The corpse of a top member of the Islamic State’s (IS, ISIS, ISIL) self-declared police force in Syria, which has carried out beheadings, was found decapitated with signs of torture and a cigarette stuffed in the mouth, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Maoist ideologues in China, buoyed by President Xi Jinping’s regime, are making a comeback in China, going after bloggers, journalists, and academics who oppose the Communist Party’s doctrine.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Obama should be willing to “re-examine” his December 2016 deadline for withdrawing all U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan.
A persistent flow of migrants from the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, in combination with a lackluster economy and a growing fear of Islamic radicalism, is fueling anti-Muslim sentiment in Sweden.
Iran has denied reports that it reached an agreement with the United States to reduce its ability to make nuclear weapons.
Two U.S.-led operations to save hostages held captive by the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, IS) in Syria, including the Jordanian pilot, “ended in failure” amid heavy fire from the jihadist group, reports the International Business Times (IBT).
As Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, IS) jihadists seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria, the death toll in both countries reached a grim milestone: at least 76,000 Syrians and 15,000 Iraqis were killed in 2014, making it one of the deadliest years for the two war-torn nations.
The U.S. Commander of American Special Operations forces in the Middle East is tapping outside government experts in search of innovative ideas to use in the fight against the Islamic State’s ideology, reports The New York Times.
The U.S.-led international force formally ended its 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan during the bloodiest year of the war, the longest in American history.
Evidence released by the Obama administration pointing to North Korea as the culprit behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment is hardly conclusive, a number of private security researchers told The New York Times.
A 13-year old Nigerian girl said her father gave her to Boko Haram extremists, adding that she was arrested after refusing the jihadist group’s demand to carry out a suicide attack.
U.S. troops in Afghanistan will remain vigilante on Christmas Day against an insurgent threat that “persists” even after the United States ended its 13-year combat mission there, an American soldier told Breitbart News.
The first Western reporter to be embedded with the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) told ABC News that he came into contact with more than 14 American fighters during the 10 days he spent with the jihadist group.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Army announced that a commander will decide what appropriate action to take against St. Bowe Bergdahl, which “ranges from no further action to convening a court martial.” In a statement released Monday, the Army said the investigation
Taliban jihadists are pushing into districts in southern Afghanistan that were secured by the U.S. military, now that foreign forces have left the area, reports The New York Times.
A restaurant in an Australian town has sparked reactions that range from outrage to praise after placing a “Sorry, No Muslims” sign outside its front doors , according to various media reports. The sign was handwritten on a chalkboard displayed outside the
The government of the Czech Republic has sent 5,000 anti-tank missiles to Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters waging a fierce battle against Islamic State jihadists on the ground, Kurdish news agency Bas News reports. Peshmerga forces, with the help of U.S.-led airstrikes, won
Christians in Lebanon are arming themselves to combat the Islamic State and other jihadists who are threatening their villages, reports The National, a state-owned news agency in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, or IS) jihadists control
The Obama administration announced Saturday that four Afghan detainees had been transferred from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to their home country. U.S. officials have characterized the move as a sign of good will between Kabul, the Afghan capital, and
The Islamic State may have expanded its operations into cyberattacks, according to Citizen Lab, an Internet watchdog group. Citizen Lab reported that the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, or ISIL) may be behind a botched malware attack intended to hack into
The head of Pakistan’s military called for the hanging of “more than 3,000 terrorists” in 48 hours, The Times of India reports. According to the article, Gen. Raheel Sharif wrote on his Twitter account, “Asked [Prime Minister] Nawaz Sharif to hang
Obama’s national security team is weighing a range of options in response to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. Earnest told reporters on Dec. 18 that the White House is considering a “proportional
WASHINGTON — President Obama, during a press conference, refused to explicitly say whether he is considering military action in response to North Korea’s damaging cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. When asked if he would rule out military action against North
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is “no operational reporting that confirms” U.S. troops were recently embroiled in their first ground battle against Islamic State jihadists who took a shot at conquering an Iraqi military base, the Pentagon told reporters. Several news
The government of North Korea’s suspected involvement in the cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment has not been officially confirmed. North Korea is suspected of hacking Sony in retaliation for an American comedy film about a fictional assassination attempt on leader
