ISIS News & Updates - Page 67

Sen. Graham, Gen. Keane: Turkey paves way for ISIS comeback – US must prevent return of terrorist group

October 22, 2019

Sen. Graham, Gen. Keane: Turkey paves way for ISIS comeback – US must prevent return of terrorist group

ISIS will regenerate and again seek to establish a caliphate or at least a base of operations in its spiritual home of Raqqa, Syria without continuing efforts by the United States, our Kurdish partners, and the international community.

ISIS using TikTok to spread propaganda, emojis and all, report says

October 21, 2019

ISIS using TikTok to spread propaganda, emojis and all, report says

The Islamic State has been using the social media video platform TikTok as a recruitment tool, according to a bombshell report.

Lindsey Graham on Syria: 'I am increasingly optimistic that we can have some historic solutions'

October 20, 2019

Lindsey Graham on Syria: 'I am increasingly optimistic that we can have some historic solutions'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been a vocal critic of President Trump’s decision to move U.S. troops out of Syria, said on Sunday that he is now “increasingly optimistic that we can have some historic solutions” there.

Mollie Hemingway rips 'double standard' among Dems on Trump's Syria policy

October 18, 2019

Mollie Hemingway rips 'double standard' among Dems on Trump's Syria policy

President Trump has been subjected to criticism about his handling of Turkey's invasion of Syria partially because of the view that the United States has to be involved in the Middle East, said the senior editor of The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway, on Friday.

US jets destroy anti-ISIS coalition base in Syria after withdrawal, official says

October 16, 2019

US jets destroy anti-ISIS coalition base in Syria after withdrawal, official says

Two Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) F-15 jets destroyed a base that was the headquarters of the anti-ISIS coalition in northern Syria on Wednesday after it had been vacated, according to a military official.

Susan Rice says Trump's comments about Kurdish forces are among his 'most dishonest, craven' ever

October 16, 2019

Susan Rice says Trump's comments about Kurdish forces are among his 'most dishonest, craven' ever

Former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice sharply criticized President Trump after he claimed that Kurdish forces were a "more of a terrorist threat in many ways than ISIS."

Trump says US troops in Syria to be withdrawn, redeployed in region

October 14, 2019

Trump says US troops in Syria to be withdrawn, redeployed in region

President Trump announced on Monday that U.S. troops in northeastern Syria will be withdrawn from the country as planned, and redeployed "in the region to monitor the situation and prevent a repeat of 2014," when the Islamic State made major territorial gains.

Jim Hanson: To halt fighting between Turkey and Kurds in Syria and prevent return of ISIS, US must do THIS

October 13, 2019

Jim Hanson: To halt fighting between Turkey and Kurds in Syria and prevent return of ISIS, US must do THIS

Trump is right to oppose endless wars, but we must not cede the battlefield in Syria to our enemies and let ISIS create a new caliphate.

Rand Paul: Troops in Saudi Arabia create 'magnet for all the crazy jihadists around the world'

October 13, 2019

Rand Paul: Troops in Saudi Arabia create 'magnet for all the crazy jihadists around the world'

An increased American military presence in Saudi Arabia creates a "magnet" for Islamic extremism in the region, and presents an open target for radical Jihadists, said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., during a Sunday television interview.

Hundreds of ISIS supporters escape camp in Syria as Turkish troops approach, Kurds say

October 13, 2019

Hundreds of ISIS supporters escape camp in Syria as Turkish troops approach, Kurds say

Hundreds of people affiliated with the Islamic State escaped a camp where they were being held on Sunday after Turkish forces approached the Kurdish-held town, Kurdish officials said.