Tag: Terrorists
U.S. officials say an ex-Islamic State fighter entered America as a refugee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Iraqi man accused of killing for the Islamic State terrorist group entered the U.S. as a refugee after claiming to...
Trump travel ban targeting Muslims will not make America safer
The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld the Trump administration’s policy barring people from several predominantly Muslim nations from entering the U.S., ruling that the travel ban...
Russia Says IS Turning Afghanistan Into ‘Resting Base’ for Regional Terrorism
Russia has warned Islamic State is turning northern Afghanistan into a “resting base” of international terrorism and a “bridgehead” for establishing its “destructive” caliphate...
US Airstrike Kills 13 al-Shabab Militants in Somalia
The U.S. military said Wednesday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 13 al-Shabab militants. Officials in the Lower Jubba region confirmed the strike hit...
Russia Says About 10,000 IS Militants Now in Afghanistan
Russia has estimated there are about 10,000 Islamic State militants in Afghanistan and their number is growing because fighters fleeing Syria and Iraq also...
What Will ‘Actually Solve’ Terrorism Problem?
National Counterrorism Center NCTC This is the second of James Kitfield’s in-depth analysis of the continuing challenges posed by America’s so-called “forever wars” in...
Iraqi general: War with ISIL is over
An Iraqi senior military commander said his country's war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group is over. In an announcement...
Half of Yazidis kidnapped by IS still missing
Around half of the Yazidis kidnapped by the Islamic State group three years ago are still missing, Iraqi Kurdish officials said Sunday. In 2014,...
Huge Decline in ISIS Propaganda Mirrors Losses on Battlefield
As Islamic State stands on the brink of defeat in its previous heartlands in Syria and Iraq, analysts say the group’s effort to win...
ISIS Reveals Top 5 Terror Attacks of 2017
The Islamic State militant group revealed Thursday a list of what it considered to be its most prominent attacks around the world this year...
