting with the lifting of sanctions and opening of a new chapter between the United States and Syria. We want to establish a very strong partnership between the two countries.”

One area of proposed cooperation is in fighting terrorism, ironically enough, and the US and Syria under Jolani are expected to sign an agreement joining a US-led international coalition against ISIS during the visit, which is somewhat laughable given ISIS patches have recently been seen among HTS ranks.

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Russia Accuses Ukrainian Intelligence Of Using ISIS For Assassination Plot

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stated on Monday that its officers foiled a terrorist attack in Moscow that was planned by ISIS under the direction of Ukrainian intelligence.

ISIS operatives sought to target a high-ranking Russian Defense Ministry official using an explosive device in a densely populated area of the capital city, the agency said in a statement.

“The FSB has prevented a sabotage and terrorist act against one of the senior officers of the Russian Defense Ministry, organized by Ukrainian special services in coordination with leaders of the international terrorist organization Islamic State (banned as a terrorist organization in Russia),” the FSB statement said.

Four suspects connected to the plot were detained, including a native of a Central Asian country. The FSB alleged that the plan was developed by Ukrainian intelligence and would have been carried out by a suicide bomber recruited by an ISIS member named Saidakbar Gulomov.

“On instructions from Ukrainian handlers, S. Gulomov remotely directed the perpetrator’s actions from Ukraine and several Western European countries using multiple foreign messaging applications,” the FSB added.

Gulomov allegedly provided the attacker with funds, information about the target, and materials for assembling explosive devices smuggled into Russia by Ukrainian intelligence using drones.

According to the FSB, Gulomov was also involved in the killing of Russian Lieutenant General Kirillov, commander of the Russian Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops, in December 2024.

The FSB claims the attack on Kirillov was also orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence. Monday’s foiled terror attack “once again demonstrates the close coordination between the Kiev regime and international terrorist organizations,” the Russian intelligence service stated.

In March 2024, four gunmen attacked a concert hall near Moscow, opening fire on the more than 5,000 people gathered to watch the Russian rock group Piknik. At least 145 people were killed in the attack.  

Russian authorities blamed the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan, for the attack, while also accusing Ukrainian intelligence of orchestrating it.

“The investigation has concluded that the terrorist act was planned and organized by the security services of an unfriendly state in order to destabilize the situation in Russia,” stated the Russian Investigative Committee, which was tasked with determining who was responsible. “Members of an international terrorist organization were recruited to carry it out.”

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Ilhan Omar DONOR Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Join ISIS

A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty this week to attempting to join ISIS not only praised terrorist attacks and twice tried to travel overseas to fight for the group—he also donated to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s political campaign, my investigation has confirmed. 

The revelation ties a convicted supporter of one of the world’s most violent terror organizations directly to the fundraising network of a sitting member of Congress.

On October 1, 2025, federal prosecutors announced that Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, of Minnesota, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. 

Hassan had long promoted jihad online, calling for the overthrow of the Somali government and the establishment of an Islamic caliphate. 

According to court filings, his social media accounts contained ISIS propaganda, black ISIS flag logos, and praise for mass-casualty attacks, including the January 1, 2025, New Orleans attack that killed 14 people. 

Hassan referred to the killer as “the legend that killed Americans.”

Federal agents documented that in December 2024, Hassan made two separate attempts to travel one-way from Minnesota to Somalia to join ISIS fighters. 

On his first attempt, he was denied boarding due to a lack of travel documents. 

After acquiring a visa, he attempted to travel again but was intercepted by Customs and Border Protection in Chicago. 

Agents found his naturalization papers, diploma, and electronic devices loaded with ISIS propaganda, recruitment messages, and PDF manuals on building explosives, including C-4, urea nitrate, and HMTD.

The FBI further recovered messages where Hassan referred to an ISIS recruiter as “uncle” and “commander” and declared, “I will become ISIS straight away.” 

In one video posted online, he waved a homemade ISIS flag while driving in Minnesota; in another, he displayed a knife on his lap. 

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Strategic Treason: The Empire Fetes Man Who Killed US Troops

On Monday, Sept. 22, the current president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, joined the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), David Petraeus, on stage for a discussion at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. The summit is one of the most prestigious global affairs forums in the world and by its own account “convenes the world’s most prominent business, government, and nonprofit leaders to foster dialogue and enable effective partnerships for positive social impact.”

It was a surreal moment because 20 years ago, during Iraq War II, these men were enemies. Once upon a time, al-Sharaa was known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, a foot soldier in Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), and Petraeus was known as US Army General David Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq. In fact, it was a moment that revealed the extent to which the US Empire has become an inherently treasonous project.

It was Al Qaeda that knocked down the World Trade Center towers and hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. And it was Al Qaeda that formed the radical edge of the Sunni-based insurgency during Iraq War II that killed approximately 4,000 of the 4,500 US troops who died in that war. Al-Jolani fought in Iraq from 2003 until he was captured and imprisoned by US forces in 2006. He was released from prison in 2011 for reasons still classified. Then, in 2012, he went to Syria to form and lead al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country, the al-Nusra Front.

Meanwhile, Petraeus was promoted to a Four-Star General, directed the 2007 “Surge” in Iraq, served as commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan from 2010–2011, and then became director of the CIA in 2011. The CIA runs the Counterterrorism Mission Center, which officially exists to prevent groups like Al Qaeda from knocking down our towers. Of course, the CIA also runs the Special Activities Division, which does special things like Operation “Timber Sycamore,” which funneled billions of dollars in weapons and support to the insurgency waged against the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad. The al-Nusra Front was on the front in that fight.

So, Americans watching al-Sharaa and Petraeus share the stage might feel like the downtrodden animals in the final moment of George Orwell’s Animal Farm:

“Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

In similar fashion, an American beholding the Concordia sit down might ponder, who’s the terrorist and who’s the counterterrorist?

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From Hunted as One of the Bloodiest Jihadists to UN Delegate: The Transformation of Muhammad Al-Jawlani and the Moral Decline of the International Organization

Muhammad Al-Jawlani, also known as Ahmed al-Sharaa, who in 2017 was designated by the United States as one of the most dangerous jihadists with a reward of up to $10 million for his capture, recently appeared seated at the United Nations General Assembly. This image has sparked outrage and debate.

The photograph, shared on social media, shows Al-Jawlani smiling and conversing with other delegates—a chilling contrast to his past as the leader of the Al-Nusrah Front, a Syrian affiliate of Al-Qaeda.

Al-Jawlani’s story begins in the shadows of the Syrian conflict. In 2013, the UN Security Council designated him a global terrorist for his role in financing, planning, and executing attacks alongside Al-Qaeda.

According to the U.S. State Department, under his leadership, Al-Nusrah carried out multiple suicide bombings in Damascus and other regions of Syria, resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians.

His name was linked to sectarian violence that contradicted the aspirations for a democratic Syria, as noted in an official 2013 report.

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