03-24-2015, 09:00 AM
IS Attack in Tunisia
Last week in Tunisia, three IS terrorists ambushed and killed 21 people at The Bardo Museum in Tunis.
Those killed were European and Japanese tourists on a cruise ship stop. RIP.
Two of the gunmen were shot and killed when police arrived at the scene. Both gunmen were Tunisians in their 20s who were lured by IS recruitment materials and money to go into Libya for training. The third POS (pictured with backpack in above surveillance pic) is still on the loose.
Tunisia's President said yesterday that the two slain terrorists were wearing suicide vests, but they didn't have a chance to detonate them before they were killed by police, or else the casualties would have been even higher. Still, 6 Police Chiefs and Security Officers were fired for failing to protect the museum adequately.
IS has managed to attract about 3,000 Tunisian recruits as the country continues to transition to a democratic government following the Arab Spring of 2011.
The leader of Tunisia's moderate non-violent Islamist party, Ennadha, says the country will continue to be under threat of attack as long as neighboring Libya remains unstable.
Ennadha's Intellectual Leader, Rached Ghannouchi, told the BBC that there is "no place for Daesh in Tunisia" and IS would not be able to establish a foothold in Tunisia itself. However, young men are being armed in Libya and crossing borders and it's hard to control. Tunisia has declared itself at war with IS.
Refs:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32018405
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/0...e-run.html
Last week in Tunisia, three IS terrorists ambushed and killed 21 people at The Bardo Museum in Tunis.
Those killed were European and Japanese tourists on a cruise ship stop. RIP.
Two of the gunmen were shot and killed when police arrived at the scene. Both gunmen were Tunisians in their 20s who were lured by IS recruitment materials and money to go into Libya for training. The third POS (pictured with backpack in above surveillance pic) is still on the loose.
Tunisia's President said yesterday that the two slain terrorists were wearing suicide vests, but they didn't have a chance to detonate them before they were killed by police, or else the casualties would have been even higher. Still, 6 Police Chiefs and Security Officers were fired for failing to protect the museum adequately.
IS has managed to attract about 3,000 Tunisian recruits as the country continues to transition to a democratic government following the Arab Spring of 2011.
The leader of Tunisia's moderate non-violent Islamist party, Ennadha, says the country will continue to be under threat of attack as long as neighboring Libya remains unstable.
Ennadha's Intellectual Leader, Rached Ghannouchi, told the BBC that there is "no place for Daesh in Tunisia" and IS would not be able to establish a foothold in Tunisia itself. However, young men are being armed in Libya and crossing borders and it's hard to control. Tunisia has declared itself at war with IS.
Refs:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32018405
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/0...e-run.html