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27-year-old, who was investigated for terrorist plotting several times include ing in 2012. he went to syria in 2013. we understand from cnn terrorist analyst paul cruickshank he was in touch with some of the plotters of the paris attacks, including the suspected ringleader, just days before the attack. we dont know if he had any role in the attacks per se, but certainly the fact that he was in touch with the plotters and perhaps the suspected ringleader certainly has raised eyebrows. the coalit...

When hes up for reelection. but the supreme court of texas may say, kids, no go. this is double jeopardy. >> judge, thank you so much. well be watching. thank you, sir. a new years attack thwarted. investigators say they have arrested two people for plotting in. brussels. cnn has learned the duo appears to have been inspired but not directed by isis. we are told theres no credible threat involving times square. elise lab by the join mess. >> they arrested six individuals, two of them have been...

We cant just leaf because these local forces are not holding. >> as it pertains to that point shs there was an off chute created at the time of the october raid to rival isis. we have talked a lot about this competition between these terror groups. how would isis then respond to this victory in afghanistan, are th reemergence? >> they would want to carry out their attack in afghanistan. there was a a suicide bombing in pakistan today that could have been carried out by this new affiliate of al q...

Earlier this year shoving statues off pedestals and taking sledge hammers, drills to destroy these antiquities from a civilization that dates back more than 5,000 years. executive vice president of the world monuments fund was in irbil just weeks before mosul, a city just 30 miles away fell to isis. she is part of this it group that is using laser technology to create can 3-d imaging of these prized historical sites so that even if they are destroyed by terrorists, their images will live on. its...

It comes to this. heres my question. afghanistan and this is al qaeda. its like the devil e we know. we have been talking so much about isis. ive even lost track of time. is there any kind of advantage if you are al qaeda not making massive headlines globally for them back home. >> i think so. its just a victory for them to be active again in afghanistan because they were so publically hue o milluated in 2001. so i think they are working locally and are being clever. i dont think its hopeless. t...

There was a warning coming out of vienna. this seems to be connect ed in some way to that. we understand investigators are seizing propaganda during these raids. we are not sure whether, as you said, whether it was directed by isis but it certainly seems to be inspired. we dependent know exactly u where the attacks would be, but they do understand it was supposed to be in some type of large venue where a lot of people could have been including policemen. >> thwarted, the second item i wanted to ...

The capital and during the new year secelebrations. because they are part of biker gang and had potential access to weapons and these individuals have been involved in robberies in the past, they felt they couldnt take any chances because they could get weapons easily. when they went in, they found that they didnt have weapons or explosives yet. but they had to move in as soon as they learn ed that there coud be a potential risk here in the capital. were hearing it wasnt eminent in the sense tha...

On new years eve thwarted. tell me about that. >> quite, tra ordinary. an isis-inspired plot to hit the center of brussels, potentially to hit the main square here in brussels. crowded spaces, military facilities, police stations. were hearing from counterterrorism officials that this duo who was arrested for plotting this it attack were members of a muslim biker gang. this is a biker gang here in the brus. ls area that has been on the radar screen in previous years of counterterrorism investiga...

Now to this. the u.s.-led coalition. an isis leader connected to the paris attacks has been killed in an airstrike. were told the syrian based member offiste isis with a dire link to the ringleader. joining me is paul cruickshank. nice to see you, sir. tell me more about this man. >> hey, brooke. this suspect is a french isis fighter, 27 years old, he traveled a couple years ago from france to syria. he was killed in this strike the day before christmas day. and french sources close to the inves...