May 13, 2016 Report: Airstrikes, intel failed to stop Paris attacks France changed its military strategy and started airstrikes in Syria last year because of concerns months before the attacks on Paris that ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud was plotting to target a concert and take hostages, according to a French newspaper report.
May 13, 2016 Antsy ISIS militant orders his own killing so he can get to heaven on time An Islamic State fighter captured in Iraq last week reportedly begged Kurdish troops to kill him right away because he didn’t want to be late for a 4 p.m. religious ceremony in heaven.
May 13, 2016 Crowds line streets to honor US Navy SEAL killed in Iraq Crowds of supporters, including retired Navy officers and families, lined the streets of the Southern California military town of Coronado on Friday to honor the Navy SEAL shot and killed by Islamic State fighters in Iraq.
May 13, 2016 ISIS fighters used tunnels to sneak into Gaza from Egypt, Israeli official says Islamic State terrorists recently used a series of tunnels to move in secret from Egypt to the Gaza Strip for training, an Israeli military leader revealed Friday.
May 13, 2016 ISIS attack at crowded Iraq cafe kills 13 A group of gunmen, including two suicide bombers, stormed a coffee shop in a town north of Baghdad early on Friday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 15 there, Iraqi officials said.
May 11, 2016 FBI chief says Islamic State losing power to sway Americans to join terror group FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday the power of the Islamic State’s brand is dwindling in the U.S. as fewer Americans are traveling to fight alongside the extremist group in the Middle East.
May 11, 2016 Navy posthumously promotes SEAL killed by ISIS in Iraq The U.S. Navy SEAL who was shot and killed by Islamic State militants in Iraq on May 3 is being promoted to the rank of chief petty officer, the Navy said Wednesday.
May 11, 2016 ISIS pushes toward Syrian city of Palmyra after government capture Islamic State militants advanced toward the central Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, threatening to besiege the world-famous ancient site several weeks after the government recaptured it from the extremists.
May 11, 2016 String of Baghdad bombings kills at least 66; ISIS claims responsibility A trio of bombings rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 66, with the Islamic State terror group claiming responsibility for all three of the bloody attacks.
May 11, 2016 Five men arrested for planning to leave Australia for Syria by boat, police say Five men have been arrested on suspicion that they planned to leave Australia in a 23-foot boat to fight in Syria, police said Wednesday.