"American 'fighter' dies in Syria battle"
An American man, believed to be
fighting alongside Islamist militants in Syria, has been killed, the White House
has confirmed. A cousin of Douglas McCain told the BBC the US government called his mother
to confirm his death on Monday. McCain was found dead by Free Syrian Army fighters after a battle at the
weekend, according to NBC. The US government believes a small number of Americans have travelled to
Syria to fight for extremist groups. Senior US officials told broadcaster CNN Mr McCain was fighting for Islamic
State (IS), which now controls large areas of Iraq and Syria. Western officials have warned of foreign fighters returning to the US and
Europe after receiving training in Syria. "We continue to use every tool we possess to disrupt and dissuade individuals
from traveling abroad for violent jihad and to track and engage those who
return." Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm John Kirby told the BBC's Katty Kay the death
"brings home one of the real threats here about [IS] and why we think about them
in an imminent way". After the killing of journalist James Foley by the group, they are demanding
more than $6m (£3.6m) for the ransom of a female foreign aid worker, US media
report.
^ This goes to show how dangerous ALL radical Islamists are (regardless if they are with ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Iran, etc.) They are recruiting citizens of every country and so the whole world needs to come together to stop this growing threat. I am glad that this American traitor was killed. If he was fighting against the US/West then he deserves to be weeded out like all terrorists. I hope this is a wake-up call for governments and people around the world to finally see and take seriously what those of us have been saying for over a decade - the radical Islamist threat is still here and hasn't gone away. 99% of all terrorist attacks since 2000 have been done by these kinds of groups in places like: Russia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Nigeria, Indonesia, India, the United States, Israel and many other countries. The time for keeping your head in the sand is over. ^
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28945626
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