Paris Terror Attacks: UK Prime Minister reveals Britain has prevented seven terror attacks in last six months

Security services have prevented seven attacks in the UK over the last six months, David 

Cameron said as he warned a Paris-style attack "could happen here". 

The terror spree in France "was the sort of thing we warned about" in planning with the 

security services but such atrocities meant -you have to go right back to the drawing 

board" to work out what more steps needed to be taken, the Prime Minister said. 

Asked if Britain was at war with the Islamic State terror group, which has claimed 

responsibility for the slaughter, Mr Cameron told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that 

the UK stands in "total solidarity" with France and would do "everything we can" to 

defeat the jihadis. 

The Prime Minister was speaking shortly before a meeting with Vladimir Putin on the 

fringes Of the G2() summit in Turkey, at which he urged the Russian president to "work 

together" with Western powers in the international struggle against IS, which Britain 

believes is also responsible for downing a Russian airliner in Egypt last month. 

Mr Cameron offered Mr Putin his condolences for the 224 deaths on board the Metroiet 

flight from Sharm el-sheikh and told him: "We are meeting together after the appalling 

terrorist attacks in France, and it is clear to me that we must work together to defeat    this 

scourge Of terrorism that is a threat to Britain, a threat to Russia and a threat to us    all. 

The Russian president has also spoken to US President Barack Obama, German 

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian PM Matteo Renzi within the last 24 hours as 

Western leaders combined to make overtures to Russia to co-operate over Syria. 

Mr Putin told Mr Cameron that UK-Russian relations were "not in the best shape", but 

thanked him for sharing UK intelligence in a phone call following the Sharm crash and 

added: "The recent tragic events in France show that we should join efforts in preventing 

terror. 

Citation: 

Woodcock, Andrew.
"UK Prime Minister Reveals Britain Has Prevented Seven Terror Attacks in
Last Six Months." Independent.ie.
INM, 16 Nov. 2015. Web. 16 Nov. 2015. <http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/paris-terror-attacks/paris-terror-attacks-uk-prime-minister-reveals-britain-has-prevented-seven-terror-attacks-in-last-six-months-34203913.html>

Response: This article does not necessarily

talk specifically about the details of the Paris attacks that happened this
past week, but rather the response of the western nations to this attack. In
this article, Britain also admits to having stopped 7 terrorist attacks in the
past 6 months which shows that, clearly, this has become a world issue, not
just one between terrorists and France. The author of this article seems to
have some bias against Russia (and their decision to not join the other western
nations on this conflict) and for the other western nations as they take a
stand. It will be very interesting to see what will come of this union between
the western nations and what they will be able to accomplish together. Overall,
I thought this article was short, but informative of the way that everyone is
getting involved after the Paris Terrorist attacks.

Gunman in Jordan kills 4, including 2 Americans

By Taylor Luck and William Booth November 9 at 11:13 AM 

AMMAN, Jordan — A Jordanian police officer opened fire Monday at a U.s.-backed 

training center, killing at least four people including two American contractors, officials 
said. The gunman also was killed. 

The shootings appeared to mark a return of terrorism-linked bloodshed as Jordan marked 

the 10th anniversary of deadly hotel bombings. 

No additional details were immediately known about the killings, including the identities 

or roles Of those slain. Jordan's minister Of information, Mohammed Momani, said a 

South African and a Jordanian civil employee were among the dead. 

At least five others, including two Americans and three Jordanians, were wounded. One 

of the Americans was listed in "serious condition," said Momani, according to the state- 

run Petra news agency. 

Also unclear was any direct connection to the anniversary of coordinated suicide 

bombings that killed 60 people and injured more than 100 on Nov. 9, 2005, at three 

hotels in Jordan's capital, Amman. Al-Qaeda's branch in Iraq said it carried out the 2005 

attacks in retaliation for Jordan's pro-Western policies. 

The U.S. Embassy in Amman condemned the shooting. "The investigation is ongoing and 

it is premature to speculate on motive at this point," the embassy said Monday in a 

statement. 

Jordan's government-owned al-Rai newspaper described the Americans as contractors 

but gave no further details. It also identified the attacker as veteran police officer Anwar 

Bani Abdu, who served as a captain in the Jordanian criminal investigation department 

before being transferred to the police training academy. 

Jordan is a key Western ally and part of the U.s.-led coalition against the Islamic State. 

But the latest violence marks another blow to Jordan's status as a haven Of relative 

stability amid upheavals in neighboring Iraq and Syria. 

In Washington, State Department spokesman John Kirby said U.S. officials were "in 

contact" with Jordanian authorities after the shootings. Kirby said Jordanian officials 

have "offered their full support." 

Kirby, however, gave no additional details on the incident. 

President Obama said American officials are taking the attack "very seriously" and will 

work closely with Jordan for a full investigation. Obama spoke during a meeting with 

visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose nation has a peace treaty 

with Jordan. 

Jordan runs two highly regarded police training facilities outside the capital. The U.S.- 

funded Jordan International Police Training Center is currently instructing police officers 

who serve in Iraq, Libya and the Palestinian areas of the West Bank. About 75,000 

trainees have passed through the facilities. 

The Jordan International Police Training Center was established in October 2003 through 

an agreement between Jordan and the then-provisional government Of Iraq, according to 

a U.S. State Department document. The U.S. government compensates Jordan for the 

costs to run the center. 

