January 3, 2020 Dan Hoffman: Strike on Qassem Soleimani was 'best way to counter' Iranian aggression Thursday evening's airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani -- the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force -- was the "best way" for the U.S. to counter Iranian aggression, former CIA Station Chief Daniel Hoffman said Friday.
December 31, 2019 Joe Kent: After embassy siege in Iraq, here is the way forward in Mideast for US For too long we've believed the U.S. had been successful in building a real government in Iraq, one that could be a strategic partner in the region.
December 31, 2019 Turkey rounds up at least 124 suspected of links to ISIS ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations Over 100 people suspected of links to the Islamic State terror group were rounded up in raids across Turkey on Monday in an apparent attempt to prevent any attacks on New Year's Eve.
December 29, 2019 James Carafano: US foreign policy in the 2010s — are we better off than we were a decade ago? In the 2010s we had Iraq and Afghanistan, Bin Laden and Baghdadi, Benghazi and Syria, Russia and NATO.
December 27, 2019 ISIS beheads 10 Christian captives in Nigeria as retaliation for Baghdadi death ISIS released a video Thursday that purportedly shows militants in black masks beheading 10 blindfolded Christian men and shooting an 11th in Nigeria, as part of a grisly campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the group's spokesman.
December 24, 2019 Dan Gabriel: Amid protests, Iraq faces an uncertain future The seeds of the next sectarian conflict may have already been planted.
December 21, 2019 ISIS 'caliphate' crumbled in 2019, but terror group remains forceful threat, experts say After almost five years of bloodletting and tears, the so-called ISIS “caliphate” officially crumbled as the terrorist group was defeated in its final swath of Syrian territory in March. Seven months’ leader, its shadowy leader Aby Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in an onslaught led by U.S. operatives. The victories of 2019 were symbolically crucial – but the resilience of the Islamic terrorist outfit means not only has it not dissipated, but it is likely to remain a forceful threat into 2020.
December 20, 2019 Connecticut man, 26, charged with trying to support ISIS: 'I gotta fight, bro' A Connecticut man has been charged with attempting to provide support to ISIS after allegedly pledging allegiance to the terror group's leaders in Syria, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
December 16, 2019 Connecticut man who allegedly tried joining ISIS is caught: 'I can kill' A Connecticut man has been charged with attempting to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State, federal authorities said Monday.
December 12, 2019 Niger terror attack: ISIS-linked militants claim responsibility for massacre Islamic State (ISIS)-linked militants claimed responsibility for an attack on a military installation in western Niger near the border of Mali on Wednesday, which killed 71 people and left 12 injured.