it's the only known isis funded plot in the us. case are unpeeling that onion and realising they have a really serious network here that i don't think we had a full understanding of when we first started. it was while executing a search warrant at elshinawy‘s home that fbi agents came across the link to siful sujan, and his welsh company. in a desk drawer they found a handwritten note. 0n the note were details of a moneygram transfer forjust over a £1,000. but it was the sender's name that led fbi investigators to wales. the person who had tried to send money to the states was a businessman from newport, abdul samad. he describes himself as a young entrepreneur, who also enjoys basketball and arabic studies. crucially, mr samad worked at a company run by siful sujan and his brother, ataul haque. 0n the same day in december 2015 that siful sujan was killed in an air strike, police in wales arrested abdul samad on suspicion of terrorism offences. his home here in newport was searched 7 along with the company offices in cardiff. durin

well this is a classic isis attack isis today is a is a cornered tiger it's lashing out as a diversionary tactic to show that it's still lethal even as it's being destroyed in southern syria so it it attack the jebel druze and the jurors minority of course is seen as an evil minority by isis their ninth issue of their davetta magazine was about the druze and how they all their shakes their religious leader should be killed their women could be sold into slavery like the use e.t.s. so the druze have long been a target for isis it's a way to so. in a sense distrust between the syrian regime and the bruise because the druze were very upset they said it how come this could happen how do you let them get here why did they did massacre us so there's a lot of internal squabbling the syrian opposition has blamed this on aside and said that isis an aside are one that they're working together in a conspiracy to punish the druze are not wholeheartedly being a loyalist this is. seems to me rather conspiracy theory but but it has so in dissension and it's diverted the gaze from doing real defeat that

look how can they be how could they fight isis if they already called out what it would isis isis is there look at the map isis has been there for years at the border no one touched isis at the border that isis has borders with the golan the occupied golan heights where the israeli army on the other side we have pictures we have videos the isis members are not by their members chatting for a friendly chat with the with israeli soldiers i mean how did these isis get weapons they had to pass through these kind of areas they had to pass through through these dense and the taliban up areas what so-called maoi whatever commandos meaning an army and guess what all the at that of our soldiers when we were attacking when we were liberating the syrian desert from isis most of the action our soldiers from behind game from to say area meaning that they're not only taking somebody's house they just but they're all collaborating with isis i mean this is clear cut and past with the reason in denial the reason may and some some m.p. is literally in the british khalid clearly said that they want to

it is not purely isis. you have to factor in that al qaeda has used this time to regenerate themselves in different parts of the world where they have control of territory, where they have merged with the local entities and the al qaeda threat is certainly not off the table. >> let me ask you, mitch, a follow up question, and it is something that you guys wrote in the conclusion of -- from revolution muslim to the islamic state, and that is quoting here, one reason most of the plots linked to revolution muslim were thwarted was that the n.y.p.d. in your case successfully integrated undercover officers into the heart of both the islamic thinker society and revolution muslim. then you go on to say increased use of digital human comprising digital undercover officers and informants, etc., etc. what's your general sense in combatting, countering on the u.s. law enforcement and intelligence side? some of the lessons you've seen. i'm going to get into a broader cbe issues in a moment, but from the intelligence an

well this is a classic isis attack isis today is a is a cornered tiger it's lashing out as a diversionary tactic to show that it's still lethal even as it's being destroyed in southern syria so it it attack the jebel druze and the jurors minority of course is seen as an evil minority by isis their ninth issue of their davetta magazine was about the druze and how they all their shakes their religious leader should be killed their women could be sold into slavery like the use e.t.s. so the druze have long been a target for isis it's a way to sow. in a sense distrust between the syrian regime and a bruise because the druze were very upset they said it how come this could happen how do you let them get here why did they did massacre us so there's a lot of internal squabbling the syrian opposition has blamed this on aside and said that isis an aside are one that they're working together in a conspiracy to punish the druze are not wholeheartedly being a loyalist this is. seems to me rather conspiracy theory but but it has so in dissension and it's diverted the gaze from the real defeat that isi

look at them have isis is there for years at the border no one touched isis at the border that isis has borders with the golan the occupied golan heights where the israeli army on the other side we have pictures we have videos the isis members and either members chatting for a friendly chat with the with israeli soldiers i mean how did these isis get weapons they had to pass through these kind of areas they had to pass through through these downs and the taliban of areas what so-called maoi whatever commanders meaning an army and guess what all the at that of our soldiers when we were attacking when we were liberating the syrian desert from isis most of the acts on our soldiers from behind again from to say area meaning that they not only taking somebody's house they just but they're all collaborating with isis i mean this is clear cut and past with the recent mean denial there is some may and some some m.p. is literally in the british parliament. clearly said that they want to find the wife helpless guess what the wife elements basis that we found and do my niece i'm going to order

