Rachid Kassim

French terrorist Rachid Kassim, suspected of inspiring several attacks in France, was targeted in a coalition air strike near the Iraqi city of Mosul, but his death is not yet confirmed, the Pentagon said Friday. Earlier in the day, several French media reports had reported Kassim's death.

Two teenage girls from the French city of Nice are being held on suspicion of planning an attack directed by a notorious Syria-based French terrorist, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday.

French terrorist Rachid Kassim, suspected of inspiring several attacks in France, was targeted in a coalition air strike near the Iraqi city of Mosul, but his death is not yet confirmed, the Pentagon said Friday. Earlier in the day, several French media reports had reported Kassim's death.

Two teenage girls from the French city of Nice are being held on suspicion of planning an attack directed by a notorious Syria-based French terrorist, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday.