Islamic State arrests reveal jihadi threat near seat of U.S. government

Dec 27, 2016

Islamic State arrests reveal jihadi threat near seat of U.S. government

Dec 27, 2016

Law enforcement agencies have arrested nine Northern Virginia residents on charges of aiding the Islamic State since the terrorist group rose to power in Syria and Iraq in 2014 and launched social media propaganda to attract followers, a government message to police states. The Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center issued profiles of the nine in a Dec. 21 report labeled “law enforcement sensitive.”

Such reports are designed to help state and federal agents recognize trends in the types of individuals who are influenced by the Islamic State’s message and how they communicate across terrorist networks. A defense attorney in one of the cases accused police of anti-Muslim bias; his client later pleaded guilty. READ MORE


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