Middle east events and news

EXCLUSIVE: ISIS Claims Responsibility For New York Terror Attack
In the November 3, 2017 issue of its weekly news bulletin Al-Naba’, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the October 31, 2017 truck ramming in lower Manhattan.
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-ISIS Media Group Publishes Article Questioning Authenticity Of Bin Laden Abbottabad Files
On November 2, 2017, a media foundation affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) published an article in which the author called on Muslims to question the authenticity of files recovered during the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
EXCLUSIVE: Lebanese Daily ‘Al-Akhbar’: Elements In Iraq Are Planning Confrontation With U.S.
On November 1, 2017, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, which is close to Hizbullah, published a commentary piece about expected developments in Iraq following the end of the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS). It stated that elements in the resistance camp in Iraq – that is, the Iran-supported militias – are planning a confrontation with U.S. forces in the country.
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Suicide Attack In Kabul’s Diplomatic Quarter; Asserts That Personnel From The British And Canadian Embassies Among Victims
On November 1, 2017, the Islamic State (ISIS) Ministry of Information in the province of Khorasan (Pakistan-Afghanistan) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack carried out in the Kabul, Afghanistan Diplomatic Quarter on October 31, 2017.
Pro-ISIS Telegram Channels Continue Circulating Graphics Threatening 2018 World Cup; Threaten Manager Of National French Soccer TeamOn October 27, 2017, various pro-ISIS Telegram channels circulated new graphics threatening the 2018 World Cup as part of an ongoing campaign.
(by memri.org)