Islamic State Sets Up An English Speaking Battalion To Launch Attacks Against The West

Smoke rises behind an Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters recaptured Saadiya in Diyala province from IS on Nov. 24, 2014. Reuters

Daily Mail: ISIS sets up English-speaking battalion to plan and carry out terror attacks in countries which use that language

* ISIS has formed a new fighting unit with orders to attack Western targets
* The 'Anwar al-Awlaki Battalion' is composed of English-speaking fighters
* It is named after American-born cleric killed by a drone strike in 2011
* News of the battalion's creation comes from informants based in Raqqa

Update #1: ISIS Creates English-Speaking Foreign Fighter 'Anwar al-Awlaki' Brigade For Attacks On The West: Report -- IBTimes
Update #2: ISIS sets up English-speaking brigade to target Western countries -- RT

WNU Editor: Considering the fact that hundreds of their supporters (if not more) have left English speaking countries to join the Islamic State .... this threat cannot be disregarded.