Eight individuals from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State have been arrested in the United States in recent days.
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, March 11, 2024, in Washington. – Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State have been arrested in the United States in recent days, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
The individuals from Tajikistan entered the country last spring and passed through the U.S. government's screening process without turning up information that would have identified them as potential terrorism-related concerns, said one of the people familiar with the matter. FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the U.S. is facing accelerating threats from homegrown violent extremists as well as foreign terrorist organizations, particularly in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
U.S. News World News Washington News
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mass Stabbing Against Anti-Islamic Extremism Rally May Have Been Islamic Extremism, Police SaySource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
AP sources: 8 people with possible Islamic State ties arrested in US on immigration violationsEight individuals from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State have been arrested in the United States in recent days
Read more »
Islamic State Terrorists Planned to Attack Liberal Berlin Mosque, Says ProsecutorSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
Islamic State group-allied militants kill dozens in eastern CongoCongo's government says militants allied with the Islamic State group have killed at least 41 people in several villages in eastern North Kivu province
Read more »
Islamic State group-allied militants kill dozens in eastern CongoCongo's government says militants allied with the Islamic State group have killed at least 41 people in several villages in eastern North Kivu province
Read more »
Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic StateALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld the conviction Friday of a British national for his role in a hostage-taking scheme by the Islamic
Read more »