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Michigan man charged with providing support to ISIS, possessing a destructive device

November 15, 2022

Michigan man charged with providing support to ISIS, possessing a destructive device

Aws Mohammed Naser, a 34-year-old Michigan man, was charged with providing material support to ISIS and being a felon in possession of a destructive device.

Kansas woman who helmed female ISIS battalion sentenced to 20 years in prison

November 2, 2022

Kansas woman who helmed female ISIS battalion sentenced to 20 years in prison

A 42-year-old woman who was born in Kansas was sentenced by a judge to 20 years in prison Tuesday for leading an all-female ISIS battalion in Raqqa, Syria.

American woman turned ISIS fighter to be sentenced in Virginia federal court

November 1, 2022

American woman turned ISIS fighter to be sentenced in Virginia federal court

Allison Fluke-Ekren, a former Kansas resident turned female ISIS fighter in Syria, is expected to be sentenced Tuesday amid allegations she sexually abused her own children overseas.

ISIS resurfacing in Iraq as country looks to hit back at terror organization

October 23, 2022

ISIS resurfacing in Iraq as country looks to hit back at terror organization

The Islamic caliphate was defeated in 2018 and while ISIS has not taken over territory anywhere since, some observers worry that there are signs of it slowly regrowing in parts of Iraq.

French firm charged in US with Islamic State group payments

October 18, 2022

French firm charged in US with Islamic State group payments

French cement company Lafarge pled guilty Tuesday to paying ISIS $17 million to keep a plant open in Syria, with charges announced by federal prosecutors in New York City.

NH church to build memorial for journalist killed by ISIS

October 10, 2022

NH church to build memorial for journalist killed by ISIS

James Foley, an American journalist who was killed by the Islamic State in 2014, will be honored with a memorial outside of his neighborhood church in New Hampshire.

ISIS operative in Syria killed in US Special Operations raid

October 6, 2022

ISIS operative in Syria killed in US Special Operations raid

A U.S. defense official confirmed that Special Operations forces conducted a raid in which an ISIS operative was killed Thursday in northeast Syria.

US border needs 'record' funding for 'advanced' protection: National Security spokesman

September 24, 2022

US border needs 'record' funding for 'advanced' protection: National Security spokesman

NSC Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby echoed Secretary of State Blinken's assessment that disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal has increased in recent weeks.

US-backed forces in Syria foil 'massive' suicide bombing attack in refugee camp

September 22, 2022

US-backed forces in Syria foil 'massive' suicide bombing attack in refugee camp

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces foiled what would have been a devastating suicide bombing attack Thursday, halting two vehicles full of extremists.

ISIS is threat to entire human race, Iraqi foreign minister says in exclusive interview

September 21, 2022

ISIS is threat to entire human race, Iraqi foreign minister says in exclusive interview

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein addressed the continuing threat of ISIS, a budding partnership with China and the need for peace with Iraq's neighbors.