Drone Strike
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| Originally published | May 27, 2014 |
| Authors | Dale Brown |
| Jim DeFelice | |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Thriller | |
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| ID | 2922157 |
About Drone Strike
On the President's orders . . . one man is tasked with averting nuclear warWhen the U. S. develops intelligence showing that Iran is in the final stages of assembling a nuclear bomb, the President orders . . .
Friend of 'IS Beatle' jailed for terrorism offences
... That same day Mohamed Emwazi (Jihadi John), was killed by a Drone Strike in Syria, Davis was jailed in Turkey for being a member of a terrorist organisation and after his release was deported to the UK and immediately arrested...
Alleged 'IS Beatle' Aine Davis pleads guilty to terrorism charges
... They were led by Mohammed Emwazi who became known as Jihadi John and who was killed by US Drone Strike...
Israel-Gaza conflict proves treacherous ground for US politicians
... Mr Trump also said that Israel had initially agreed to work with the US on a 2020 Drone Strike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, but that they backed out at the last minute...
Israeli forces fight to drive out Hamas militants and free hostages
... In a separate development on Sunday, the IDF said its artillery had struck targets in southern Lebanon and carried out a Drone Strike on " terrorist infrastructure" in response to an attack by the militant Hezbollah movement in the disputed Shebaa Farms/Mount Dov area...
Obituary: Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing senator who defied CIA and White House
... After becoming chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2009, she supported the Obama administration s controversial Drone Strike policy and said NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was guilty of treason...
Sudan conflict: Risking lives to bury the dead in Omdurman
... As she was walking to the market to buy some vegetables, there was a Drone Strike not far from her, causing a huge explosion...
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
...By Graeme BakerBBC NewsA flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian Drone Strike, according to reports...
Ukraine war: Russia says drone injures five at Kursk railway station
... Allegations of Drone Strikes inside Russia have become increasingly common in recent months...
Alleged 'IS Beatle' Aine Davis pleads guilty to terrorism charges
By Daniel Sandford at the Old BaileyBBC News
A man who was once linked to an IS terror cell nicknamed The Beatles has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm for terrorist purposes and funding terrorism.
Aine Davis , 39, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from Belmarsh Prison on Monday.
He has already served a prison sentence in Turkey for being a member of the Islamic State group and was arrested on arrival back in the UK last August.
Davis Will be sentenced on 13 November.
At one point he was suspected of being a member of The Gang who were called The Beatles by their captives.
There has been no attempt to put Davis On Trial for being a member of the kidnap gang either in the UK or the US, even though at one point the then Home Secretary Priti Patel was asking the US to extradite him and prosecute him.
The Gang became infamous for videoing the beheading of their British, American and European hostages.
They were led by Mohammed Emwazi who became known as Jihadi John and who was killed by US Drone Strike .
Two other members of The Gang El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are serving life sentences in the US. All three were British.
Davis knew Alexander Kotey in West London, travelling to Turkey with him in 2012. He also knew Mohammed Emwazi.
Since being charged Last Year Davis argued through his legal team that he should not face trial in the UK as he had already served a sentence in Turkey for what amounted to the same offending.
But Mr Justice Mark Lucraft KC and The Court of Appeal ruled against him.
He has now pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm for the purposes of terrorism after sending a picture of himself holding a rifle In Syria to his then wife Amal El-Wahabi. He also admitted two charges linked to funding terrorism.
ExtremismBefore leaving the UK for Syria Davis was a Drug Dealer who carried a gun. He was jailed for possession of a firearm in 2006.
He converted to Islam but was soon embracing violent extremism, and by The Time the Islamic State group declared its caliphate In Syria 2014, Davis was there. He had Left Behind his wife Amal El-Wahabi and Two Children travelling to Syria via the Netherlands and Turkey In July 2013.
He first came to public attention when Amal El-Wahabi was found guilty at the Old Bailey in 2014 of sending him money for the purposes of terrorism. It was at that trial that The Image of him with a group of men In Syria all holding guns first emerged.
In November 2015 Davis was arrested in Turkey during a raid on a Safe House in the coastal town of Silivri. The House was often used by men crossing The Border in and out of Syria. He was arrested on the same day that Mohammed Emwazi was killed by a Drone Strike In Syria .
He was convicted of being a member of the Islamic State group in a Turkish court in 2017, and sent to prison.
When his prison sentence came to an end he was deported to the UK. But the then Home Secretary Ms Patel had been In Touch with prosecutors in the US apparently trying to persuade them to pursue a case against Davis.
When this did not happen, Davis was arrested on arrival at Luton Airport .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com