look how can they be how could they fight isis if they already called out what it would isis isis is there look at them have isis this has been there for years at the border no one touched isis at the border between isis has borders with the golan the occupied golan heights where the israeli army on the other side we have pictures we have videos the isis members are not vital members chatting for a friendly chat with the with israeli soldiers i mean how did these isis get weapons they had to pass through these areas they had to pass through through these dense and the taliban up areas what so-called maoi whatever commandos meaning an army and guess what all the at that of our soldiers when we were attacking when we were liberating the syrian desert from isis most of the acts on our soldiers from behind game from distinctly area meaning that they're not only taking somebody's house they just but they're all collaborating with isis i mean this is clear cut and past with the recently in denial the reason may and some some m.p. is literally in the british parliament. clearly said that th

it's not purely isis. you have to factor in that used this time to regenerate itself in different parts of the world where they have controlled some territories, where they have merged with the local entities and the al-qaeda threat is not the table. >> so let me ask you, mitch, a question, and it's something that you guys wrote in the conclusion from revolution muslim to islamic state and that quoting here. one reason most of the plots linked to revolution muslim were was that the nypd in your case successfully officersd undercover into the heart of both the islamic thinker society and revolution muslim. go on to say increased use of digital undercover officers and informants. your general sense in combating, countering on the and law enforcement intelligence side some of the i'mons you have seen and going to get into broader cve issues in a moment, but from the intelligence of law enforcement's standpoint, what's your sense of key lessons? the keynk one of lessons that so much of this comes down to human

frankly, as isis moves into the stage of a particular palisade there are techniques that isis has adopted that were pioneered by revolution muslim and we need to look at more closely it will figure out how to adequately fight the virtual caliphate. -- virtual palisade. the partnership kicks off and we created this nonprofit organization called parallel networks. the idea is to do three things. use formers to do ct research and number two, yes these -- use these formers for targeted interventions and a pre- criminal way so that 15, 16 -year-olds who have not crossed the line to criminality but are , spending time on isis websites and go down that road and third, interact with people gone at -- who have gone out of prison and need to rehabilitate but have a background and we know there are about a hundred people will be getting out of prison in the next five years in the us and to date there is no less -- there is no foreign laws program to help rehabilitate those people. that's a quick summary of my part on this side of where we are now. >> before going to jesse we have a couple of questio

that version of isis as a caliphate as a state. no longer exists so what they want or don't want in that manifestation is rather moot but in the end i wasn't really aiming this i wasn't thinking about the needs and desires and wishes of of isis of the islamic state when i was making this program i was thinking about my audience the audience in the united states because america co-founded this project. trying to tackle the view we have of these events and let's not forget of course. that this terrorism is has now been imported back onto the streets of cities in western europe. so it's a very real and live issue for us and understanding the process is actually quite important drama's job is to hold a mirror up to society in my view and nobody could deny that this is a pretty important part of what's going on in our society at the moment so you answer sighs many times that your drama would serve as you would hope that your drama would serve as a sort of anti recruitment video for islamic state do you feel at this point it was actually

and the regime defeats isis and everyone will go back and that's not true.he reason that so many people fled their homes is because of bombing and the reason so many people stayed and will stay even if the regime when is that the regime has one of the most brutal systems of incarceration and torture and they are 1.5 million syrians that are on the wanted list, li many of them young man who like marwan into theirarmy service and people who have returned ,, i want to say they're the irish, these three young guys hothat were trying to help the family and young guys had done their army service and these guys are getting tortured either they're getting sentto the front or in some places they're getting killed . so i think returning while it's something i know that so manysyrians want to do is very dependent on whether people can return and be safe . >> there was a question in the back, and will come kback. >>. >> my name is mary and i also witnessed this evolution. [inaudible] can we expect the four from a woman's perspective? [inaudible] >> the question from mai

look how can they be how can they fight isis if they already called out what it would isis isis is there look at them have isis that's been there for years at the border no one touched isis at the border between isis has borders with the golan the occupied golan heights where the israeli army on the other side we have pictures we have video of the isis members and item members chatting for a friendly chat with the with israeli soldiers i mean how did these isis get weapons they had to pass through these kind of areas they had to pass through through these downs and that a ton of areas what so-called we do whatever commandos meaning an army and guess what all the at that of our soldiers when we were attacking when we were liberating the syrian desert from isis most of the acts on our soldiers from behind game from distinctly area meaning that they not only taking somebody's house they just but they're all collaborating with isis i mean this is a clear cut and past with the reason in denial the reason may and some some m.p. is literally in the british parliament clearly said that they want

