President Donald Trump announced Sunday that ISIS founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died as the result of a raid conducted by United States special forces.
General Mazloum Abdi claimed to have had provided key intelligence revealing the location of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and assistance in battle.
Multiple mainstream media reports claim Pentagon officials are reportedly seeking permission from the White House to deploy hundreds of U.S. troops and dozens of tanks to eastern Syria to protect valuable oil fields currently held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
In a segment on Israeli television, Breitbart Jerusalem bureau chief expressed concern Iran could attempt to fill the power vacuum in northeast Syria following the U.S. withdrawal from that territory and a deal between Russia and Turkey to jointly patrol the area.
A female Islamic State member on trial in Germany is accused of keeping two women and a young girl as slaves while living with her jihadi husband in Syria.
Appearing Friday on MSNBC, Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign manager, said President Donald Trump “unleashed vast quantities of human suffering” by withdrawing U.S. troops from northern Syria.
A White House meeting between President Donald Trump and a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders on Syria blew up on Wednesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Trump had a “meltdown.”
“If Turkey goes into Syria it is between Turkey and Syria,” Trump said. “It’s not our problem.”
The Kurdish news service Rudaw reported on Tuesday that elements of the Islamic State (ISIS) are taking advantage of Turkey’s invasion of Syria to increase the tempo of their own attacks on positions held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
During the CNN-New York Times’ Democrat debate on Tuesday night, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro claimed, without evidence, that President Donald Trump is “caging kids” at the United States-Mexico border while freeing terrorists of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The Danish government has announced plans to revoke citizenship from those who have taken up arms and joined terrorist groups in the Middle East.
Monday, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) voiced his concern with the United States withdrawing troops from northern Syria. Waltz, a Green Beret, warned pulling troops too early would create an “ISIS 2.0” and the country is “repeating the mistakes of the
Kurdish officials in northeastern Syria said on Sunday that about 785 foreign prisoners linked to the Islamic State escaped from a “displacement camp” in Ain Issa after “mercenaries” attacked the area with “air cover from Turkish warplanes.”
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that President Trump’s withdrawal of troops from northeast Syria is “a terrible decision, an immoral decision,” and “foreign policy by what Donald Trump’s latest emotion is.” Brooks said, “It’s complete incoherence. I
Esper said the administration pulled back troops from northern Syria to make sure they were not in a fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who has criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syrian because of its impact on the Kurds, reportedly privately undercut his own support for the ethnic group during what he believed was a phone call with the Turkish defense minister.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday denounced Turkey’s invasion of Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria and said Israel was prepared to offer humanitarian aid to the Kurds in Syria facing an onslaught from Ankara.
Kurdish officials in Syria on Thursday accused the invading Turkish army of shelling the Chirkin prison, which is filled with captive Islamic State jihadis from 60 different countries. The Turkish government did not immediately respond to the allegation.
President Trump said that should Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists flee to other regions of the world, they will be headed to Europe, not the United States.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that President Trump’s tweet about withdrawing troops from northeast Syria “is the pre-9/11 mentality that paved the way for 9/11,” and if the U.S.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) stated that she hopes President Trump reconsiders his decision to withdraw troops from northeast Syria. McSally said, “I’m glad that President Trump took action against ISIS
Activist actress Rosanna Arquette excoriated President Donald Trump on Twitter after Trump spoke about his desires to bring U.S. troops home.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) reacted to President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northeast Syria and stated that the U.S. has not won the war against ISIS. Kinzinger said, “The
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered,” FNC host Brian Kilmeade stated that President Trump is making a “mistake” by pulling troops out of northeast Syria and predicted, “We’re going to be right back there.” Kilmeade said, “This
Kurdish militia leaders in Syria called the U.S. withdrawal announced Sunday in the region a “stab in the back” and vowed to defend their positions against Turkey “at all costs.”
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) issued a stark warning Monday in reaction to President Donald Trump announcing his intentions to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Graham said on “Fox & Friends” he hopes Trump “reconsiders” his decision because it will result in ISIS
Monday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough reacted to President Donald Trump announcing his intentions to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, allowing Turkish forces to fight the Islamic State terrorists. Scarborough compared the decision to allowing Osama Bin Laden to
President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw American forces from Syria, allowing Turkish forces to enter the country.
Four men, including one Swedish citizen, have been arrested following a bombing in the Philippines that is believed to be linked to Islamic State.
Pope Francis invited the faithful to reflect on Christian persecution this week, recalling the 21 Egyptian Christians whose throats were cut by Islamic State militants on a Libyan beach.
David Cameron, the notionally conservative former prime minister who lost the EU referendum — and his office with it — has denounced President Donald Trump as “protectionist, xenophobic, misogynistic” in his memoirs, and expressed his bitterness that the Islamic State caliphate which sprung into being during his premiership was crushed on the U.S. leader’s watch.
An American Airlines mechanic who arrived in the United States from Iraq was denied bail this week after allegedly sabotaging a July flight due to his potential ties to the Islamic State (ISIS).
Forces loyal to renegade Gen. Khalifa Haftar on Monday launched airstrikes on the coastal city of Sirte currently held by the internationally recognized government, expanding the conflict beyond the capital of Tripoli.
Islamic State is intensifying online threats against New York City and the NYPD, disseminating bloody images of officers and menacing messages in subways, counterterrorism officials said this week.
A 28-year-old Yazidi former sex slave named Shatha Salim Bashar is scheduled to testify in German court next month against one of the fourteen Islamic State jihadis who allegedly enslaved and raped her, used her as a human shield, and forced her to watch her best friend die.
An alleged sniper for the Islamic State (ISIS) has been indicted in federal court, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday, years after he was able to obtain American citizenship by arriving in the United States on the “Diversity Visa Lottery.”
A Pakistani-born teenager was arrested Thursday in Queens, New York, for allegedly planning to carry out a knife and bomb attack for ISIS, reports said.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of 30-year-old David Daoud Wright for supporting a terrorist organization on the grounds that Wright’s trial judge did not give proper instructions to the jury. Wright’s conviction pertained to his participation in plots to kill police officers, overthrow the U.S. government, and behead blogger Pamela Geller at the behest of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The prospective peace pact between the United States and the Taliban may prompt thousands of members of the narco-jihadi group to defect to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) faction in Afghanistan, the Times reported Tuesday.
A Nigerian commander urged troops in the African country on Sunday to “look out for traitors” as Boko Haram jihadis continued to wreak havoc.
