Trump portrays Mideast as a bloody sandbox, maligns Kurds
President Donald Trump is surfacing cultural stereotypes as he depicts the Middle East as a blood-soaked sandbox where people “play” violently because that’s “what they do” in that part of…
Top Democrats walk out of White House Syria meeting saying Trump insulted them
Top Democrats on Wednesday walked out of a White House meeting on Syria between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders when Democrats say Trump started insulting them, calling House Speaker…
US says it carried out 3 airstrikes in Libya in 8 days
The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike against the Islamic State group in Libya, the third U.S. airstrike in the North African country in a little over…
Exclusive: Military leaders tell David Muir there is an ‘ISIS insurgency’ in Iraq, warn of breeding ground across Syria border
It is a familiar battlefield, but a different enemy for American troops in Iraq. Interested in Iraq? Add Iraq as an interest to stay up to date on the latest…
US military says service member killed in Iraq
The U.S. military says a U.S. service member has died during a combat mission with Iraqi security forces in Iraq‘s north. The statement by the U.S Central Command said the…
American charged with joining ISIS after capture in Syria
An American citizen captured in Syria has been charged by federal prosecutors in Dallas, Texas, for allegedly joining the terrorist group ISIS. Interested in ISIS? Add ISIS as an interest…
American citizen held in Syria by Assad forces freed, family says
The family of an American citizen who was held in Syria says he has been freed after months in captivity of President Bashar al Assad’s regime. “We are grateful to…
American citizen Ruslan Maratovich Asainov charged with becoming ISIS ’emir’: Authorities
An American citizen who allegedly traveled to Syria and became a sniper and weapons instructor for ISIS has been charged by federal authorities with supporting the terrorist organization, prosecutors said…
Feds arrest Syrian refugee accused of plotting terrorist attack on Pittsburgh church
The Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Syrian refugee on Wednesday in connection with an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on a Christian church in Pittsburgh. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer,…
Feds charge Maryland man accused of plotting to ram stolen truck into pedestrians
Federal authorities have charged a Maryland man they believe was plotting to ram a stolen truck into pedestrians at the National Harbor waterfront development in Maryland, just outside the nation’s…