The Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front released the estimated 300 Kurds it reportedly kidnapped in northwestern Syria after Kurdish authorities freed three jihadists who had been arrested, according to a Kurdish official and a monitor group.
Many former Iraqi officers, who once served under Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime, are playing a “pervasive role” in the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) as “leaders” of the jihadist group, reports The Washington Post.
A senior official from Iran reportedly called on the Saudi Arabia-led coalition to stop its bombing campaign against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Army soldiers at Fort Gordon, GA, were inappropriately shown a slide about “white privilege” during a diversity training briefing, according to an Army spokeswoman.
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that Iran, a sponsor of terrorism against the U.S. and its allies, cannot be trusted to abide by the terms and conditions of a nuclear deal.
Members of a Palestinian faction linked to the terror group Hamas, backed by Syrian rebels, were able to retake large parts of a refugee camp in Syria that had been seized by Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists, according to a monitoring group.
The number of foreign fighters who have traveled to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al Qaeda in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and other countries has reached a historic level, exceeding 25,000 from over 100 countries, reveals a new U.N. report.
WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama released U.S. military aid to Egypt that had been suspended since the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi was ousted from Egypt’s presidency in 2013, the White House announced.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK), when asked to comment on the nuclear talks between U.S.-led world powers and Iran, said it is important to remember that Iran was behind the killing of many American soldiers in Iraq.
Naval forces from Saudi Arabia moved to block ports in Yemen in an effort to prevent weapons and fighters from coming in and out of the country as coalition airstrikes continue to target Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
The leaders of Arab League nations have officially agreed to form a unified military force to counter Iranian influence and Islamist extremism.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad indicated that, contrary to assessments by U.S. officials, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria is actually getting stronger, recruiting an estimated 1,000 militants each month in those two countries alone.
WASHINGTON, DC — An illegal immigrant male residing in the United States is more likely to be gainfully employed than a male who is a legal immigrant or U.S.-born citizen, a senior demographer at the Pew Research Center think tank told lawmakers.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels vow to transform Yemen into a “graveyard of invaders” if the Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes are followed by a ground offensive.
WASHINGTON, DC — Iran’s presence in Latin America and its growing influence in the region are causing consternation among senior lawmakers and top U.S. military officials.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Iran-backed Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is among the terrorist organizations that are benefiting from the illegal drug trade in Latin America, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Tovo, deputy commander of the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), told lawmakers.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Obama administration should support Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, suggested retired Gen. Michael Hayden and Newt Gingrich while testifying before a House panel.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has been linked to “29 terrorist plots or attacks” against the West nearly a year after President Obama called the jihadist group a “JV team,” revealed House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX).
The U.S. Marines, with more than a decade of experience with counterinsurgency (COIN) in Iraq and Afghanistan, could prove to be an important asset in working to contain and eventually defeat the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram, reports the Marine Corps Times.
A Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament claims there is a nearly 30,000-strong force made up of Iranian soldiers and military experts fighting against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria killed 54 Kurdish civilians, including 35 women and children, as they celebrated the Kurdish new year’s eve, a monitor group reports.
Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen called on supporters to battle forces loyal to the embattled U.S.-backed Yemeni president as the last remaining American troops evacuated the country.
Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq during the 2007-2008 surge that turned the tide of the war, said that Iranian-backed militias pose the most significant threat to Iraq and the Middle East region.
The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) granted expedited screening privileges to a former member of a “domestic” terror group convicted of explosives-related crimes, “creating a significant aviation security breach,” reports a government watchdog.