Previous estimates by Jordanian and U.S. officials place the total number of U.S. military 

and police trainers in Jordan at around 1,000, stationed at air bases, army bases and the 

police training center. 

Over the past two years, Jordan and the United States also have been involved in a 

problem-plagued training program for Syrian rebel forces that failed to produce an 

effective fighting force. Washington last month shifted policies to concentrate on 

assisting militiamen, including Syrian Kurds, who have experience battling the Islamic 

State. 

The attack marks the first deadly strikes against envoys linked to U.S. programs in Jordan 

since USAID official Lawrence Foley was gunned down in an Amman suburb by al-Qaeda 

sympathizers in 2002. 

Jordan was drawn deeper into the fight against the Islamic State in February after the 

militants released a video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive (61in a 

cage. The incident sparked widespread anger and revulsion in Jordan and led Jordan's 

king, Abdullah Il, to vow "relentless" strikes against Islamic State. 

In retaliation for the murder of its pilot, Jordan hanged two convicted terrorists who had 

ties to the Islamic State. One of those executed was Saiida al-Rishawi171, an Iraqi 

militant, for her role in the 2005 bombings at the hotels. Rishawi was captured after her 

suicide belt failed to detonate. Islamic State militants were demanding her release before 

she was put to death. 

Jordan has also cracked down on anyone who waves Islamic State flags or expresses 

support for the group on the Internet. 

Jordanian authorities say the country harbors more than 1.3 million Syrian refugees, 

630,000 of whom are registered by the United Nations. Jordan also is home to more than 

100,000 Iraqis who have fled conflict in their homeland. 

American-linked military and police training sites have faced attacks in the Middle East 

and elsewhere. The assailants have included officials involved in the training and others 

posing as members of the facility 

In February, Islamic State militants wearing Iraqi military uniforms 181tried to storm an 

air base used by U.S. military advisers to train Iraqi security forces. U.S. officials said 
most of the attackers were killed. 

Citation:  Luck, Taylor, and William Booth. "Gunman
in Jordan Kills 4, including 2 Americans, at Police Training Site." Washington Post. The Washington Post,
9 Nov. 2015. Web. 09 Nov. 2015. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-2-americans-killed-in-jordan-shooting-at-security-training-site/2015/11/09/63cdf6f8-86da-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html>

Response: This

article is originally about a shooting that happened in Jordan recently, but a
lot of what is in this article talks about the past issues occurring between
the Islamic State and Jordan over the past decade or so. There seem to have
been multiple attacks of this sort for the same kind of reason, although this
one happens to be the anniversary of the hotel bombings in Jordan in  2005. The author or publisher seems   to have some bias towards Jordan and the U.S's work there. This article revealed lots
of revenge and distrust between Jordan and the Islamic State, and rightfully
so. 

Palestinian assailant stabs three people in Rishon Lezion terror attack

The assailant was apprehended and is in police custody.
A Palestinian man stabbed three Israelis — including an elderly woman — in Rishon
Lezion on Monday, in the first terror attack in central Israel in weeks.
The attack began in the late afternoon, when the assailant — described by police as a 19-
year-old man from Hebron — stabbed a pedestrian on the corner of Herzel and Tarmav
Street, in the heart of the city when it was packed with commuters.
The terrorist then stabbed another victim on the sidewalk, police said, before stabbing a
third victim and walking into a cosmetics store.
A spokesman for the Central District said that when the attacker was inside the store, a
woman held the door closed, trapping him inside until a police patrol could arrive. Once
on the scene, police said officers apprehended the terrorist and guarded him from
bystanders looking to attack him. As police forced the man into a patrol car, a rowdy
crowd of dozens of locals crowded in the street around the police cruiser, with some
shouting for the man to be killed.
The victims of the attack included an 80-year-old woman from Rishon Lezion who was
seriously wounded, a 31 -year-old man from Bnei Brak with serious injuries, and a 26-
year-old man from Rishon Lezion who was lightly hurt. Five other people were treated
for shock at the scene, police said.
Magen David Adom sent out a statement after the attack saying that paramedics who
arrived at the scene found the 80-year-old victim lying on the sidewalk conscious and
bleeding with an open stab wound to her upper body, and nearby was the 26-year-old
victim, sitting on the pavement with a stab wound to one of his legs. The third victim was
treated by MDA on a bus and told paramedics that there was mass confusion on the bus,
and he suddenly felt a blow to his back, and lied down
The incident is the first stabbing attack in the Tel Aviv area since October 8th, when a
Palestinian man from east Jerusalem armed with a screwdriver stabbed a female soldier
and four Other bystanders, before he was shot and killed by a soldier at the scene. Though
initially most of the attacks were in Jerusalem, in recent weeks they have moved almost
entirely to the West Bank, in particular to the Hebron area.

Citation: Hartman, Ben. "The Jerusalem Post". November 2, 2015. Jpost Inc. November 2, 2015. <http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Breaking-Suspected-terror-attack-in-Rishon-Lezion-3-wounded-431802>

Response: This article is another sad story that portrays the conflict in the Middle East. There seems to be bias towards the Israelis and against the Palestinian shooter. This is a good example of how the conflict between Israel and Palestine is not just between the governments and the high up officials but is also between the civilians from each of these two nations. I think this was a good informational article on this topic but it does show the intense conflict in these areas.