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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani took to the airwaves Thursday. “Continue your march as the battle is not yet raging,” he reportedly said. Adnani warned Baghdad that it was within sights of the

The Islamist terrorists that were responsible for attacking the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and killing four including Ambassador Chris Stevens were overheard by multiple US spy agencies communicating by means of State Department cell phones they seized during the

Chinese officials announced Tuesday that Hong Kong is not designated with “full autonomy” and must submit to the control of Beijing. The notice comes less than a week after over 100,000 people gathered in Hong Kong to remember the 25th

The Al Qaeda-affiliate Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan now claim they were ultimately responsible for the assault in Pakistan on Karachi’s international airport. The militant Islamist group said they fought side by side with the Pakistani Taliban during the raid that

Sunni Islamist militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) have rapidly expanded their control of Iraq as a whole. The group is now said to be within range of overtaking Iraq’s biggest oil refinery in the

After taking over Iraq’s second biggest city in Mosul, Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS) have deployed further into several areas of Iraq. Iraqi Colonel Ahmed Taha said the ISIS overtook the areas of Hawijah, Zab,

The Obama administration presented news of the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl trade alongside a narrative designed to explain why five Taliban commanders were exchanged for one member of the U.S. Army referred to as a “deserter” by those who served with

Members of Congress who were told by White House officials Monday in classified briefings that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is responsible for and had the authority to make the final approval over Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s exchange for the ‘Taliban 5.’

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called upon the Iraq parliament to convene an emergency session and adopt martial law, according to CBS News. The news comes shortly after the Al Qaeda-aligned group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) reportedly

Spies from Russia’s intelligence apparatus reportedly fooled Edward Snowden into seeking refuge in Moscow. Not only that, Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence agency had kept tabs on Snowden six years prior to Snowden’s spilling US secrets, Former KGB Major Boris Karpichkov

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Monday that he was committed to restarting Japan’s controversial commercial whale hunting program, despite the UN denouncing the policy and demanding Tokyo stop the killings immediately. The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has struck again, abducting 20 Fulani women from their village near Chibok, the town where over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted on April 14. Nigeria’s Leadership newspaper reported Sunday that they had confirmed the

On Sunday, Islamic Prayers and readings from the Quran were heard from the Vatican for the first time in history. The prayers came as a result of Pope Francis’s request that Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud

This week for the first time ever, NASA successfully sent high-definition video via laser beam from the International Space Station (ISS) to ground. “Hello, World!” came the message from ISS. The 175-megabit video came down through technology known as Optical

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl deserted bases where he was stationed on two separate occasions, at a California training facility and an outpost in eastern Afghanistan, prior to his third venture off of a forward operating base in 2009, according to a

China budgeted $145 billion for modernizing its military, including advancing its UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), warships, fighter jets, sophisticated missiles, and cyber warfare capabilities, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The Pentagon estimate exceeded the public information provided by the Chinese, who

Prior to the Taliban’s capturing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, they found him wandering around erratically and “cursing his countrymen,” according to two Taliban commanders who spoke to NBC News. The commanders said they were tipped off by Afghan locals, and shortly thereafter

A report released Wednesday insisted that the Obama administration has been engaging in talks with Hamas, a US State Department designated terrorist group that rules over the Gaza Strip, for more than six months. According to a BuzzFeed report, two

The Obama administration is of the opinion that now is the time to reward Iran for supposedly “cooperating” with the international community. In doing so, the White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. would suspend enforcement of Iran oil sanctions

A senior Taliban commander familiar with the negotiations to exchange Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for the ‘Taliban 5’ said Thursday that Americans are now a high value target for kidnapping, especially now that such a tremendous incentive has been established. The

The United States is set this week to ship the first of 36 F-16 Lockheed Martin Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the Iraqi military, reports said. Iraq’s ambassador to the US Lukman Faily said the delivery of the fighter jets

Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) has sent a letter to President Obama requesting the release of information relating to the exchange of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban officials, known as the “Taliban Five,” according to CQ Roll Call. Saxby is

It was a peaceful demonstration with the best of intentions for the future of China. A student-led initiative took to Beijing in the spring of 1989. Deeply dissatisfied with China’s widespread political corruption and ineptitude, the students took to the

Breitbart News had the exclusive opportunity to speak with Thomas Joscelyn, senior editor of The Long War Journal, an expert on al-Qaeda and its affiliates, including the Taliban, and the author of What President Obama Doesn’t Know About Guantanamo. Breitbart