Yazidi Woman Who Suffered IS Enslavement Lobbies Washington for Help
A Yazidi woman who suffered for 10 months as a sex slave under the Islamic State group (IS) came to Washington to push for help for the traumatized, displaced Yazidi community in northern Iraq and the hundreds of others who remain in IS bondage. Shireen Jardo, 25, met with several U.S. congressmen and federal officials […]
Palm Sunday church bombing in Egypt kills at least 26, wounds 71
We strongly condemn and oppose all forms of terrorism and barbaric cowardly acts committed by these despicable group of terrorists and others with the same mentality and ideology. ISIS cowards are at it again, claiming responsibility for its criminal actions and proudly displaying their anti-Islamic practices and lack of any human decency, have managed to […]
FBI: ISIS suspect dreamed of killing and torturing Americans
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An 18-year-old South Carolina man arrested last week on an ISIS-related charge dreamed of replicating the Orlando, Fla., massacre but decided he could better serve by joining the terrorist group in the Middle East where he could kill Americans, the FBI says. Two years ago, when he was 16 and a student […]
Saudi Arabia Touts Closer US Cooperation Against IS as Pressure Mounts
Saudi Arabia says it is intensifying cooperation with the United States in fighting Islamic State militants – a move driven by pressure on Riyadh but also its warming ties to a new U.S. administration that shares Saudi concerns about Iran. Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir touted his nation’s role in the U.S.-led coalition against the […]
Concerns Mount Over Kyrgyzstan Being Breeding Ground for Terrorists
Russia’s subway bombing, carried out by a suspected Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, has again cast concerns on worldwide terrorism associated with the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. Monday’s attack in St. Petersburg follows terror incidents in recent years, like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings — carried out by Chechens who grew up in Kyrgyzstan — and […]
Former President Obama sends a heartfelt message to the victims of the London terrorist attack
On Wednesday, the world was rocked again when London, England, came under attack from an assailant that first plowed his car into pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer inside the gates of Parliament. The attack resulted in five deaths, including the assailant, and more than 40 injuries. British Prime Minister Theresa […]
Tillerson: Anti-IS Coalition ‘United’ in Stopping Terror Group
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that U.S. policy is to “destroy and demolish” Islamic State, but that this could not happen if allies did not commit adequate funds and resources. “The success of our mission depends on the continual devotion to our stated objective of defeating this terrorist organization,” he said, addressing a […]
Global Coalition Against IS Explained
The Global Coalition to Counter Islamic State was formed in September 2014 with the expressed aim of degrading and defeating Islamic State. The threat: According to the U.S. State Department, IS presents a global terrorist threat. It has recruited thousands of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria from around the globe and has leveraged technology […]
Paris Orly Airport Attacker Said He Wanted ‘to Die for Allah’
A Frenchman with suspected links to radical Islam shot dead at Paris’ Orly airport Saturday morning shouted he wanted to “die for Allah” and tried to seize a female soldier’s assault rifle. The man, identified as 39-year-old Ziyed Ben Belgacem, apparently intending to open fire on passengers, a prosecutor said. Two colleagues on patrol with […]
Dallas Imam More Fearful of Islamophobia than ISIS
A Dallas imam who was targeted for death by the Islamic State militant group is more afraid of Islamophobia at home than ISIS terrorists, he said. Omar Suleiman, a prominent imam and scholar in Irving, Texas, was featured in a threatening video uploaded to YouTube earlier this month, which appeared to come from ISIS. Suleiman […]