ROJ CAMP, Syria—A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20, joined the ISIS terrorist group and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the United States, serve prison time if necessary, and advocate against the terrorists. In a rare interview from […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Police in Denmark said Tuesday they have arrested six men who are suspected of joining and financing the ISIS terrorist group in Syria. Two of those arrested, ages 29 and 30, allegedly traveled to Syria in 2014 where they were recruited by the terrorist group. They are suspected of violating Danish terror laws and, […]
LYON, France—A Paris criminal court sentenced a 29-year-old Algerian man Thursday to life in prison for killing a woman and trying to bomb a church near the French capital in a failed 2015 attack that investigators said was plotted by the ISIS terrorist group in Syria. The court imposed the sentence after a jury convicted […]
As a result of the success of ISF in their Operation Inherent resolve against ISIS, the Coalition Combined Joint Task Force is repositioning troops from a few smaller bases in Iraq. These bases remain under Iraqi control and CJTF will continue our advising partnership for the permanent defeat of Daesh from other Iraqi military bases, providing much-needed specialist support.
To prevent potential spread of COVID-19, the Iraqi Security Forces have suspended all training. As a result, the Coalition will temporarily return some of its training-focused forces to their own countries in the coming days and weeks.
BAGHOUZ, Syria—The newborn son of U.K.-born teenager Shamima Begum, who left her London home to join IS in Syria, has died in a refugee camp on March 8, 2019. The infant died at a camp in North Syria according to Syrian Democratic Forces Spokesman Mustafa Bali. No further details have been provided. In a day […]
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated via its social media channels that it has confirmed the death of the ISIS terrorist group’s leader. If true, this would corroborate earlier reports out of Russia that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in airstrikes in Raqqa during a meeting of ISIS leaders in May. […]
Gunman opened fire in a Resorts World complex in Manila. Explosions were also reported. Smoke can be seen coming off the roof. Resorts World consists of a hotel, mall, and casino. The complex is near Manila’s international airport. ISIS claimed responsibility for lone wolf attacker involvement. Police have not revealed any specific details yet.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunshots and explosions rang out early Friday at a mall, casino and hotel complex near Manila’s international airport in the Philippine capital, sparking a security alarm amid an ongoing Muslim militant siege in the country’s south.Philippine police rushed to the Resorts World Manila complex early Friday after gunshots rang out at […]
A U.S. veteran was convicted of trying to help ISIS. Tairod Pugh received a 35-year prison sentence from a judge. His case was heard in federal court, in Brooklyn, New York. The judge commended his Air Force service. But the judge described him as wasting the opportunity. Pugh’s case is the first verdict from over […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Air Force veteran convicted of terrorism charges for trying to join the Islamic State group and die a martyr was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison by a judge who called it a “very sad thing” that a onetime soldier would want to join a group seeking to […]
Cars streamed by a popular Baghdad ice cream shop. Residents are fasting during daylight for the Ramadan holiday. People fasting during the day frequent the shop in the evening. A closed-circuit camera caught the moment of an explosion. A fireball exploded into the air. Thirteen people died and 40 were wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States’ top intelligence official says the U.S. government has not yet verified that the Islamic State group is responsible for the attack in Manchester, England, but called the deadly incident a reminder of how serious the terror threat remains. “This threat is real, it’s not going away, and it needs […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is looking ahead toward a decisive battleground in its bid to destroy the Islamic State group, even as U.S.-backed local forces must still finish the fight for the extremists’ two main strongholds in Iraq and Syria. The roughly 100-mile stretch of IS-controlled territory straddling the Iraq-Syria border could represent […]
A 29-year-old Syrian man was arrested in Germany. Germany gave no specific information, except that it is related to ISIS membership. He was arrested in the Leipzig region on Thursday. Thomas De Maizière, the German interior minister, talked about why he was arrested. “This was not a concrete attack prevention but rather, those were crimes, […]
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Thursday that a 26-year-old Iraqi detained following an attack on a top soccer club is suspected of membership in the Islamic State group, but so far there is no evidence he was involved in the explosions that injured a Borussia Dortmund player and a police officer. The hunt for […]
Joseph Votel, Head of the U.S. Central Command, confirmed at a hearing on March 29 that a formal investigation will be launched into the March 17 explosion in West Mosul. The explosion collapsed a building and is believed to have killed scores of civilians. “There is a fair chance that we may have contributed to […]
Joseph Votel, Head of the U.S. Central Command, confirmed at a hearing on March 29 that a formal investigation will be launched into the March 17 explosion in West Mosul. The explosion collapsed a building and is believed to have killed scores of civilians. “There is a fair chance that we may have contributed to […]
His name was Ayman, but the couple who brought the boy home to their Iraqi village after buying him for $500 called him Ahmed. Islamic State militants had killed or enslaved Ayman’s parents in their purge of the Yazidi religious minority to which he belongs, then sold the four-year-old to Umm and Abu Ahmed, who […]
President Donald Trump promised to confront ISIL at Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, and he defended his administration’s temporary travel ban as a necessary security measure. “I want to express clearly today to the American people that my administration will do everything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty in our land,” […]
