Afghanistan March 18, 2022 Afghanistan faces crisis on the ground as tens of thousands hide from Taliban, observers say Despite the United Nations Security Council renewing its U.N. assistance mission to Afghanistan, the war-torn country continues to fall to Taliban forces following the U.S. withdrawal.
Afghanistan March 15, 2022 CENTCOM commander: ISIS attacks will 'ramp up' in summer as Taliban struggles to keep them at bay Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday that the Taliban is failing in their efforts to shut down ISIS in Afghanistan and that it appears likely that ISIS terror attacks will increase as the summer months approach.
ISIS February 4, 2022 Pentagon: US expects new ISIS leader to ‘step up’ as they ‘would like to continue to attack the West’ Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Friday that the U.S. believes someone in ISIS is going to “step up to try to lead the group” following the killing of their former leader in Syria, as the militants “would like to continue to attack the West, even our homeland.”
Nancy Pelosi February 3, 2022 Pelosi says it’s ‘so sad’ ISIS leader blew up civilians along with himself House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday praised the U.S. military operation in Syria against the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) but said it was "sad" the terrorist blew up members of his family along with himself during the overnight raid.
ISIS February 3, 2022 Inside US raid that killed ISIS leader: 'Incredibly complex,' on same scale as bin Laden operation The U.S. Special Operations counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Thursday that killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was "long planned," and on the level and scale of the U.S. operation to take out Usama bin Laden in 2011, senior administration officials told ӣƵ.
ISIS February 3, 2022 Who is Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS killed in US raid? The Islamic State leader killed Thursday during a U.S. Special Operations forces raid in Syria was working undercover trying to rebuild the terrorist group, carried a gun wherever he went and once was detained by American forces in Iraq nearly 15 years ago, reports say.
ISIS January 31, 2022 Family of Kansas woman who allegedly joined ISIS wants nothing to do with her The family of a Kansas woman accused of joining ISIS and training an all-female unit in Syria wants nothing to do with her, prosecutors said.
ISIS January 31, 2022 American woman who allegedly joined ISIS, wanted to bomb mall and college in US, due in court Allison Fluke-Ekren, a 42-year-old former Kansas resident, allegedly joined ISIS and spent years leading an all-female unit and training them to use AK-47 rifles and suicide belts.
ISIS January 29, 2022 American woman, a former Kansas resident, accused of leading all-female ISIS battalion An American woman has been charged with providing material support to terrorist organizations.
Iraq January 1, 2022 Baghdad rally marks anniversary of Iranian general's death; US, Israeli flags trampled Chanting anti-American slogans, hundreds of people rallied in the Iraqi capital Saturday to mark the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and a top Iraqi militia leader in a U.S. drone strike.
Justice Department December 11, 2021 ISIS propaganda figure pleads guilty in US court to aiding terrorist group A Saudi-born Canadian citizen who joined the Islamic State nearly a decade ago pleaded guilty Friday after serving as one of the terrorist group’s leading propagandists.