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Taliban attacks increase as US troops move toward total withdrawal from Afghanistan

October 21, 2020

Taliban attacks increase as US troops move toward total withdrawal from Afghanistan

National Defense Secretary Robert O'Brien affirmed this week that the Pentagon was working to carry out President Trump's vow to further diminish U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, slashing numbers to just 2,500 by early next year. However, Trump has pushed the envelope even further in recent days – advocating that all troops be brought home by Christmas.

2 ISIS 'Beatles' indicted in US on charges linked to beheadings of American hostages

October 7, 2020

2 ISIS 'Beatles' indicted in US on charges linked to beheadings of American hostages

Two British Islamic State terror suspects known as the “Beatles” were indicted Wednesday in the torturing and beheading of American aid workers and journalists among others once held hostage in Syria, according to court documents that went public Wednesday.

David Wurmser: High-stakes Afghan-Taliban peace talks open as Trump seeks to halt ‘endless wars’

September 13, 2020

David Wurmser: High-stakes Afghan-Taliban peace talks open as Trump seeks to halt ‘endless wars’

Exactly 19 years and one day after the 9/11 attacks masterminded by Afghanistan-based Al Qaeda terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in the U.S., Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan government in Qatar on Saturday to kick off peace talks.

Wolf says 'lone, homegrown' terror threat is top DHS focus 19 years after 9/11

September 11, 2020

Wolf says 'lone, homegrown' terror threat is top DHS focus 19 years after 9/11

Nineteen years after Al Qaeda attacked America, the terror threat to the United States has "changed and it's morphed over the years," Acting Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf told "Special Report" Friday.

Derrick Van Orden: This Sept. 11 Antifa is attacking us from within — President Lincoln had good advice

September 11, 2020

Derrick Van Orden: This Sept. 11 Antifa is attacking us from within — President Lincoln had good advice

Now our cities are burning, occupied, and under attack from Antifa — a small group that believes some of the same things as the 9/11 terrorists.

Defense Secretary Esper: Since Sept. 11 attacks, our heroic military has successfully fought terrorism

September 11, 2020

Defense Secretary Esper: Since Sept. 11 attacks, our heroic military has successfully fought terrorism

We have dealt devastating blows to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups around the world by eliminating key leaders, cutting off resources, and crippling their attempts to orchestrate future attacks.

Daniel Hoffman: America now more vulnerable than at time of Sept. 11 attacks — we need a forward defense

September 11, 2020

Daniel Hoffman: America now more vulnerable than at time of Sept. 11 attacks — we need a forward defense

One of the most critical lessons of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was that we need a robust forward presence to protect us, especially against threats emanating from ungoverned spaces.

Ex-FBI informant in 1993 Islamic terror cell says they would pray for God to ‘enhance the explosion’ of their bombs

September 8, 2020

Ex-FBI informant in 1993 Islamic terror cell says they would pray for God to ‘enhance the explosion’ of their bombs

A former FBI informant who was embedded in an Islamic jihadic terror cell in New York City following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing said they constantly prayed to God to enhance the potency of their bombs in their upcoming attacks.

ISIS launched more than 100 attacks in Iraq in August, a sharp uptick from previous month

September 3, 2020

ISIS launched more than 100 attacks in Iraq in August, a sharp uptick from previous month

The remnants of ISIS in Iraq claimed 100 attacks across the embattled country over the past month alone, according to an assessment by the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) released on Thursday – marking a 25% uptick from July.

Federal appeals court finds NSA phone metadata program illegal

September 2, 2020

Federal appeals court finds NSA phone metadata program illegal

A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a National Security Agency program that collected the metadata from billions of phone calls made by Americans was illegal and possibly unconstitutional despite upholding the conviction of four Somali immigrants charged in a terror-fundraising case in which the information was used.