Omar Mateen
Omar Mateen committed the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 and injuring 53. During and after the attack, Mateen stated that he was loyal to ISIS and that the recent killing of an ISIS commander motivated his attack. Though Mateen had some history of behavioral issues, he had previously been screened for signs of radicalization and cleared by the FBI. Mateen was shot and killed during the nightclub attack.
Other terms tagged with Islamist
Islamic Revolutionar…
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is part of Iran’s armed forces, separate from the traditional military but complementary to it. The group is tasked with defending Iran’s revolutionary regime, which took power in 1979, and answers... Read more
Kata’ib Hezbollah
Kata’ib Hezbollah (also Kata’ib Hizballah) is an Iraqi Shia militant group that seeks to institute an Iran-aligned government in Iraq, remove U.S. and coalition forces from the country and further Iranian interests in the region. KH has... Read more
