Updated Tue, June 14th 2016 at 11:08 GMT +3The Orlando nightclub killer has been identified as Omar Mateen. In 911 calls during his rampage, the killer expressed allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Nusra is an al Qaeda offshoot which is at odds with Islamic State in Syria's civil war. Islamic State, which controls territory in Iraq and Syria, reiterated on Monday a claim of responsibility, although it offered no signs to indicate coordination with the gunman. U.S. authorities said they had found no direct links between Islamic State and Mateen, the U.S.-born son of Afghan immigrants who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando on Sunday.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2016 03:56 UTC