Syria’s military said Monday it has retaken the last neighborhoods in southern Damascus held by the Islamic State group and declared the Syrian capital and its surroundings “completely safe” from militants for the first time in nearly seven years. Reading an army statement on Syrian TV, Gen. Ali Mayhoub said […]
[Breaking] US Embassy in Turkey closed for “security threat”
The U.S. Embassy in Turkey will be closed on Monday due to a security threat. Turkey’s state-run media says Turkish police have detained four Islamic State suspects as part of an investigation into a possible attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. A statement posted on the embassy’s web page […]
ISIS-inspired bomber attacks New York City
A radical Islamic terrorist with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of New York City’s morning rush hour. The attacker has been identified as 27-year-olld Akayed Ullah, […]
Dems FURIOUS over Trump’s plan for this capital
Democrats are furious about President Donald Trump’s plan to declare Jerusalem as Israel’s capital next week — because it forces them to side politically with radical Islamic terrorists. Trump is expected to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, officials say, a highly charged declaration that risks inflaming tensions across the […]
ISIS vows to kill… Santa Claus
by Walter W. Murray, reporter ISIS militants are on the run around the world, being pushed back by an aggressive new advance led by President Donald Trump. With rapidly diminishing power to launch attacks, the desperate murderers are resulting to outrageous new threats in an attempt to sow the seeds […]
Trump: Kill NYC radical Islamic terrorist!
President Donald Trump isn’t mincing words when it comes to the New York City radical Islamic terror attack that killed eight people this week. Trump expressed his feelings late Wednesday that the terrorist, “SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!” Federal prosecutors say in court papers that 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov asked to display […]
U.S.-backed forces ready to launch next ISIS showdown
Senior U.S. commanders say Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists. Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, says he sees the Iraqi assault on the IS-held area of Tal Afar “unfolding relatively soon.” The upcoming fight follows weeks of […]
Tillerson condemns ISIS genocide of Christians, others
The Trump administration denounced the Islamic State group on Tuesday for carrying out “genocide” against Christians and other religious minorities in areas under its control. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the group is “clearly responsible for genocide” against Christians and Yazidis in Iraq and Shiite Muslims in Syria and […]
Islamic terrorist attacks police at Eiffel Tower
A young Muslim man who recently was discharged from a psychiatric hospital is under investigation for an attempted terrorist attack after he brandished a knife and tried to breach security at the Eiffel Tower, authorities said Sunday. No one was hurt in the incident late Saturday, though the tower was […]
CA man charged with supporting ISIS online
Court documents show a 22-year-old California man has been charged with attempting to support terrorism by allegedly using social media to promote the Islamic State and offering to join the organization. A court filing unsealed Friday says prosecutors allege that Amer Sinan Alhaggagi also met with undercover agents “to plan […]