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Dutch police has arrested a man, suspected of planning a terrorist attack, in Rotterdam. The Dutch Special Forces (Photo: AFP 2016 / NP Marcel Antonisse) A man, suspected of planning a terrorist attack, was arrested by police in Rotterdam, Netherlands , local media reported. Reportedly, a flag of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and a Kalashnikov assault rifle were also found in the man’s house during a raid of the law enforcement. According to reports of Dutch media, the police arrested the 30-year-old suspect on Wednesday, during the raid of an anti-terrorist unit on his apartment, where a Kalashnikov assault rifle with two full magazines and an IS flag were also founded. “He is suspected of preparing a terrorist crime,” the Reuters news agency quoted the words of a prosecutor, who also added that the man was “enough” dangerous to be arrested by the authorities.  Follow Geert Wilders   ✔ @geertwilderspvv Rotterdam: "In zijn woning had hij een kalasjni...

The Kalashnikov AK-12 is one of the newest derivative of the Soviet/Russian AK-series of assault rifles. In 2014, the AK-12 entered in service with the Russian Armed Forces. The main reason behind the AK-12’s development was that the Russian army has huge stocks of Soviet AK-74 assault rifles, and some Russian army officials announced that the army was not going to to buy any more newly produced AK-74M rifles in the foreseeable future. This pushed the Concern Kalashnikov to develop a new rifle that would interest the Russian military. The AK-12 retains traditional Kalashnikov-type gas operated action with rotary bolt locking, and use magazines compatible with previous generations of 5.45mm AK-74 – 7.62mm AKM rifles. The gas block, gas tube, receiver and barrel is redesigned for better accuracy under all conditions. Trigger and safety / fire selector unit has three modes of fire, including single shots, 2-round bursts and full automatic fire. Click to see the full-size image

December 8 morning ISIS terrorists launched multiple offensives against Syrian government forces near Palmyra. The terrorist group used a high number of car bombs during the attack and seized notable areas northwest of the city, including Jazal, set a full control over Qasr al-Halabat south of Palmyra. The ISIS attack in the area of Arak did not result in gains. The tactical goal of the ISIS operation was to encircle Syrian troops in Palmyra, cutting off the Homs-Palmyra highway. On December 9, clashes continued in the area with Syrian troops were successfully repelling further ISIS attempts to deploy closer to the ancient city. Since the start of ISIS attacks, the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Force have intensified air raids in the area. The terrorist group claim that government forces have lost up to 100 fighters since the start of the clashes. Pro-government sources deny this number of casualties and say that at least 8 technical vehicles belonging to the terrorist gro...