i agree, it is not purely isis. qaedave to factor in al has use this time to regenerate itself in different parts of the world where they have control some territory, merged with the local entities, and the al qaeda threat is not off the table. you a follow-up question, something that you guys wrote in the conclusion from revolution muslim to the islamic state. that is quoting here, one reason most of the plot was sorted was the nypd in your case successfully integrated undercover officers into the heart of both the islamic thinker society and revolution muslim. then you go on to say increased use of comprising digital undercover officers and informants, etc., what is your general sense in combating, countering on the u.s. law-enforcement and intelligent side. some of the lessons you have seen. i want to get into broader cbe issues in a moment. from the intelligence and law-enforcement standpoint, what are the key lessons? one of the key lessons is that some of it -- so much of it comes out to human intelligence, ha

this is before the rise of isis. brennan says next decade it is all over. >> jihadist terror is done. >> don't worry about it. >> we're now a year and half the end of the next decade. >> play the second clip. pay attention carefully what he says. there are multiple lies in here. >> pakistani forces. with this most skilled and experienced commanders being lost so quickly, al qaeda has had trouble replacing them. this is one of the many conclusions we have been able to draw from documents seized at bin laden's compound. some of which will be pubbished online first time this week by west point's combating terrorism center. for example, bin laden worried about and i quote, the rise of lower leaders who are not as experienced and this would lead to the repeat of mistakes. al qaeda leaders continue to struggle to communicate with subordinates and affiliates. under intense pressure in the tribal regions of pakistan they have fewer places to train and groom the next generation of operatives. they're struggling to attract new

is absolutely obliterated isis in iraq a case of celebrating a little early isis was never beaten and they lost the battles but the war's far from over they've gone back to basics hidden run raids assassinations insurgency terror but. there is still some fear it's possible for groups of militants to go into houses and slaughter entire families if you were there you probably know want to stay here if i were to go back he would protect me and my family and they would just come over and slaughter us and forces in the camp to protect their lives in iraq isis is gone on the ground this area of iraq is colloquially become known as the triangle of death because of this new insurgency. they operate in small groups half a dozen jihad the most making it incredibly difficult to track them down. because remember there are still a few i saw a sleeper cells hidden in places such as the desert the forests on the islands of the tickers river and among civilians few sleeper cells doesn't do it justice kidnappings killings have sawed as much as ten fold in just a few months and iraqi government advisor

well this is a classic isis attack isis today is a is a cornered tiger it's lashing out as a diversionary tactic to show that it's still lethal even as it's being destroyed in southern syria so it it attack the jebel druze and the jurors minority of course is seen as an evil minority by isis their ninth issue of their davetta magazine was about the druze and how they all their shakes their religious leader should be killed their women could be sold into slavery like the use e.t.s. so the druze have long been a target for isis it's a way to sow. in a sense distrust between the syrian regime and a bruise because the druze were very upset they said it how come this could happen how do you let them get here why did they did massacre us so there's a lot of internal squabbling the syrian opposition has blamed this on aside and said that isis and assad are one that they're working together in a conspiracy to punish the druze for not wholeheartedly being a loyalist this is. seems to me rather conspiracy theory but but it has so in dissension and it's diverted the gaze from doing real defeat that

isis is showing the way. but the thing that i worry about most is the platforms are exceeding the ability of the human brain to pilot. they are already achieving performance characteristics that exceed what a human can match on the joystick. so people are flying the systems using a form of artificial intelligence you can put on a smart phone. so we're dealing with flying robots. it begs this question. are we willing as a government to innovate faster than the commercial industry is innovating? >> and if you can't regulate. >> or that. there is not static. this is moving with what the united states government wants. >> on the other question, asking for advice is always dangerous. i think understanding terrorism is -- there is a lot -- any analyst can and will learn from what we have in our classified holdings. those will always be important. but increasingly understanding terrorism is going to require us to do -- become much more effective in learning about terrorism outside of what is available in the classif

