A senior Iraqi Islamic State official responsible for sleeper cell attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been killed in Deir ez-Zur.

ERBIL, Iraq—Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday in the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago. Flying in a C-17 military cargo jet to preserve the secrecy of the visit to the conflict zone, Pence landed in Erbil […]

The ISIS terrorist group leader had internet service at his remote compound in northern Syria that American forces stormed last month, resulting in his death. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic terror group, fled down a dead-end tunnel as special forces surrounded the compound, and ultimately detonated an explosive vest killing himself and several […]

President Donald Trump identified the dog involved in the raid of the ISIS leader’s compound over the weekend as “Conan” and said the heroic canine will visit the White House. The dog’s name had previously been classified to protect his identity. Trump made the disclosure late Oct. 30, commenting on a meme he shared created […]

President Donald Trump’s campaign demanded a correction from ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel after he repeated a conspiracy theory started by former President Barack Obama photographer Pete Souza. Souza suggested a photograph of Trump and military leaders taken during a raid of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s compound was staged. His conspiracy theory, which included […]

The United States took two prisoners during the raid on the compound of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, officials said on Oct. 28. The Oct. 26 raid left al-Baghdadi and several top ISIS members dead, as well as several children who were killed when al-Baghdadi detonated a blast in a dead-end tunnel, President Donald Trump […]

President Donald Trump told reporters in Washington on Oct. 28 that the White House didn’t notify the House Intelligence Committee about a raid against the leader of the ISIS terrorist group because of concern that the information would be leaked by committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). “Well, I guess the only thing is they were […]

The mother of an aid worker who was captured by the ISIS terrorist group praised President Donald Trump for authorizing the raid to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend. At the same time, she criticized former President Obama’s handling of her daughter’s capture about six years ago. Kayla Mueller, a humanitarian worker […]

The fugitive leader of the ISIS terrorist group is now dead, President Donald Trump announced at the White House on Oct. 27, adding that capturing or killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a top national security priority under his administration. The president noted that no U.S. personnel died in the risky nighttime raid carried out by Special Operations forces […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other congressional leaders weren’t informed of the raid on ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ahead of time, said President Donald Trump, saying that he believes someone would have leaked information about it. Trump confirmed the death of Baghdadi in a press conference on Oct. 27, saying the ISIS […]

Two female backpackers from Norway and Denmark were killed in Morocco this week, and some officials suspect the killings are connected to the ISIS terrorist group. The Danish Louisa Jespersen, 24, and Norwegian Maren Ueland, 28, were found dead near the village of Imlil in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains. Three more people have been arrested […]

President Donald Trump heralded the capture of five senior ISIS terrorist group officials as part of a sting operation by American, Iraqi, and Turkish forces. “Five Most Wanted leaders of ISIS just captured!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Thursday. Those captured include four Iraqis and one Syrian and include the top aide to the leader […]

President Donald Trump heralded the capture of five senior members of the ISIS terrorist group as part of a sting operation by American, Iraqi, and Turkish forces. “Five Most Wanted leaders of ISIS just captured!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Thursday. Those captured include four Iraqis and one Syrian and include the top aide to […]

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is attempting to rally his followers through an undated audio recording released Thursday, Sept. 28, that urges them to keep fighting despite recent losses. “Beware of retreat, or the feeling of defeat, beware of negotiations or surrender. Do not lay down your arms,” Baghdadi said in the recording. “Oh Soldiers […]

MOSUL, Iraq—The battle to take full control of Mosul from the ISIS terrorist group, ISIS, will be over in a few days and an attempted fight-back by the militants failed, an Iraqi general told Reuters on Monday. “Only a small part remains in the city, specifically the Old City,” said Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi, […]

MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq—Iraqi forces began storming the ISIS-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, an assault they hope will be the last in the eight-month campaign to seize the militants’ stronghold. The historic district is the last still under control of the militants in the city which used to be their capital in Iraq. It is […]

BEIRUT—The ISIS terrorist group’s spokesman and chief strategist, who laid out the blueprint for the extremist group’s attacks against the West, has been killed while overseeing operations in northern Syria, the group has announced. The ISIS-run Aamaq news agency said Abu Mohammed al-Adnani was “martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns in Aleppo.” […]

  BEIRUT—The ISIS terrorist group’s spokesman and chief strategist, who laid out the blueprint for the extremist group’s attacks against the West, has been killed while overseeing operations in northern Syria, the group announced Tuesday. The ISIS-run Aamaq news agency said Abu Muhammed al-Adnani was “martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns in […]

In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State (ISIS) was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement created the modern Middle East.

The Islamic State group is aggressively pursuing development of chemical weapons, setting up a branch dedicated to research and experiments with the help of scientists from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, according to Iraqi and U.S. intelligence officials.

When the Arab Spring hit Syria in 2011, few would have predicted that a simple uprising in Deraa would lead to full-blown conflict with over 250,000 dead and millions fleeing the country.

The parents of the late American hostage Kayla Mueller say they were told by American officials that their daughter was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group.

A U.S. official said Wednesday that more than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months.

As they say, what goes around comes around.

Congress, in their lame duck period, has a lot on their plate.  Between nominations and passing a budget to keep the government funded, several members of Congress, the president, and many outside government would like to see legislators take up a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to address the military efforts in […]

To defeat your enemy, you should know your enemy. If the heart of today’s challenge in Iraq is the Islamic State, then we must neutralize it. But, how?

After a month of fighting in Iraq, the ISIS insurgency has made considerable progress, even if there is now something of a stalemate as Shi'a militias organise themselves and the weak Iraqi Army gets a measure of support from Russia, the United States and especially Iran.

After the death of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011, the global jihadist movement seemed to have become fragmented and considerably weakened. This happened for various reasons.

Terrorist groups launched a wave of attacks across Iraq, killing hundreds in what many believe was the bloodiest day in two years.