Amaq News Agency was first noticed by SITE during the Siege of Kobanî ( Syria ) in 2014 , when its updates were shared among ISIL fighters . It became more widely known after it began reporting claims of responsibility for terrorist attacks in Western countries , such as the 2015 San Bernardino attack , for which ISIL officially claimed responsibility the next day . An Amaq cameraman shot the first footage of the capture of Palmyra in 2015
2015 San Bernardino attack
2015 San Bernardino attack
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