May 20, 2020 How ISIS is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic Given that much of the world has been beleaguered by the coronavirus pandemic -- and the subsequent lockdowns, bending of health care systems, economic downturns and political divide -- concerns have risen that the Islamic State group, or ISIS, has and will continue to exploit the distraction to sustain its global reign of terror.
May 18, 2020 What it is like to be a Christian activist jailed with ISIS operatives in Sudan It was the kind of calling that Petr Jasek simply could not turn away from. For more than 28 years, Czech Republic native and Global Ambassador for international non-profit The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) transgressed the globe’s most far-flung places in support of persecuted Christians.
May 15, 2020 Special operations forces' adviser warns ISIS may exploit pandemic: 'Maybe we're not paying enough attention' Former Green Beret, entrepreneur and playwright Scott Mann said America should pay close attention to warnings that ISIS terrorists may be seeking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic.
May 15, 2020 Islamic State behind attack that killed newborns at Afghanistan maternity clinic, US says The Islamic State was responsible for the attack on an Afghanistan hospital’s maternity ward Tuesday that killed about 24—including new mothers and two newborns, according to the U.S. representative in the country.
May 14, 2020 US blames ISIS branch for Afghanistan hospital attack that killed 2 newborns The United States blamed radical Islamic militants and not the Taliban on Thursday, for an attack against an Afghan hospital that killed at least 16 people, including two newborn children.
May 13, 2020 ISIS could exploit coronavirus pandemic to carry out terror attacks, EU official warns Terrorists could exploit the coronavirus pandemic to carry out attacks, a European Union official has warned.
May 8, 2020 Spanish police and FBI foil suspected radical Islamic terror plot to attack Barcelona The FBI and the Spanish police arrested a “lone wolf” radical Islamist suspect on Friday who was believed to be planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Barcelona.
April 24, 2020 Daniel Hoffman: Iraq on the brink — Here's why it matters to Americans Reeling from decades of war, economic sanctions and domestic corruption, Iraq is facing its worst crisis since ISIS captured Mosul in 2014.
April 9, 2020 ISIS claims responsibility for rocket attack on US base in Afghanistan ISIS claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan early Thursday morning.
March 25, 2020 Iraqis protest burying coronavirus dead, defy government and gather for mass pilgrimage In the already battle-worn Iraq, security forces are now struggling to control much of the country in the face of the ascending coronavirus pandemic.