Islamic State said to threaten terror attacks on Christmas

Image of a poster published online by Islamic State sympathizers threatening attacks during the Christmas holiday in December 2017, obtained online Nov. 21, 2017, by the BlackOps Cyber group. (Screen capture)

Image of a poster published online by Islamic State sympathizers threatening attacks during the Christmas holiday in December 2017, obtained online Nov. 21, 2017, by the BlackOps Cyber group. (Screen capture)

Jihadist forum publishes image of Santa Claus being beheaded against backdrop of a London shopping area

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US decries Islamic State ‘genocide’ of Christians, others

Illustrative image of fighters from the Islamic State group marching in Raqqa, Syria, Jan. 14, 2014. (Militant photo via AP, File)

Illustrative image of fighters from the Islamic State group marching in Raqqa, Syria, Jan. 14, 2014. (Militant photo via AP, File)

Tillerson says terror group carrying out ‘crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing’ in Iraq and Syria

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Islamic State in Sinai claims Passover-eve rocket attack on Israel

The remains of a rocket fired from Sinai that struck an Israeli greenhouse in the village of Yuval in the Eshkol region. (Israel Police)

The remains of a rocket fired from Sinai that struck an Israeli greenhouse in the village of Yuval in the Eshkol region. (Israel Police)

Jihadi group’s Egyptian affiliate says it fired missile that hit Negev greenhouse; Israel ramps up warnings of terror attack from the peninsula

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Palm Sunday church bombings in Egypt kill 43, wound dozens

People clean up debris after an explosion hit Saint Mark’s Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria, the historic seat of Christendom in Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017, killing several people, just after Pope Tawadros II finished services. Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, both claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Hazem Gouda)

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Pakistan reeling after IS bombing at Sufi shrine killed 88

Dead bodies of alleged militants killed in a crackdown operation by security forces are laid at a mortuary in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Pakistani security forces arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids a day after a massive bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed dozens of worshippers at a famed Sufi shrine in a southern province. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

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