ISIS News & Updates - Page 71

Three Hamas policemen killed in rare attacks with Gaza in 'state of alert'

August 28, 2019

Three Hamas policemen killed in rare attacks with Gaza in 'state of alert'

Gaza’s interior ministry said Wednesday arrests have been made in a pair of coordinated bombings that killed three Hamas policemen at Gaza City checkpoints the previous night.

James Carafano: Ignore ISIS at your peril, America – Terrorists say ‘I’ll be back’

August 28, 2019

James Carafano: Ignore ISIS at your peril, America – Terrorists say ‘I’ll be back’

This is a warning to the civilized world: Don’t forget about the supporters of Usama bin Laden and the ISIS caliphate. They have not forgotten about you.

US and Taliban could be forced into awkward alliance to take out ISIS in Afghanistan

August 27, 2019

US and Taliban could be forced into awkward alliance to take out ISIS in Afghanistan

It may have seemed inconceivable 18 years ago following the September 11 terrorist attacks and the invasion of Afghanistan, but the United States is inching closer to a peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban.

Islamist terror plots in Europe declining, but schemes getting more 'creative,' analysis says

August 19, 2019

Islamist terror plots in Europe declining, but schemes getting more 'creative,' analysis says

Despite being driven from its former Iraq and Syria strongholds six months ago, ISIS continues to find ways to wreak havoc across the Middle East, remaining an innovative -- if less strategically successful -- terror force.

Kurdish-Syrian 'feminists' form giant human shield to resist Turkish incursion

August 9, 2019

Kurdish-Syrian 'feminists' form giant human shield to resist Turkish incursion

When the threat of an attack looms, scores of Kurdish women in every major township in their carved out canton of Rojava in northeastern Syria, routinely stand shoulder-to-shoulder with defiant faces. Amid a region ravaged by years of conflict and ISIS incursions, their formation is what they call their own human shield – a shield comprised of self-declared feminists belonging to their group called “Kongra Star” with the tagline “Woman, Life, Freedom.”

Gen. Keane defends Trump negotiating with Taliban: 'Truth is we always negotiated with terrorists'

August 3, 2019

Gen. Keane defends Trump negotiating with Taliban: 'Truth is we always negotiated with terrorists'

Retired General Jack Keane criticized the conditions included in President Trump's proposed deal with the Taliban but told "America's News HQ" on Saturday that he didn't think there was anything wrong with negotiating with the terrorist group.

2 Somali refugees arrested in Arizona allegedly trying to board flight to Egypt to join ISIS: report

July 30, 2019

2 Somali refugees arrested in Arizona allegedly trying to board flight to Egypt to join ISIS: report

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that two Somalians who had lived in the United States as refugees were arrested in Arizona last week before boarding a flight to Egypt where they planned to travel to join the ranks of ISIS.

Husband, wife who underwent deradicalization program behind bombing of Philippines cathedral: police

July 24, 2019

Husband, wife who underwent deradicalization program behind bombing of Philippines cathedral: police

An Indonesian husband and wife who had taken part of a government-sponsored deradicalization program are believed to be the masterminds behind a suicide bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines earlier this year that killed more than 20 people.

Refugee children praise ISIS, vow to 'crush' apostates, videos from Syrian camps show

July 22, 2019

Refugee children praise ISIS, vow to 'crush' apostates, videos from Syrian camps show

Children born to wives and fighters of the crumpled ISIS caliphate who are now left to fend for themselves in wretched refugee camps throughout Syria are being radicalized at increasingly younger ages, an ominous trend that's emerged as the newest front in the ongoing battle to stop terror from taking root in new generations.

Naturalized U.S. citizen charged with becoming ISIS sniper and weapons instructor

July 19, 2019

Naturalized U.S. citizen charged with becoming ISIS sniper and weapons instructor

A 42-year-old Brooklyn, New York man has been charged with providing and attempting to provide material support – including training, services and personnel – to ISIS in Syria, the Department of Justice announced Friday after unsealing a criminal complaint in Brooklyn federal court.