fighter before isis was meant. to be slamming groups of iran and yeah. when it was still i'll khyber. when he grew up there and when i says that crossed the border and came to syria they started to really look at fighters from different areas who are from iraq to syria and for and the his father will the whole family was sending a mission. to iraq and i met this very. young guy. very interesting to me as well might discover that. he was being a little bit her. brand like literally l.x. playing video games but he says that happens to be a fighter and i still read us the little paragraph mark go ahead yeah. to this day i wonder what i will my dad might have been in them at their word he was too timid to be a bullet in the he didn't start her arm like a true news in a fighter harlem other people's fear he wasn't some sort of social awkwardness from twitter nor desperate for recognition like my nephew who farmed in the kalashnikov and then to make sure we're going to come out from beneath is so show and present and aff

perhaps the attempt by isis to divert regime troops away from the isis pocket, but a reminder that the group, while it lost 98% of the territory as u.s. officials say, it still possesses the ability to carry out the devastating attacks. >> jomana karadsheh live in istanbul, thank you. >>> days after a shooting that left many dead, the toronto area is looking to ban handguns in the city. they want to consider tougher penalties to handle firearm trafficking and increase mental health screening. gun violence is a problem in toronto. canada's city has had more a shootings in this area than all of last year. >>> brace yourself, folks. facebook puts privacy first and the stock plunges more than 20%. the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts on each side to keep you both comfortable. and snoring? how smart is that? smarter sleep. to help you lose your dad bod, train for that marathon, and wake up with the patience of a saint. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999. smarter sleep will change your life. does your business internet

day after day, isis became stronger and active. to returnant is it back, and how do you describe the security situation over there? what is your opinion of the kurdish leadership in fight against isis? thank you. >> thank you for your question. i was recently in northern iraq visiting some of my kurdish colleagues that i remember from when i was a younger officer deployed to iraq. it was a great reunion. patriot -- i want to pay tribute to the soldiers and officers in the kurdish formations that fought isis in those early days. whenere holding the line many other forces were either unable or unwilling to hold the line. we should give credit where credit is due. kurdish bravery, kurdish skill measure andmportant capability that prevented a very dangerous situation in iraq. it prevented it from becoming catastrophic. i want to pay tribute to that. i told my kurdish colleagues when i was in northern iraq a few weeks ago. you asked specifically about kirkuk. ishink -- my personal view that kirk cook is going to be both a challenge and

rod dreher, please come up and accept isi 2018 paolucci book award. [applause] >> well, thank you so much for those kind words, and thank you all for coming out tonight. i want to thank especially the judges, i think all of isaiah to thank my friends from baton rouge for being here tonight. i hope that we represented the capital city well. i could promise you upon my sacred honor that i would use the money from the war to stock up on groceries for "the benedict option" bunker that a building in the hills. [laughing] i'm joking of course but since the publication of "the benedict option" just over a year ago, i have had to contend with countless critics who insist that drew is urging all the christians to drop everything and turn themselves into amish. it doesn't matter how often i explain all the wise, they insist. a professor recently he would like to work on an essay contemplated why so many people simply cannot or will not grasp my argument. but to be clear we not talking about people who understand what i'm saying and some would disagree. that's f

remember this is before the rise of isis, and this has to do with isis too, yby the way. john brennan says in the next decade, jihad terror is done, over with. let's play the second clip. pay attention carefully to what he says, because there are multiple lies built in here. andith its most skilled talented commanders lost so quickly, al qaeda has trouble replacing them. this is one of the conclusions we have drawn by documents seized at bin laden's compound, some of which will be published by west point's combating terrorism center. bin laden worried about, and i quote, "the rise of lower leaders who were not as experienced, and this would lead to the repeat of mistakes." al qaeda leaders continue to struggle with subordinate and affiliates. in pakistan, they have fewer places to train and groom the next generation of operatives. they are struggling to recruit. some members are giving up and returning home, no doubt aware this is a fight they will never win. in short, al qaeda is losing badly, and bin laden knew it at the time of his death. he confessed to disaster after

the families children of these soldiers that were kidnapped by isis begged the government for help to find whoever kidnapped them to secure their release anything they got nothing and those are the men who protected the prime minister the minister of health and many other theaters this is their reward for this service been dumped here on the floor. some of the hostages one thousand dead and their bodies mutilated likely tortured before death and their corpses rigged with explosives and the government's afraid afraid of people finding out how bad it's becoming. iraqi state media is staying silent about the kidnapping of so as not to spread panic can hinder the government's rescue the number of ice or kidnappings the surge since may be another special forces do not have enough resources the hundred militants down is there hiding out in remote mountainous areas i still have managed to find sources of funding in the so-called triangle of death they terrorize the locals hundreds of villages in that area have been depopulated but now the terrorists use them as military bases jails and comma