Brussels—Two terrorists behind the 2015 Paris attacks will face justice at last. Salah Abdeslam and his accomplice Sofiane Ayari will be transferred to the Belgian capital for their trial. The trial will take place on December 18-21. They face charges of attempted manslaughter in a terrorist context and illegal arms possession. Abdeslam, who participated in the deadly … [Read more...] about Jihadists behind 2015 Paris Attacks face justice
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Paris attacks remembered
PARIS — Nov. 13, 2015, has already gone down as the darkest day in French history since World War II, when 130 people were killed here in an Islamic State assault on daily life: a concert, a soccer game and cafes. The attack on Paris’s Bataclan concert hall — where 90 of the victims died — and several restaurants in a young, lively neighborhood of the city was only the … [Read more...] about Paris attacks remembered
ISIS planned for more operatives, targets during Paris attacks
The sophisticated ISIS network that plots foreign strikes had planned for the carnage in the November 2015 Paris attacks to be far worse, to occur in other European countries as well and, investigators believe, had planned to follow them up with strikes in several locations, CNN has learned. CNN has obtained thousands of pages of documents and photos from internal European … [Read more...] about ISIS planned for more operatives, targets during Paris attacks
Report: Airstrikes, intel failed to stop Paris attacks
France changed its military strategy and started airstrikes in Syria last year because of concerns months before the attacks on Paris that ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud was plotting to target a concert and take hostages, according to a French newspaper report. The report in Friday's Le Parisien, citing French and Belgian intelligence material and police recordings, lists … [Read more...] about Report: Airstrikes, intel failed to stop Paris attacks
Paris attacks: terrifyingly fatal layers of resources and tactics
Investigators found crates’ worth of disposable cellphones, used and discarded after being meticulously scoured of email data. All around Paris, they found traces of consistent and improved bomb-making materials. And they began sketching in the details of a multilayered terrorist attack that evaded detection or prevention until much too late. In the immediate aftermath of the … [Read more...] about Paris attacks: terrifyingly fatal layers of resources and tactics
Man Loses Wife in Paris Attacks, Writes Powerful Open Letter to Terrorists
A French man who lost his wife in the Paris attacks wrote the following open letter to the terrorists responsible for her death: Friday night, you took an exceptional life—the love of my life, the mother of my son—but you will not have my hatred. I don't know who you are, and I don't want to know. You are dead souls. If this God, for whom you kill blindly, made us in his … [Read more...] about Man Loses Wife in Paris Attacks, Writes Powerful Open Letter to Terrorists
The Paris Attacks: SOFREP’s On-The-Ground Timeline and Exclusive Photos
What follows is a brief timeline of the the Paris attacks, as well as many exclusive photographs taken by SOFREP correspondent James Reed. 21:20 Friday: Stade de France The first explosion happened outside Stade de France at entrance D around 21:20 as France played Germany in a game of football. Moments later, a second blast was heard inside the stadium. Each blast … [Read more...] about The Paris Attacks: SOFREP’s On-The-Ground Timeline and Exclusive Photos
SOFREP Founder Brandon Webb on Newsmax to Discuss Paris Attacks
Owen Bennett-Jones, former Islamabad Bureau Chief for the BBC and Brandon Webb, Former Navy SEAL, president of SOFREP.com, author of "Among Heroes", and "The ISIS Solution" join The Hard Line to discuss how to defeat ISIS. Owen believes ISIS will defeat itself through alienation. He says history shows that regimes that rely on terror ultimately collapse. Brandon says it will … [Read more...] about SOFREP Founder Brandon Webb on Newsmax to Discuss Paris Attacks
The Paris Attacks Have Sparked an Inevitable Paradigm Shift
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, details are slowly coming to light. With those details comes the dawning of a realization: Things are going to change, and probably sooner rather than later. ISIS has been communicating more effectively, in ways that are harder to detect and track. They're using commercial encryptions that European and U.S. intel assets cannot break. … [Read more...] about The Paris Attacks Have Sparked an Inevitable Paradigm Shift
Interview With a Former German GSG-9 Operator About the Paris Attacks
RALF KASSNER is a former special forces member and mission leader of the German anti-terrorist groups GSG9 and SEK. He has instructed and trained with most of the European special teams, to include the GIGN, SAS, Le Raid, GOE, as well as Delta Force, SEAL Team Six, HRT, and more. He is now the CEO of Wodan Security. SOFREP: The attacks in Paris have acted as a warning sign. … [Read more...] about Interview With a Former German GSG-9 Operator About the Paris Attacks
Paris Attacks Update: Latest Insights and Intel from SOFREP
Check back for constant updates as SOFREP's writers and reporters bring you breaking news. ISIS’s Act of War in the City of Love: America Far Behind? With these newest developments in Paris, heads of state from France, the UK, and the U.S. have made statements of solidarity, resilience, and threats of their own retaliation. PM David Cameron chaired an emergency … [Read more...] about Paris Attacks Update: Latest Insights and Intel from SOFREP
Two-year anniversary of Paris terrorist attacks
Paris, France—President Macron attended a memorial to the victims of the 2015 terrorist attacks. This last November 13th marked the second-year anniversary of the coordinated attacks that killed 130 people and injured hundreds more. That night, Jihadist suicide bombers struck at six locations in downtown Paris: four cafeterias, a soccer stadium and a packed … [Read more...] about Two-year anniversary of Paris terrorist attacks