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December 20, 2015

Islamic State steps up propaganda after strikes, urges lone-wolf attacks

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) has stepped up propaganda operations following Monday’s U.S.-led airstrikes against the group in Syria.

December 20, 2015

Inhofe demands details before OK-ing Ebola funding

The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is holding up money to fight Ebola until the Obama administration provides details on how the military would protect American personnel sent to Africa to battle the epidemic and more specifics on the financial and logistics demands on a defense budget already stretched thin.

December 20, 2015

‘Sustained campaign’ against ISIS poses complex challenges for military, Congress

The launch of U.S. airstrikes in Syria marks the beginning of what military officials are calling a "sustained campaign" against the Islamic State -- a new war in the Middle East that immediately poses complex challenges for the Obama administration and Congress.

December 20, 2015

Details of military support from Arab allies in anti-ISIS strikes

The following is a breakdown of military support provided by Arab allies during the U.S.-led strikes in Syria Monday night, according to sources.

December 20, 2015

US strikes target Al Qaeda veterans in Syria plotting ‘imminent attack’

U.S. officials say airstrikes in Syria on Monday night were aimed in part at disrupting an 'imminent attack' by Al Qaeda-tied fighters on either the United States or Europe, in the strongest evidence yet of the growing threat posed by the group.

December 20, 2015

US, Arab allies launch first wave of strikes in Syria

The United States, joined by five Arab allies, launched an intense campaign of airstrikes, bombings and cruise-missile attacks against the Islamic State and another militant group in Syria Monday night – marking the first U.S. military intervention in Syria since the start of that country’s civil war in 2011. 

December 20, 2015

Immigration worker union warns ‘serious threat’ of ISIS entering US

The union representing America's immigration caseworkers warned Thursday of the "real and serious threat" that Islamic State terrorists could gain entry to the United States, either by slipping through the southern U.S. border or exploiting "loose and lax" visa policies.

December 20, 2015

Islamic State not Islamic? Kerry, Obama questioned over ISIS claims

Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Thursday that the Islamic State is not Islamic, underscoring the effort to distinguish the terror group from mainstream Muslims – but also causing consternation that the administration may once again be underplaying the threat of radical Islam.

December 20, 2015

Tension in the Ranks: Military leaders press Obama to keep options open for ground troops

While President Obama seeks to take the fight to the Islamic State, he’s got a battle brewing with his own brain trust over whether to leave the door open to committing American troops to combat roles.

December 20, 2015

Al Qaeda cell in Syria poses ISIS-level threat, intel chief says

A group of Al Qaeda fighters in Syria is emerging as a rival terror threat to the Islamic State.