New details emerged during a press conference Thursday in the case of a Durham man accused of trying to support and join ISIS.
People say that in these Syrian camps children as young as eight warn outsiders with a throat-slitting gesture, screaming and firebombs.
It is the deadliest attack by ISIS on the West in several years. But still, almost a week later, the group also known as Islamic State has yet to issue its trademark claim of responsibility for the horrific New Year’s violence in New Orleans.
The FBI said that during White's alleged conversations with other ISIS supporters he unknowingly spoke to an undercover FBI agent, where he repeatedly showed interest in joining the organization and expressed excitement about traveling overseas with them.
ISIS-inspired New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar prepared a “very rare explosive compound” in the two homemade bombs he planned to detonate on Bourbon Street, police said.
We have new information on the arrest of a North Carolina man who allegedly tried to join ISIS. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: North Carolina man accused of trying to join ISIS The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI said 29-year-old Alexander White tried to make financial transactions in support of ISIS camps.
The attacker who killed 14 pedestrians on Bourbon Street was “influenced by the discourse and messaging of the Islamic State,” the terrorist group said in a bulletin dated Thursday.
A Durham man was charged by federal authorities with supporting ISIS and later attempting to join the group, according to court documents that were unsealed on Tuesday.
Investigators learned that his flight was set for Dec. 4 from RDU with a return flight to the Triangle on Dec. 18. An FBI special agent noted that White likely purchased a round-trip ticket to avoid arousing suspicion, a common practice among Islamic extremists.
The president-elect may want to withdraw U.S. troops from the area, but if he does, he’d put a victory he’s proud of at risk.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two days after federal court records were unsealed in a case against a Durham man accused of joining ISIS, the US Attorney's Office and FBI held a news conference in Raleigh detailing the investigation.