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December 20, 2015

Could Ebola virus become ‘bioterrorist threat’?

Lawmakers and infectious disease experts are examining whether terrorists could use Ebola to deliberately infect and wreak psychological havoc on an unsuspecting population.

December 20, 2015

Army warns US military personnel on ISIS threat to family members

An Army intelligence bulletin is warning U.S. military personnel to be vigilant after Islamic State militants called on supporters to scour social media for addresses of their family members – and to “show up [at their homes] and slaughter them."

December 20, 2015

Bush on ISIS: America has learned 'lesson' about Iraq

Former President George W. Bush, who before leaving office warned against withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq too early, told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ that America has since learned the "lesson" that Iraqis are not yet capable of providing for their own security.

December 20, 2015

Clapper, lawmakers defend intel community’s work on ISIS after Obama remarks

The top U.S. intelligence official, in a memo to staff obtained by Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, praised his analysts for their work bringing attention to the Islamic State's gains over the past two years -- as Republican lawmakers likewise jumped to their defense after President Obama claimed they "underestimated" the threat.

December 20, 2015

America's terror alert system goes silent

Despite threats to the homeland coming from all sides, the Obama administration's terror alert system reportedly has never sent out a single warning to the public.

December 20, 2015

Obama faces backlash after blaming intel community for missing ISIS

In admitting his administration 'underestimated' the threat the Islamic State posed, President Obama squarely placed the blame on his director of national intelligence, James Clapper.

December 20, 2015

Pentagon stresses effort to limit civilian deaths in Syria and Iraq

The nation's top military officer says the United States and its allies are taking every precaution to limit civilian casualties as they continue air strikes against Islamic State group militants in Syria and Iraq.

December 20, 2015

US has identified masked man in beheading videos

The U.S. believes it has identified the British-accented masked man in the videos depicting the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker, the FBI director says.

December 20, 2015

Rouhani ties Iran cooperation on Mideast violence to nuke deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday sought to leverage the crisis in the Middle East to ease sanctions on his country as part of nuclear talks, suggesting during a United Nations address that security cooperation between Iran and other nations could only occur if they struck a favorable nuclear deal.

December 20, 2015

US sanctions foreign fighter facilitators

The Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on eight people it says have helped finance or facilitate the movement of foreign fighters joining the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, two Syrian extremist groups that have been the subject of recent American military strikes.