OPINION April 30, 2019 Brett Velicovich: My hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi There was always one elusive target on every tour. One guy we hunted and chased but somehow kept slipping away. Every team had its archnemesis. Mine during the summer of 2010 was a man we called Abu Dua.
isis April 29, 2019 ISIS leader al-Baghdadi pictured for first time since 2014, intel group says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was pictured in a new video for the first time since July 2014, SITE Intelligence Group said Monday.
TERRORISM April 27, 2019 Sri Lankan forces discover over a dozen bodies, including children, at ISIS safe house As Sri Lankan security forces raided an ISIS safe house on Friday, militants open fired and detonated at least three suicide bombs, killing 15 people, including six children. The dead were found charred, others had their clothes burned off of their bodies.
UNITED NATIONS April 25, 2019 Amal Clooney tells UN it faces 'Nuremberg Moment' amid US criticism of International Criminal Court Human rights attorney Amal Clooney implored the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to pass a resolution declaring sexual violence a "weapon of war."
Asia April 24, 2019 Sri Lanka attack shows ISIS is not 'Junior Varsity': counter-terror expert Despite a weakened presence in such places as Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State terrorist group remains a serious threat, said Aaron Cohen, a counter-terrorist and security expert.
TERRORISM April 24, 2019 Sri Lanka's leader calls for officials' firings as Easter suicide bombers revealed to be ‘well-educated people’ who studied abroad Sri Lanka's president is calling for the resignations of the country’s defense secretary and national police chief Wednesday after officials admitted to suffering a “major lapse” in communications in the lead-up to the Easter Sunday bombings, which have left more than 350 people dead.
TERRORISM April 23, 2019 Cleric 'mastermind' behind Sri Lanka attacks known for hate-filled online sermons, possible ISIS ties Over the past three years, radical Islamic cleric Zahran Hashim, alternately known as Mohammed Zahran, amassed an online following of thousands for hate-filled online sermons – delivered before a banner depicting the enkindled Twin Towers – and composed of impassioned calls for “all non-Muslims be eliminated.”
Asia April 23, 2019 American father mourns the death of 11-year-old son in Sri Lanka attack It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. One moment Alex Arrow was texting with his 11-year-old son Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa who was headed to breakfast at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning, the next his phone was ringing incessantly with the unfathomable news that his only child was gone.
isis April 23, 2019 ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter bombings, but involvement not verified by officials ISIS has claimed responsibility Tuesday for the Sri Lanka Easter bombings as the death toll in the attacks has now risen to 321.
isis April 22, 2019 Wisconsin mother of 7 pleads guilty to ISIS terror-related charges A Wisconsin mother of seven has pleaded guilty to trying to plan terrorist attacks on behalf of the Islamic State terror network by distributing information on making explosives and biological weapons, according to reports.
Christianity April 19, 2019 Syrian Christians sing Easter hymn in touching video: 'Everyday, we live the resurrection' Three years ago the Syrian church was all but dead. A violent civil war created a vacuum for ISIS to sweep in, threatening the very existence of Christianity.