ISIS, al-Qaeda Stronger than Ever, Can’t Keep Burying Heads in Sand
During MSNBC's coverage of Wednesday's terrorist attack in New Orleans, Christopher Soufan Group's senior vice president of global operations, who served as director of hostage rescue and recovery in the Biden administration and has held counterterrorism missions in multiple administrations, said: Mr O'Leary said: “Al-Qaeda and ISIS are now more powerful than ever,” and the […]
Biden: New Orleans attacker's social media posts indicated ISIS ties
President Biden said Wednesday that the gunman who killed at least 15 people in New Orleans posted a video on social media hours earlier that showed he was inspired by ISIS. Biden gave a short speech at Camp David in the wake of the early New Year's Day attack in New Orleans and the explosion […]
Biden Confirms Suspect in New Orleans Terror Attack ‘Inspired by ISIS’
President Joe Biden acknowledged that the New Orleans terror suspect who drove his pickup truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street was “inspired by ISIS.” inside speech Biden spoke from Camp David of law enforcement officers and first responders who “stopped the attacker in his tracks” before he could kill or injure more people, as […]
Biden Says New Orleans Suspect Posted On Social Media That He Was ‘Inspired’ By ISIS ‘Hours’ Before Attack
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the suspect in the deadly New Orleans attack was “inspired” by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), hours before he drove a truck into a crowd in the French Quarter. He announced in a social media post declaring. . Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, was killed early on […]
After FBI agent confidently stated New Orleans attack was ‘not a terrorist event,’ ISIS flag reportedly found in his truck
In the deadly attack in New Orleans that killed 10 people and injured dozens more, multiple sources have reported that the assailant was carrying an ISIS flag at the time of the attack, and FBI special agents are investigating Many are wondering why they confidently declared the attack to be Islamic State. At the initial […]
Trump could face renewed ISIS threat in Syria as US warns group ‘loves vacuums’
Concerns about the resurgence of Islamic State in Syria remain high following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime and an increase in attacks targeting the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). President-elect Donald Trump may well face a new battle against the extremist group, as the SDF faces the reality of having to divide its focus […]
Army That Helped America Defeat ISIS Finds Itself At War With … Another US Ally
An increasingly complex conflict has emerged in the ruins of Syria's post-Bashar al-Assad regime, pitting U.S.-backed forces against proxies funded by key U.S. allies. . The Syrian National Army (SNA), backed by NATO member Turkey, is embroiled in a conflict with the U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria. The situation continues to […]
US military carries out airstrike in Syria, killing 2 ISIS operatives
U.S. forces conducted airstrikes in Syria on Monday that killed two ISIS operatives and destroyed a truckload of weapons, according to U.S. Central Command. Two ISIS operatives were killed and one injured in a precision airstrike in Deir al-Zawr province, formerly controlled by the Syrian regime and Russia, Centcom said. President Trump could face new […]
US says it killed ISIS leader in Syria in ‘targeted’ airstrike
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had carried out an airstrike that killed ISIS leader Abu Yousif in eastern Syria. Another ISIS operative was also killed in Thursday's attack, the agency said. in release Friday morning. “As we have previously stated, the United States is working with our allies and partners in the […]
US military kills ISIS leader in targeted airstrike in Syria
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had carried out an airstrike that killed ISIS leader Abu Yousif in eastern Syria. Another ISIS operative was also killed in Thursday's attack, the agency said. in release Friday morning. “As we have previously stated, the United States is working with our allies and partners in the […]