SITE Intelligence Group: Jihadists on Twitter Celebrate Attacks in Paris, Speculate Who Planned them
According to SITE intelligence group, Jihadist-affiliated Twitter accounts celebrated the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, and speculated which jihadi group might be behind them.
Many users expressed the belief that IS was behind the attack.Jihadi supporters celebrated the attack with Arabic-language hashtags translating to “#Paris_On_Fire,” as well as the more widely used hashtag “#FranceUnderAttack.” Islamic State (IS) supporters, in particular, used Arabic hashtags …
Der Spiegel: Putin is ready to abandon Assad
"The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had no intentions to support Bashar Assad as a President of Syria. Apparently, he is ready to fulfil the requirement of the West on the resolution of Syrian conflict" – reported German weekly Der Spiegel on November 13, referring to a secret document in their possession. The document talks about Russian strategy in Syria and relations with the West.It shows that Putin is seeking a beginning of the negotiations on the resolution of the Syrian conflict …
Ukraine recognised Soviet deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide
On November 12, the Ukrainian Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, approved a resolution recognising the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944, as genocide. 245 Ukrainian MPs voted for the resolution. According to the document, May 18 will be marked as the Memorial Days for the victims of the genocide.The explanatory note to the resolution provides information about forced evictions of more than 180 thousand Crimean Tatars directed by the Soviet Union’s State Defence Committee. As stated in the document, …
Islamic State threatens Russia
The terrorist group, Islamic State, published a video threatening to carry out attacks on Russian soil– reported SITE international intelligence group. The group tracks jihadist activities on the Internet.
In the video, a sequence of video scenes is accompanied by a song “Soon, very soon” and features images of murder and ISIS militants. "Soon a sea of blood will flow" -proclaim the jihadists.
The Kremlin responded to the video. "Russian Intelligence Agencies will examine the video …
England urges FIFA to expel Russian Minister from its Executive Committee
The Head of the Football Association of England, Greg Dyke, filed a request to expel Vitaliy Mutko, the Russian Minister of Sport from the FIFA Executive Committee. The World Anti-Doping Agency accused Vitaliy Mutko of covering numerous manipulations with doping samples.
“FIFA must make a swift decision whether the person who is involved should remain on the Executive Committee. Vitaliy Mutko is the head of the Worl Cup 2018 Organizational Committee and the Russian Minister of Sport. He …