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February 6, 2020

Maldives police arrest 3 men in suspected ISIS stabbing attack

A trio of men who may have connections to the Islamic State terrorist group have been arrested in the Maldives Thursday following a stabbing attack there that left three injured.

February 4, 2020

ISIS not weakened by Baghdadi's death, took advantage of Turkey's Syria invasion, Defense Intelligence Agency says

The Islamic State (ISIS) increased its number of attacks by nearly 20 percent following Turkey's invasion of northern Syria last year after President Trump withdrew American troops from the area, intelligence officials said, while also saying the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi had no immediate impact on the terror group. 

February 3, 2020

ISIS claims responsibility for London stabbing attack that left 3 injured

The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility Monday for the knife attack in London over the weekend that left three people injured.

January 30, 2020

Iraq: Anti-ISIS operations with US are resuming

Joint military operations between coalition and Iraqi forces against the Islamic State group will resume, the Iraqi military said, after a nearly three-week pause that saw tensions between Washington and Tehran come to a boiling point. 

January 21, 2020

New ISIS leader? What to know about the terror network’s hardline founding member

The Islamic State has named a new leader to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died in a U.S. Special Operations forces raid on a compound in northern Syria’s Idlib Province in October, reports say.

January 17, 2020

Overweight ISIS fanatic arrested in Iraq sparks stream of Internet memes

A massive 560-pound jihadi dubbed “Jabba the Jihadi” has been nicked by Iraqi forces, sparking a stream of hilarious Internet memes.

January 16, 2020

ISIS panel in Syria acts as 'judge, jury and executioner,' report finds

A U.S.-based Syrian rights group said Thursday that it's assembled a 24-page report titled "Juge, Jury and Executioner," detailing the atrocities committed by the Islamic State and the total control with which they ruled over elements of daily life. 

January 16, 2020

Norway’s government nears crisis over return of former ISIS member: 'The terrorist won'

Norway seems headed to a political crisis after one of the members of the ruling coalition threatened to quit over the government's decision to bring back a woman who joined Islamic State — a move that could lead to the government falling.

January 10, 2020

Rolling Stone hits Pompeo for 'military strike that left 2 children dead' when referring to ISIS leader's killing

Rolling Stone Magazine took a swipe at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over what it described as a "military strike that left two children dead," which in reality was referencing the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

January 8, 2020

Lara Logan predicts future Iran actions against US: 'Persians never forget'

Veteran war correspondent Lara Logan said Wednesday that she believes Iran will launch more attacks against the United States and American interests.