IS latches on to global attacks as it fights for survival

FILE – In this March 30, 2014, file photo, Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Just hours after Stephen Paddock unleashed a hail of bullets down on the crowd at a country music concert in Las Vegas, the Islamic State group issued a flurry of statements adopting Paddock as one of its own. The claim of responsibility – discounted by FBI officials who have ruled out a connection to an international terrorist group – is the latest in a series of dubious or seemingly fake IS claims. (AP Photo, File)