In spite of regular statements from the Trump administration regarding “victory” over ISIS, a draft report from the Pentagon indicates that without continued efforts, the terrorist organization could …
Taliban reaches agreement with US on al Qaeda, Islamic State
While the U.S. and the Taliban remain at odds on many key negotiating points, they have reached agreement on one: that al Qaeda and the Islamic State must be kept out of the country. The Taliban …
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Study: ISIS Decline Sees Global Terror Attacks Down 33 Percent in 2018
The Global Attack Index released annually by Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Center since 2009 has measured a 33% decline in terror attacks in 2018 compared to 2017. This decline in numbers can be …
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Iraqi scientist describes his work in ISIS’s chemical weapons program
One of the few captured alive, an Iraqi scientists who was arrested in 2016 by U.S. and Kurdish soldiers has described his position within the ISIS research machine working to produce chemical …
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Kurdish forces: Two American ISIS fighters captured in Syria
"Kurdish-led forces battling Islamic State militants in Syria say they captured five foreign fighters, including an American who once sought to become an English teacher in the jihadi group’s Iraqi …
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Syria’s Assad authorizes Iraqi forces to strike ISIS in Syria
Syria and Iraq reached an agreement over the weekend that will allow Iraqi forces to attack ISIS forces inside Syria without having to first receive permission from Syrian authorities. The agreement …
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India: 10 alleged IS-inspired militants arrested for suicide attack plot
Indian law enforcement have recovered around 25 kilograms of explosive material, 12 pistols, a home-made rocket launcher and Islamic State-related literature during arrests of a 10-person terrorist …
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Turkey vows military operation against US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria
"Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria ‘within a few days,’ President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, a move likely to further strain ties …
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An alleged ISIS supporter and a woman accused of planning a terror attack arrested in Ohio
"A man who allegedly planned to attack a synagogue on behalf of ISIS and a woman accused of plotting a terror attack were arrested in separate cases in northeast Ohio, officials said on Monday. Damon …
Threat from Islamic State-Affiliated Group Reason DRC US Embassy Closed
The U.S. Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been closed for over a week due to “credible” terror threat against U.S. government facilities in the capital. The nature of the threat was …
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