ISIS News & Updates - Page 97

Tillerson, Mattis make case for war powers authority in Senate hearing in wake of Niger ambush

October 30, 2017

Tillerson, Mattis make case for war powers authority in Senate hearing in wake of Niger ambush

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis told Senate lawmakers at a hearing Monday that the U.S. needs the authority to deploy troops oversees to fight terror, as the killing of four U.S. service members in Niger earlier this month drew significant scrutiny.

ISIS fanatics threaten Prince George with chilling warning 'the Royal Family will not be left alone,' report says

October 29, 2017

ISIS fanatics threaten Prince George with chilling warning 'the Royal Family will not be left alone,' report says

ISIS fanatics have made a chilling threat against Prince George saying: "Even the royal family will not be left alone," it has been claimed.

Virginia man who joined ISIS in Syria gets 20 years in jail

October 27, 2017

Virginia man who joined ISIS in Syria gets 20 years in jail

A Virginia man who traveled to Syria to join the ISIS terror group was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.

Almost all American ISIS fighters unaccounted for, sparking fears they could slip through cracks and return

October 27, 2017

Almost all American ISIS fighters unaccounted for, sparking fears they could slip through cracks and return

When it came to recruiting foreigners to flee the comforts of home for the battlefields of Iraq and Syria, ISIS succeeded like no other – encouraging over 40,000 fighters from more than 110 countries to travel to the fighting fray both before and after the declaration of the “caliphate” in June 2014.

US citizen who joined ISIS could get 35-year sentence

October 27, 2017

US citizen who joined ISIS could get 35-year sentence

A former public transit driver in Virginia who later joined the Islamic State group in Syria faces up to 35 years in prison when he is sentenced Friday.

US drone strikes in Yemen kill at least 9 ISIS fighters, official says

October 26, 2017

US drone strikes in Yemen kill at least 9 ISIS fighters, official says

A new round of airstrikes in Yemen by American drones killed at least nine ISIS fighters, a military official said Thursday.

What comes after Raqqa for ISIS?

October 25, 2017

What comes after Raqqa for ISIS?

The U.S. military estimates the Islamic State now controls just three percent of Iraq and only five percent of Syria after the fall of Raqqa, Syria to U.S.-backed fighters more than three years after the first American airstrikes against the terror group.

Russia 'exports' more ISIS fighters than any other country, report finds

October 25, 2017

Russia 'exports' more ISIS fighters than any other country, report finds

Russia has become the top exporter of foreign fighters who join the ranks of ISIS, according to a new report.

Iraqi Christians forced to flee homes again after skirmishes between Kurds and central government

October 25, 2017

Iraqi Christians forced to flee homes again after skirmishes between Kurds and central government

The first Iraqi Christians to return home after their village was freed from Islamic State control were forced to flee yet again Tuesday as Peshmerga forces stormed the area, a dark turn in what was broadly considered a “success story” of rebuilding in Northern Iraq.

Inside ISIS' coliseum of death: Syria sports stadium converted to killing field

October 24, 2017

Inside ISIS' coliseum of death: Syria sports stadium converted to killing field

Pictures emerging of a Syrian soccer stadium turned into a coliseum of death by Islamic State terrorists are revealing the extent of the shocking horrors that once took place inside, as civilians reportedly were beheaded, tied down with iron cables and tortured by exercise machines.