8 30 eastern last night. There were three weevs attacks. The first missile fired came from the uss arly burke. According to the pentagon, 47 tomahawk missiles were fired at command and control headquarters of an al qaeda offshoot called the Khorasan Group that u. S. Officials claim was plotting against the u. S. Arab nations did not participate in this initial part of the operation. Pentagon Officials Say this will not be a short mission. I would think of it in terms of years, yes. The significance of countries participating in these strikes cannot be understated. Five countries joined including qatar which flew but did not drop bombs. Were still assessing the effects of our strikes, but weve been watching this group closely for some time. We believe the Khorasan Group was nearing the execution phase. The Arab Coalition members were involved in the third phase of air strikes which began just after midnight eastern last night. Syrian air defenses remain passive. The uae flew four f16, s
Foxs own Catherine Herridge is standing by in washington tonight. And she has all the details. Catherine. Sean, fox news obtaining this fivepage bulletin from the fbi and Homeland Security that warns the air campaign has diminished the likelihood of a successful attack if foreign terrorist groups. But at the same time it increases the risk from lone wolf sympathizers in the u. S. It reads in part we believe these strikes will contribute to home grown violent extriemists broader grievances about military intervention in predominantly muslim lands. A u. S. Official says its possible part of the khorasan leadership who also had a personal with Osama Bin Laden was killed in the strikes adding that the plot was far more complex than a single bomb on a jet. A series of attacks in close succession like in 2001 in new york, washington and shanksville, pennsylvania, is a trademark of bin ladens inner circle and more evidence khorasan is al qaeda, not a splinter group. The fact that they would s
Ideologic ideological. Isis has global aspirations. Isils leaders have threatened america and our allies. You know any major arab ally that embraces i know major arab allies who fund them. Thankyou. Would you please leave in would you please leave the room now . General, general dempsey. This coalition is the appropriate way forward, but if it fails to be true and if there are threats to the United States, i would go back to the president and make a recommendation that would include the use of military groundmahn forces. You thing these people youre training will only go back to fight against isil . Do you really believe that, general . If the objective were to destroy isis within 90 days, wa would be required to carry that out . Thats not possible, senator. Is it fair to say that if we do not contain this threat and eventually destroy it, that it gets worse over time and a year from now, if theyre still flourishing in syria, and this coalition hasnt come about, americas more in danger
Has a College Degree are computer studies. We dont know if he played a role in the execution posting of the video ofs of the two american journalists. Is he part of a close knit circle of u. S. Citizens among the first to join al qaedas digital jihad. They include omar who was killed in somalia. Another who played guilty terrorism charges in 2007 forerunner of isis. You know the traditional view is that these terrorist groups go when the opportunity presents itself. I have seen a subtle shift in the thinking among some analyst in the intelligence community. And they are placing more of a premium on those bin laden documents. We havent seen many of them. But in the documents he said it was important for operatives to Pay Attention to significant anniversaries such as 9 11 and then also important holidays. As for abusumra i would assume is he on every watch list known to mankind. American passport. That doesnt stop him from walking across the border in north dakota or something. It doesn
Man has got a point. They can be cold. Also ahead megyn kelly under fire from a former guest bill ayers. I will get involved with this. Later on. Caution, you are to enter the no spin zone. The factor begins right now. Hi, im bill oreilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. How the internet makes evil stronger that is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. We are all living in a dangerous fastchanging world. Machines now dominate the lives of americans and are also very useful tools to terrorists all over the world. Last nights former president bill clinton nailed it. The explosion of Information Technology and other factors have made power more diffuse. The bad news is the same technology can go to isis and they can become a droid on the social media and all of a sudden you see two austrian teenage girls picked up at the airport trying to go there and blow people up for them. Mr. Clinton saying that isis, al qaeda and other killers killers recruit online. Instantly worldwide w